This article was originally published in Hackernoon on 04/23/26 by Charlie Sander. It starts with a simple student login… One account gets phished, a file is dropped into a shared drive, and within minutes, malware has synced and spread across the entire network. By the time IT teams notice, the damage is already systemic – ...

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Phishing still hooks users around the world and coaxes them to hand over credentials. But on occasion the good guys take them down, like the FBI in collaboration with Indonesian law enforcement did with W3LLStore marketplace. 

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I skipped last week's roundup. Holiday weekend, family stuff, the usual. So this is a two-week-ish view of what we've published in the Threat Intelligence series since Edition 03 dropped on April 13.

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Booking.com's breach exposed names, phone numbers, and booking details now being used in targeted WhatsApp phishing. Constella explains how the PII-to-smishing pipeline works and what to do about it.

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Discover how AI is weaponizing executive data for hyper-personalized phishing and learn how security teams can use defensive AI to flip the script on attackers.

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How many browsers extensions do you have running? Most enterprise users have at least one and seven out of ten have seen an extension expand its permissions over the last 12 months—with AI extensions being the worst offenders…by sixfold. 

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Scammers are already gearing up for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with phishing attacks, online scams and a whole lot of social engineering as emotions and reckless behavior runs high among fans. 

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Cryptocurrency is a speculative asset, a payment system, and critical infrastructure all at once. Explore why this "Shimmer" problem creates an unstable security model where users bear 100% of the risk.

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This article was originally published in Cyber Defense Magazine on 02/09/26 by Charlie Sander. The Illuminate incident serves as a crucial reminder to edtech vendors of the potential backlash that can occur when privacy promises are not upheld In a recent complaint, the FTC addresses Illuminate Education’s need to strengthen its data security after a breach ...

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A fake purchase order attachment turned out to be a phishing page designed to harvest your login details.

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Starkiller is a new SaaS-style phishing framework that runs real brand websites inside headless Chrome containers, acting as a live reverse proxy to steal credentials, session tokens, and MFA-protected accounts while evading traditional detection.

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This article was originally published in T.H.E. Journal on 02/11/26 by Charlie Sander. Learning is increasingly cloud-based and off-campus Schools are in their most digitally connected period to date. Cloud-based student spaces and web resources have expanded access to learning and improved flexibility for students. This shift is not limited to well-resourced systems. UNESCO’s spotlight ...

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This article was originally published in EdTech Magazine on 02/11/26 by Didi Gluck. As ransomware and phishing attacks grow more sophisticated, districts can’t rely on perimeter defenses alone. Cybersecurity has become a top priority for K–12 districts, not just to keep students safe online but to ensure continuity across devices, systems and end user accounts. ...

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