Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of ...

Fake Paysafe, Skrill SDKs on NPM and PyPi steal credentials

Malicious packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) and the Python Package Index (PyPI) delivered stealer malware to ...
The Manila Times

ESET Threat Report: AI boosts cyber attackers’ efficiency

ESET Research has released its H1 2026 Threat Report with statistics from December 2025 through May 2026.ClickFix - a social engineering technique leveraging fake error messages - has expanded into AI ...
The Hacker News

New ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake PoC Exploit Repos

Fake CVE exploit repos pull frint and skytext packages to steal researcher credentials, with servers still live as of July 1.

Methodology for AP/'FRONTLINE’ investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams

The AP/“FRONTLINE” investigation was based on tens of thousands of leaked scam center files, videos and photos; an analysis with C4ADS of misuse of artificial intelligence at scam centers; an ...

Edge users beware — this malicious extension can break out of the sandbox and install ransomware

Researchers from Zscaler found a new malware campaign dubbed Edgecution.
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Edge extension abuses Native Messaging as bridge to malware

A malicious Microsoft Edge extension dubbed ‘Edgecution' has been used in a ransomware attack to escape the browser sandbox and deploy a Python-based backdoor. Access to the local system is obtained ...
The Hacker News

Fake Microsoft Alerts Used to Deploy North Korean NarwhalRAT Malware

The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft (aka APT37) has been observed using spear-phishing messages impersonating Microsoft Account security notifications to deliver a new ...