Cyber Attacks
Microsoft faces 33% share of brand phishing attempts in Q3 2026
Check Point research shows Microsoft accounted for nearly a third of brand impersonation attempts in the third quarter, significantly outpacing other technology brands.
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The Phish Herald Intrusion Desk is the part of the Phish Herald newsroom that covers attacks, malware, scams and the groups behind them. It is a newsroom desk, not a single person. Sections: Cyber Attacks, Malware & Ransomware, Threat Intelligence. Stories start from more than 150 monitored sources. Drafts are prepared with AI assistance and checked by software against the cited sources before they are published. It has published 16 articles so far. See the editorial policy or report an error.
Cyber Attacks
Brooklyn prosecutor disrupts network of 240 crypto fraud websites
Alona Katz’s unit seized domains linked to scams that cost Americans over $11 billion last year, according to a Bloomberg profile.
Cyber Attacks
Indian firms face data theft via ReverseRAT malware in SideCopy campaign
Authorities warn that SideCopy actors are using spear-phishing emails to install remote access tools on Windows systems, risking credential and screenshot theft.
Cyber Attacks
Organisations validate security patches by linking Horizon3 attack data with Torq remediation workflows
Security teams can now prove fixes hold by chaining Horizon3 attack evidence with Torq workflows to close the remediation loop.
Malware & Ransomware
Orgs Boost Threat Hunt Capacity as SentinelOne Cuts Malware Analysis to Hours With OpenAI
SentinelOne uses OpenAI Daybreak to reduce malware analysis time from weeks to hours, allowing faster threat investigation.
Cyber Attacks
Microsoft disables accounts linked to YAM Store phishing network
A criminal marketplace sent over one billion scam messages to organisations in more than 150 countries before being dismantled.
Malware & Ransomware
Manufacturing faces halted production as OT cyber attacks surge to 17% in 2025
Cyber incidents in manufacturing rose to 17% in 2025, with attackers now bypassing office networks to disrupt production lines and OT systems directly.
Cyber Attacks
Texas Raid Uncovers North Korean Laptop Farm That Defrauded 70 Companies of $3M
DoJ arrests two nationals in Texas raid targeting remote worker scams that used stolen identities to defraud employers.
Cyber Attacks
OpenAI confirms no data breach after Saudi national arrested for hiding audio recorder in conference room
A Saudi national was charged with intercepting oral communications after concealing a recording device in an OpenAI conference room in San Francisco.
Malware & Ransomware
Business impact of FBI’s third ShinyHunters arrest in Pennsylvania
A Canadian ransomware negotiator faces extortion charges as the FBI expands its global probe into the ShinyHunters hacking group.
Cyber Attacks
AI-Discovered Flaws Exploited in Wild as FBI Arrests Third ShinyHunters Suspect
Anthropic’s model finds a second exploited bug humans might miss, while law enforcement tightens the net on the extortion group.
Cyber Attacks
Orgs Face CISO Exodus as AI Risks and Operational Strain Drive Half to Quit
Surveys reveal mounting pressure on security chiefs, with half contemplating an exit amid rising AI risks and operational strain.
Malware & Ransomware
Casbaneiro Trojan Hides Banking Theft Until Victims Visit Targeted Sites
A new banking trojan campaign evades detection by remaining dormant until infected users access specific financial websites, complicating automated analysis.
Threat Intelligence
Security Teams Face Noise Storm as Iranian DNS Tunneling Generates 40 Billion Observations
Security teams face unprecedented noise as suspected Iranian VPN-over-DNS traffic generates massive passive DNS data during military operations.
Cyber Attacks
Torvalds warns AI coding risks Linux stability, limits use to debugging
Linux creator Linus Torvalds distinguishes between acceptable AI debugging and dangerous vibe coding for kernel development.
Cyber Attacks
Finance and Healthcare Sectors Bear Brunt of Record Ransomware Surge in Q3 2026
Critical infrastructure sectors faced unprecedented attack volumes last quarter, with finance and education seeing the sharpest rises in claimed incidents.