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Fraud Has a New Playbook: Ads for Leads, WhatsApp for Trust, Calls to Close
Scams now operate like cross-channel sales funnels, with malicious ads, SMS follow-ups, messaging apps and voice calls working together to earn trust and steal money.
Creative Soundbar Hack Hits a Bad Note
Turn it up to pwned. No authentication, no pairing, no physical access — just a custom firmware pushed over Bluetooth and a Katana V2X that now spies, types, and won't easily forget how.
Scam, Scam, Scam: Australia Tops APAC Fraud Wave
Researchers have uncovered a sprawling malvertising ecosystem across the Asia-Pacific region, with Australia accounting for more than half of the scam campaigns observed.
Critical Adobe Acrobat Flaw Exploited: What You Need to Know
Exodus Intelligence published a full exploit chain for an Acrobat Reader memory flaw, showing how a malicious PDF could bypass several Windows defenses on 32-bit systems.
Iranian-backed Hacking Crew Takes Aim at US Entities
Research indicates that the pro-Iranian hacking group Ababil of Minab is likely linked to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, raising significant cybersecurity concerns following the LA Metro breach.
Gartner Warns One-Size-Fits-All AI Agent Governance Will Backfire
Gartner predicts 40% of enterprises will demote or shut down autonomous AI agents by 2027 after governance gaps surface in production.
Microsoft Reveals Production Metrics for Defender’s AI Hunter
Microsoft's AI system found hidden attack activity missed by existing alerts, but the results come from Microsoft's own environment and data.
Organized Crime Turns iGaming Fraud Into a Business Model
Group-IB says fraud in online gaming and betting platforms has evolved from isolated abuse into organized operations that increasingly resemble mature businesses.
MSHTA Won’t Die, and Attackers Know It
Attackers continue abusing Microsoft’s decades-old MSHTA utility, exposing a familiar Windows problem: Legacy components often stay active because removing them could break something.
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Rains Down 138 Fixes
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday landed with the subtlety of a dump truck in a server room.