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Social Engineering Attacks Surged in the First Half of 2025

Cybersecurity incidents nearly tripled in the first half of 2025, jumping from 6% in the second half of 2024 to 17% in 2025, according to a new report from LevelBlue.

ClickFix Social Engineering is Becoming More Popular

ClickFix attacks have been around for decades; only the name is new.

CyberheistNews Vol 15 #31 [Heads Up] Malicious M365 Connectors Put 300M Accounts at Risk

FBI Issues Guidance on Thwarting North Korea’s Fraudulent IT Schemes

The FBI has issued an advisory warning that North Korean IT workers continue to seek fraudulent employment at Western companies.

CyberheistNews Vol 15 #30 [Heads Up] Ransomware is Back—and Smarter Than Ever in 2025: Trends

Warning: Ransomware Attacks Surged by 63% Last Quarter

Ransomware attacks increased by 63% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, with a total of 276 publicly disclosed incidents, according to a new report from BlackFog.

Ransomware Trends in 2025

I’ve been following ransomware since the first one, the AIDS Cop Trojan, was released in December 1989.

CyberheistNews Vol 15 #29 [Jawdropper] AI Is Luring Travelers to Places That Don't Even Exist!

Thousands of Spoofed News Sites Are Pushing Investment Fraud Scams

Scammers are using over 17,000 phony news sites to push investment fraud, according to a new report from CTM360.

FTC Advisory: How to Protect Yourself Against Job Scams

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory warning of job scams that impersonate well-known companies with tempting employment opportunities.