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Phishing as a service has transformed cybercrime from a technical challenge into a point-and-click business opportunity. For minimal cost, anyone with basic computer skills can now launch sophisticated phishing campaigns that bypass multi-factor authentication and harvest credentials at scale. The recent emergence of the Rockstar 2FA platform, which specifically targets Microsoft 365 accounts with adversary-in-the-middle…

QR code phishing has evolved into a sophisticated multi-stage attack that exploits both technical vulnerabilities and human psychology. A recent campaign discovered by security researchers demonstrates just how creative attackers have become: they’re now embedding QR codes within intentionally corrupted Word documents that security scanners cannot analyze. This novel approach to quishing represents a dangerous…

The Clock Is Ticking: Every Second Counts Phishing websites are digital doppelgängers designed to deceive, imitate, and steal. They mirror your brand’s identity, create convincing fake login pages, and manipulate visitors into surrendering sensitive credentials, payment details, or corporate access. What starts as a seemingly minor incident can rapidly escalate into a full-blown PR crisis,…

Phishing infrastructure isn’t some nebulous cloud of cybercrime, it has a physical address in the digital world. This complex ecosystem of domain registrars and hosting providers forms a sophisticated supply chain that fraudsters exploit daily. Our latest research exposes this hidden world, revealing how a concentrated group of players facilitates billions in losses annually. In…

Typosquatted domains have become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals targeting businesses worldwide. In Brazil, one attacker spent over $200,000 registering deceptive domains between 2020 and 2021, paying $16,000 for just “conibase[.]com”—a single character difference from Coinbase. This massive investment reveals an uncomfortable truth: domain fraud is so profitable that criminals treat it like a…