threat-intel Describing attacks with crime script analysis This article explores crime script analysis (CSA) as a method for understanding and visualizing cyberattacks, particularly business email compromise (BEC) scams. CSA, derived from criminology, breaks down attacks into a narrative sequence, making them accessible to non-technical audiences and highlighting potential int… Cisco Talos · Aug 19, 2026 Medium crime-script-analysisbecbusiness-email-compromise
threat-intel Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign A threat actor, known as ‘TheHatman’, is selling massive amounts of stolen data allegedly extracted from Azure tenants belonging to several Fortune 500 companies, including McDonald’s, Vodafone, and Wyndham Hotels. The d… SecurityWeek · Aug 17, 2026 High azurecredential theftdata breach
threat-intel ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10048, (Wed, Aug 12th) The ISC Stormcast highlighted a significant increase in malicious email campaigns targeting financial institutions, leveraging sophisticated phishing techniques and exploiting vulnerabilities in legacy systems. The threa… SANS Internet Storm Center · Aug 12, 2026 High phishingransomwaresupply chain
phishing ISC Stormcast For Thursday, August 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10040, (Thu, Aug 6th) The ISC Stormcast highlighted a significant increase in BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks targeting the legal sector, driven by a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging leaked LinkedIn data. Attackers are imper… SANS Internet Storm Center · Aug 6, 2026 High becphishingwire transfer
threat-intel ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10038, (Wed, Aug 5th) The ISC Stormcast highlighted a significant increase in malicious email campaigns targeting financial institutions and a concerning trend of sophisticated phishing attacks leveraging leaked credentials. The report emphas… SANS Internet Storm Center · Aug 5, 2026 High phishingcredential-stuffingbec
threat-intel ISC Stormcast For Friday, July 24th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10022, (Fri, Jul 24th) The ISC Stormcast highlighted a significant increase in malicious email campaigns targeting financial institutions and a concerning trend of Log4j exploitation attempts. The threat landscape remains volatile, with attack… SANS Internet Storm Center · Jul 24, 2026 Medium phishinglog4jbec
threat-intel StrongestLayer Raises $4.1 Million in Seed Funding Extension StrongestLayer, a cybersecurity startup, secured $4.1 million in seed funding to bolster its AI-powered email security platform. The company claims its system can detect a significant portion of modern email attacks that… SecurityWeek · Jul 22, 2026 Medium email securityaithreat detection
threat-intel Attackers Combo Up Evasion Tactics for BEC Phishing Attackers are employing increasingly sophisticated evasion techniques to deliver BEC phishing attacks, utilizing a multi-stage process involving disguised font files, Lua interpreters, and fileless execution to bypass en… Dark Reading · Jul 20, 2026 High phishingbecevasion
threat-intel ISC Stormcast For Thursday, July 16th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10010, (Thu, Jul 16th) The ISC Stormcast highlighted a significant increase in BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks targeting the legal sector, driven by a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging leaked LinkedIn data. Attackers are imper… SANS Internet Storm Center · Jul 16, 2026 Medium becphishinglinkedin
threat-intel Guten Tag, Bonjour, Hola to Our European Cyber Defenders! Dark Reading is launching a new section, DR Global Europe, to provide region-specific cybersecurity intelligence tailored for professionals in the EU and UK. This expansion addresses unique cyber threats facing Europe, i… Dark Reading · Jul 15, 2026 High RUUKSPcybersecurityddosransomware
threat-intel Catan and Mouse This Cisco Talos Threat Source newsletter highlights the emergence of ARToken, a sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform with capabilities previously undocumented. The platform, similar to EvilTokens, offers… Cisco Talos · Jul 2, 2026 High CVE-2026-48558USphishingbecai
threat-intel ARToken: Inside an EvilTokens affiliate panel targeting Microsoft 365 Cisco Talos has identified a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called ARToken, which shares significant similarities with the existing EvilTokens platform operated by Sekoia and tracked by Microsoft. ARToken uti… Cisco Talos · Jul 1, 2026 High USphishingeviltokensreact
threat-intel Inside the inbox: Why cybercriminals want to break into your email account Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting email accounts due to the wealth of personal and business information contained within them, including access to other accounts and potential blackmail material. Phishing attacks… WeLiveSecurity · Jun 29, 2026 High phishingsocial engineeringbec
phishing “Legitimate” phishing: how attackers weaponize Amazon SES to bypass email security This Securelist article details a concerning trend of attackers leveraging Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) for phishing campaigns. Attackers exploit legitimate access keys to send convincing emails that bypass s… Securelist · May 4, 2026 High USphishingawsamazon ses
