Business Email Compromise stories
Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in major sting
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Police and tech firms have dismantled Tycoon 2FA, a phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts at industrial scale.
Dell email mixes payment-style header with promos
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Dell draws scrutiny after a promo email mimics a payment remittance notice, blurring lines between marketing, transactions and phishing risks.
Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam
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Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.
IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing
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IRONSCALES' Winter 2026 Release debuts three AI agents, outbound encryption and Teams deepfake defences to counter next‑gen phishing.
MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access
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Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.
Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown
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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.
AI cyber threats outpace staff readiness, report warns
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Attackers' AI use is surging faster than staff skills, Fortinet warns, leaving firms exposed despite rising security awareness spending.
Cloudflare flags AI-fuelled identity & SaaS attacks
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Cloudflare warns AI-driven identity fraud and SaaS abuse are reshaping cybercrime, as global costs hit USD $10.5 trillion a year.
Proofpoint adds threat defence to AWS Security Hub plan
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Proofpoint plugs Collaboration Protection into AWS Security Hub Extended Plan, folding email and collaboration threat defence into one AWS deal.
AI tops data security worries as identity risks surge
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AI has become firms' top data security fear as identity and deepfake threats surge, exposing gaps in visibility, encryption and governance.
Proofpoint joins AWS Security Hub Extended for email AI
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hyperscale
Proofpoint plugs its AI-powered email and collaboration security into AWS Security Hub Extended, promising simpler cloud procurement and defence.
AI emerges as the leading global data security threat
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data protection
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digital transformation
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encryption
AI has overtaken all other threats as the top global data security risk, with firms warning its rapid spread magnifies existing vulnerabilities.
AI-driven cyber attacks now breach networks in minutes
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AI-fuelled hackers can now spread across corporate networks in as little as four minutes, outpacing human defenders by hours.
CIOs brace for AI-led cyber attacks but feel unready
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Most CIOs expect AI-driven cyber attacks within a year, but only a third feel prepared, exposing a widening gap in cyber resilience.
AI-driven phishing surge as Acronis warns MSPs at risk
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Acronis warns AI is turbocharging phishing, email attacks and ransomware in 2025, with MSPs and collaboration tools under rising fire.
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
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cloud security
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phishing
KnowBe4 appoints former DocuSign executive Kelly Morgan as chief customer officer to steer global client strategy amid rising AI security risks.
Internal auditors fear AI fraud but lack readiness
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Internal auditors warn AI-driven fraud is surging, but most concede they lack the tools, skills and time needed to spot it effectively.
AI-driven phishing surge dominates 2025 cyberattacks
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AI-powered phishing drives a sharp 2025 surge in email and chat attacks, as Acronis warns of a new era of automated cybercrime at scale.
Data-only extortion surges as remote access abused
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Data-only extortion soars 11-fold as attackers 'log in instead of break in', abusing remote access tools for faster, stealthier raids.
Google warns of AI model theft & state-backed misuse
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Google flags surging attempts to steal AI models as state-backed hackers weaponise Gemini for phishing, intel gathering and malware support.