Alert: Extortion Groups Are Using Phishing Kits to Automate Their Attacks

Researchers at Push Security have analyzed a phishing platform used by organized criminal threat actors like ShinyHunters and BlackFile, finding more than 400 domains linked to attacks ...

May 26, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Report: Adversarial Use of AI is Evolving

Threat actors are increasingly augmenting their attacks with AI tools, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). For the first time, GTIG observed a threat ...

May 22, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Report: The Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Has Evolved

The Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform is now using OAuth device code phishing to compromise devices that are protected by multifactor authentication, according to eSentire’s ...

May 22, 2026 Haylea Reiner, MBA

AI Alone Won’t Stop the Breach: Why Email Security Needs Humans-on-the-Loop

2026 has officially become the year of speed, scale and support. The delta between a phishing email landing and a full organizational compromise has shrunk to mere seconds.

May 21, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Robinhood Glitch Allowed Attackers to Send Phishing Emails to Customers

A phishing campaign exploited a glitch in Robinhood’s account creation process to send phishing emails from the investment platform’s own systems, SecurityWeek reports.

May 20, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Report: Romance Scams Cost UK Victims £102 Million Last Year

UK residents lost £102 million ($138 million US) to romance scams in 2025, according to a new report from the City of London Police.

May 19, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Warning: Phishing Attacks Are Abusing the Kuse AI App

Attackers are abusing the storage and sharing features of Kuse, a free AI app, to assist in phishing campaigns, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Kuse is a legitimate agentic AI ...

May 19, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Phishing Campaign Exploits Google AppSheets to Target Facebook Accounts

Researchers at Guardo Labs are tracking a major phishing campaign that abused Google AppSheet as a relay to send phishing emails. The researchers identified more than 30,000 Facebook ...

May 18, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

FTC: Americans Lost $2.1 Billion to Social Media Scams Last Year

A new report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that Americans lost $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that began on social media. Nearly 30% of people who reported losing ...

May 15, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Traffic-Themed SMS Phishing Targets Users Around the World

Researchers at Bitdefender are tracking 40 separate SMS phishing (smishing) campaigns impersonating transport authorities, toll operators, and parking services around the world. The ...

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