Darcula Adds GenAI to Phishing Toolkit, Lowering the Barrier for Cybercriminals

Apr 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananPhishing / Cybercrime The threat actors behind the Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform have released new updates to their cybercrime suite with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities. "This …

Phishing Attacks Lead to Theft in the Shipping Industry

Freight and transportation are the pillars of the global supply chain, and any hiccup in services can be disastrous to the global economy. The shipping sector's overreliance on IT and electronic trading platforms, supply chain communications, and …

Security Breach: Why Ransomware, Credential Theft and Phishing Schemes Persist

One of the great things about covering industrial cybersecurity is the number of reports, studies and white papers being produced right now to help provide intelligence on threats, research on new tools, and data on leading trends. The tough part is …

BSidesLV24 – Ground Truth – Devising And Detecting Spear Phishing

Spear Phishing: A targeted approach to cyberattack

By Ben TAGOE  In the field of cybersecurity, spear phishing is a very cunning type of attack. Unlike the broad and usual phishing attacks that target a wide number of people, spear phishing is specifically aimed at certain individuals, groups or …

Dashlane launches AI-powered Omnix platform to tackle phishing and shadow IT

Credential security and password management company Dashlane Inc. today unveiled Dashlane Omnix, a new artificial intelligence-accelerated credential security platform aimed at addressing the growing risks of AI-powered phishing and shadow IT. Dashlane …

Too Real to Be Fake: New Wave of Sophisticated Phishing Emails Fooling Even Tech-Savvy Users

By Gloria Ogbonna A new generation of cyber threats is sweeping across inboxes in the U.S., and security experts are sounding the alarm. Scammers have significantly leveled up their tactics, deploying highly convincing phishing emails that are tricking …

BBB shares tips to avoid a phishing email scam

Scammers are sending emails that impersonate legitimate businesses to steal personal information. These phishing emails often involve fake unauthorized transactions and requests to contact fraudulent customer service. Recipients should avoid clicking links …

Fraudster steals $6.7 million from city of Portland, in phishing scheme targeting huge construction project

A person posing as a city of Portland vendor persuaded a city employee to send them a link allowing them to redirect $6.7 million meant for a legitimate vendor to them, a lawsuit filed in New York this month says. The suit, first reported by law.com, was …

Phishing attacks thrive on human behaviour, not lack of skill

Phishing attacks continue to persist as a major cybersecurity threat, targeting even well-educated and digitally literate professionals. Phishing has moved on from its origins as crude spam email to embrace personalisation and sophistication, successfully …