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PulseAugur coverage of phishing — every cluster mentioning phishing across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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AI voice scams, passkey phishing, and publisher payments highlight tech shifts
The technological landscape is evolving with several key shifts, including the rise of AI voice scams that challenge personal verification methods. Passkeys are also facing new phishing tactics, while publishers may soo…
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AI to Reshape Cybersecurity with Advanced Threats and Defenses
Artificial intelligence is poised to significantly alter the cybersecurity landscape by 2026, presenting both advanced threats and enhanced defensive capabilities. The same AI technologies can be leveraged for malicious…
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AI Hallucinations Fuel Sophisticated Phishing Infrastructure
A new article examines how AI-generated hallucinations are being weaponized to create more sophisticated phishing infrastructure. The piece details evolving attacker techniques, outlines practical mitigation strategies,…
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AI-powered cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and autonomous · 4 sources tracked
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by malicious actors to enhance cyberattacks, making them faster, more scalable, and stealthier. While current AI-driven attacks are often detectable, they are rapidly e…
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Copilot chatbot vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
A security researcher discovered a prompt injection vulnerability in the Copilot chatbot, allowing attackers to manipulate its responses. By altering client-provided context parameters like `pageText` and `currentUrl`, …
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LLMs create new security risks for Zero-Trust architectures
Large Language Models (LLMs) are introducing new security vulnerabilities that traditional "Zero-Trust" architectures may not address. Attackers can exploit LLMs through methods like prompt injection to generate persona…
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AI accelerates cyber threats, demanding shift to machine-speed security
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering the landscape of cybersecurity by accelerating the pace of attacks, shifting the paradigm from human-speed to machine-speed security. While AI can be used to discover vu…
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AI fuels over half of Africa's cybercrime, INTERPOL report finds · 10 sources tracked
A new report from INTERPOL indicates that artificial intelligence is now involved in over half of all reported cybercrimes across Africa. This trend is enabling criminals to execute more sophisticated, faster, and large…
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AI era demands biometric identity assurance beyond MFA
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is no longer sufficient for identity assurance due to advancements in AI, which enable sophisticated impersonation techniques like deepfakes and automated phishing. The focus in cyberse…
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German law enforcement dismantles major phishing-as-a-service network
Law enforcement agencies in Germany and across Europe have successfully dismantled a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation known as Kratos. This criminal network was responsible for providing the tools and infrast…
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FBI categorizes AI voice fraud after $893M losses in 2025
AI-powered voice fraud has surged, causing an estimated $893 million in losses and over 22,000 complaints in 2025, prompting the FBI to create a new category for this threat. This sophisticated form of fraud, akin to in…
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QR Code Phishing Scams on the Rise
QR code phishing, or 'quishing,' scams are becoming more prevalent, using QR codes to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information. These scams can manifest in various ways, often appearing legitimate to unsus…
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AI hallucinations exploited for phishing attacks via domain squatting
Researchers have discovered a new cybersecurity threat where AI hallucinations can lead users to malicious domains. By generating a large number of non-existent domains from AI queries, attackers can then register these…
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AI Agents Pose Security Risks via Prompt Injection and Phishing
AI agents, while offering potential benefits, also pose significant security risks. These agents can be exploited through prompt injection attacks, leading to malicious actions such as phishing or data exfiltration. The…
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New research disentangles SSL pipeline tuning from classifier optimization
A new research paper introduces SemiScope, a method designed to disentangle the effects of tuning semi-supervised learning (SSL) pipelines versus tuning the downstream classifier in security classification tasks. The st…
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Canadian health board apologizes for insensitive phishing test
A Canadian health board has apologized for a phishing test that impersonated the organization and offered bogus vacation days to employees. The test, intended to improve cybersecurity awareness, was criticized for being…
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AI branding weaponized for social engineering attacks, exploiting user trust
Threat actors are increasingly leveraging the hype and excitement around Artificial Intelligence to craft highly effective social engineering attacks. By impersonating AI tools like "copilots" or "assistants," attackers…
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AI agent OpenClaw tested against phishing and prompt injection attacks
An AI agent named OpenClaw has been subjected to various security tests, including phishing simulations and prompt injection attacks. These tests aimed to evaluate the agent's resilience and identify potential vulnerabi…
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FBI disrupts AI phishing service; US agencies label AI skeptics 'anti-tech extremists'
The FBI has dismantled a large-scale phishing operation that utilized AI and over a million URLs. Separately, leaked documents reveal that US federal agencies, including the FBI and DHS, are classifying "anti-tech extre…
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Phishing operators exploit aged domains to bypass security filters
Phishing operators are increasingly using aged-domain acquisition as a tradecraft to bypass mail filters and reputation scores. This tactic involves acquiring previously established domains, which may have a history of …