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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Back-to-School Phishing Wave Hits the Education Sector

Every back-to-school season brings a surge of phishing aimed at schools, universities and students - and the lures land in corporate inboxes too. What the latest data shows and how to prepare your workforce before the wave peaks.

Lisa Brennan·8/25/2026·6 min read
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Mishing: Why Attackers Build Phishing for Your Phone

Attackers now purpose-build phishing for smartphones, where desktop email defenses cannot see and distracted users tap first. Research shows smishing drives 69.3 percent of mobile phishing - and iPhones are not the safe haven many assume.

David Kowalski·8/21/2026·5 min read
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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

SVG Attachment Phishing Surges Fifty-Fold, Research Finds

New 2026 research shows malicious SVG attachments have grown fifty-fold, becoming the third most common malicious attachment type. Here is why an image file can phish you - and what to change in your filters, policies and simulations.

Rachel Andersen·8/19/2026·5 min read
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Luna Moth Escalates: FBI Alert, Leak Site, $20M Demands

The Luna Moth extortion crew escalated sharply in May and June 2026: an FBI FLASH alert, a leak site listing roughly 100 victims, reported $20 million ransom demands and attackers walking into law firm offices in person.

Sarah Mitchell·8/17/2026·6 min read
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Compliance & RegulationsThreat Intelligence

EU AI Act August 2026: What Changed and What Was Delayed

The Digital Omnibus postponed the AI Act's high-risk regime, but the Article 50 transparency duties applied on schedule from 2 August 2026. Chatbot disclosure, deepfake labeling, and emotion-recognition notices are now enforceable, and security teams have work to do.

Elena Vasquez·8/11/2026·6 min read
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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Google Sues AI Smishing Network Behind Billions in Fraud

Google has filed a RICO lawsuit against the AI-powered 'Outsider' smishing network, exposing an industrialized text-scam economy that rents for 88 dollars a week. Here is what the case means for employee awareness on mobile.

James Thornton·8/10/2026·6 min read
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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Menlo Report: 1 in 5 Phishing Links Evade URL Filters

Menlo Security's 2026 Browser Threat Report finds one in five clicked phishing links goes completely undetected by URL filtering, and a third of evasive threats come from 'trusted' domains. The data-driven case for trained humans as the last line of defense.

David Kowalski·8/7/2026·5 min read
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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Vishing Campaign Abuses Entra Passkey Enrollment Flow

A vishing crew is calling employees as fake Microsoft IT staff and walking them through a bogus Entra passkey enrollment - then registering the attacker's own passkey for persistent access. The weak point is the enrollment moment, not the passkey.

Marcus Chen·8/6/2026·6 min read
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