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Microsoft Threat Intelligence issued a report on March 6, 2026, entitled, “AI as tradecraft: How threat actors operationalize AI,” which outlines how threat actors, including those from North Korea, are “operationalizing AI along the cyberattack lifecycle…to bypass safeguards and perform malicious activity.” The threat actors are adopting AI “as operational enablers, embedding AI…

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is advising hospitals and healthcare entities to “take precautionary measures in case Iran, its proxies or self-radicalized individuals attempt attacks in the U.S.” during the conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran. The precautionary measures include strengthening cybersecurity and physical security measures.

Although the AHA is unaware of any…

Security professionals rely on the implementation of multifactor authentication (MFA) to defend against phishing attacks and intrusions. Unfortunately, we can’t completely rely on MFA to protect us as threat actors (more specifically, ShinyHunters) are now targeting companies in technology, financial services, real estate, energy, healthcare, logistics, and retail with synchronized vishing-phishing attacks.

The newest attacks…

We continue to alert our readers to the uptick and successful use of vishing attacks against companies. Threat actors continue to be creative in developing strategies to use vishing to gain access into systems.

According to Cyberscoop, (a publication that I read religiously), Mandiant has confirmed that “multiple cybercrime groups,” including ShinyHunters, are “combining…

The Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team recently released its Ransomware 2026 report that contains helpful intelligence into the state of ransomware attacks and insight into how they are evolving, despite law enforcement’s success in taking down some of the largest ransomware gangs in 2025.

The very first statement is a sobering reality: “Ransomware…

700Credit, a Michigan-based company that runs credit checks and identification verification services for automobile dealerships nationwide, has announced that an “integrated partner” was compromised, allowing a bad actor to obtain unauthorized access to its network of information about individuals whose credit the company checked. The incident was discovered on October 25, 2025.

Michigan officials confirmed…

In a recent blog post, KnowBe4 reported that it has “uncovered an emerging advanced phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users globally to steal their credentials. The attackers are wielding a powerful new tool that’s completely changing the game for cybercriminals—turning what used to be complex, technical phishing setups into simple one-click launches that can bypass…

For those of you who are on Facebook, beware of a new malvertising ad campaign identified by Bitdefender analysis. The campaign “coerces unsuspecting users into installing a fake ‘Meta Verified’ browser extension” that includes video tutorials designed to “harvest sensitive user data, including session cookies, access tokens and IP addresses.” If victims follow the tutorial…