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Financial Services 5 min read

Hidden PC in a Kobe Hotel Sent 480,000 Phishing Emails

Police in Japan say a couple hid a mini PC behind a hotel fridge and used the hotel Wi-Fi to send 480,000 credit card phishing emails. How the scheme worked and what it teaches.

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Crypto 6 min read

Tampered Ledger Wallets: How the Hidden Implant Steals Seed Phrases

Tampered Ledger devices sold through third-party resellers carried a hidden cellular implant that sent seed phrases to attackers. Over $100 million was drained. How to check yours.

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Cybersecurity 4 min read

ASCII Smuggling: How Invisible Unicode Bypasses Email Filters

ASCII smuggling hides invisible Unicode tag characters inside words so email filters miss them while people read normal text. How the attack works and how to stop it.

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News 5 min read

Argentina SIPA Data Leak Claim: The Phishing Risk Explained

In September, a threat actor claimed to have access to 38 million records from Argentina's SIPA pension system. ANSES denies a hack. Here's what we know and how the leaked data fuels phishing.

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Cybersecurity 4 min read

Data Breaches and Spear Phishing: The Second Wave Explained

A data breach is often the reconnaissance phase for targeted phishing. How attackers turn leaked personal data into convincing lures, and how to stop the second wave.

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Research 4 min read

Q2 2026 Email Threats: Tycoon2FA Falls, Teams Vishing Rises

Microsoft's Q2 2026 email threat data in five minutes: the Tycoon2FA takedown cut its phishing 92%, Teams vishing hit 10x, and calendar invites became a new lure.

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Gambling 7 min read

TuLotero KYC Breach: How Stolen IDs Fuel Gambling Phishing

Attackers accessed DNI images and selfies from TuLotero's KYC service in July 2026. What is confirmed, what is claimed, and how operators stop the phishing that follows.

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Financial Services 5 min read

DriveWealth Breach: What Revolut Users Need to Know

A breach at DriveWealth, Revolut's US stock trading partner, exposed historical customer data. What happened, who is affected and how breach notices become phishing lures.

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Financial Services 6 min read

Revolut Data Leak: Fake Government Request Passed DMARC

A request sent from a real government email domain passed SPF, DKIM and DMARC and led Revolut to release passports and Bitcoin records. Here is what failed.

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News 7 min read

MECCHA CHAMELEON Malware: Workshop Map to Discord Takeover

A Steam Workshop map for MECCHA CHAMELEON dropped a RAT on players' PCs and led to a hijacked official Discord: what happened and what to check now.

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Gambling 6 min read

Account Takeover in Online Casinos

How online casinos detect account takeover: credential stuffing, deposit fraud signals, and the response steps that stop withdrawals before they clear.

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Gaming 8 min read

Bonus Abuse in iGaming: Detecting Coordinated Rings

Coordinated bonus abuse rings exploit iGaming promotions through shared infrastructure and scripted behavior. Learn how fraud teams detect and stop them.

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