Phishing

Healthcare providers and patients have been warned by the FBI regarding ongoing cyber intrusions involving the impersonation of health insurers and claims investigators that seek to pilfer medical records and bank account details, The Register reports.

Reuters reports that Iran's cyber capabilities were regarded by cybersecurity experts as potentially being overstated, as the country has not intensified its cyber intrusions amid an ongoing ceasefire following U.S. and Israeli military strikes.

Attacks involving malware masquerading as widely used software and services have impacted nearly 8,500 small and medium-sized business users during the first four months of 2025, GBHackers News reports.

Infosecurity Magazine reports that intrusions involving the ClickFix social engineering technique rose by 517% during the first half of 2025, with such tactics leveraged in almost 8% of all blocked attacks over the same period.

Iranian state-backed threat operation APT42, also known as Educated Manticore, Mint Sandstorm, and Charming Kitten, has launched a new phishing campaign aimed at cybersecurity professionals, computer science experts, and journalists across Israel amid escalating tensions between both nations, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Over 70 organizations across all business verticals, most of which are in the U.S., have been subjected to a phishing campaign exploiting Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature for stealth that has been underway since last month, reports BleepingComputer.