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CyberheistNews Vol 16 #05 [Heads Up] New “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #05 | February 3rd, 2026 [Heads Up] New “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous QR code phishing scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR ...

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #04 The Skeleton Key: How Attackers Weaponize Trusted RMM Tools for Backdoor Access

The Skeleton Key: How Attackers Weaponize Trusted RMM Tools for Backdoor Access

Lead Analysts: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Prabhakaran Ravichandhiran and Anand Bodke KnowBe4 Threat Labs recently examined a sophisticated dual-vector campaign that demonstrates the real-world ...

Report: Scammers Stole $17 Billion Worth of Crypto Last Year

Scammers stole an estimated $17 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2025, according to a new report from Chainalysis. Notably, the report found that AI-assisted scams stole 4.5 times more ...

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #03 [New Scam] AI Deepfakes Religious Leaders to Steal Your Money

Threat Actors Exploit Misconfigurations to Spoof Internal Emails

Attackers are increasingly abusing network misconfigurations to send spoofed phishing emails, according to researchers at Microsoft. This technique isn’t new, but Microsoft has observed a ...

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Religious Figures to Solicit Donations

WIRED reports that deepfake attacks are impersonating pastors and other religious figures in order to scam congregations.

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #02 When You Can't Believe Your Eyes: AI and the New Misinformation Playbook

ConsentFix Attacks Fake Cloudflare Prompts

ClickFix attacks have been around for decades; only the name is new. ClickFix attacks use social engineering to trick users into clicking on buttons and links that the user is told are ...

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #01 AI & Cybersecurity in 2026: Top 10 Predictions for Threats and Defenses