The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the recent CrowdStrike outage, warning that malicious actors are actively exploiting the situation to conduct phishing and other cyber attacks. CISA’s Key Warnings CISA emphasized several critical points in their alert: Threat actors are taking advantage of ... Read More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the recent CrowdStrike outage, warning that malicious actors are actively exploiting the situation to conduct phishing and other cyber attacks. CISA’s Key Warnings CISA emphasized several critical points in their alert: Threat actors are taking advantage of ... Read More

Imagine receiving an email that looks perfectly legitimate, down to the last detail. This is the deceptive power of new FishXProxy Phishing Kit, a new phishing toolkit emerging from the cybercrime underground. With its array of advanced features, FishXProxy dismantles the technical barriers traditionally associated with phishing campaigns, making it ... Read More

The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2024 showcased the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) across various industries, with a particular focus on the cybersecurity landscape. As organizations increasingly adopt AI for innovation and efficiency, it is crucial to understand the opportunities and challenges that come with this technology ... Read More

What is Business Email Compromise? Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated form of cybercrime where attackers use email to deceive and defraud organizations. Unlike typical phishing attacks that cast a wide net, BEC is highly targeted and often involves impersonating a trusted individual or entity to trick employees into ... Read More

We at SlashNext want to draw attention to the alarming trend of cybercriminals exploiting advanced techniques to target retail corporations, as highlighted in the recent FBI Private Industry Notification (PIN). The threat actor group known as STORM-0539 has been conducting sophisticated smishing campaigns to compromise employee accounts and gain unauthorized ... Read More

SlashNext introduced a groundbreaking service, SlashNext Gen AI for Spam and Graymail, this week. This service is the first of its kind to use a generative AI large language model (LLM) for detecting and filtering spam and graymail. It delivers unparalleled accuracy and precision with near-zero false positive rates, which ... Read More

In the world of cybersecurity, it often feels like we’re revisiting familiar problems, albeit with a modern twist. The essence of the issue isn’t about the emergence of entirely new types of cyberattacks but rather how attackers ingeniously reinvent old tactics. A prime example of this is obfuscation—a method deeply ... Read More

What’s Required: Intercept phishing attempts before they reach the intended targets In the vast and intricate web of cybersecurity threats, phishing attacks stand out for their deceptively simple yet alarmingly effective tactics. As we delve into the anatomy of a typical phishing scam, it becomes apparent why these attacks not ... Read More

Latest FBI IC3 Report shows a record year for cybercrime: record-setting $12.5 billion in losses The 2023 FBI IC3 report reveals not just numbers but narratives that underscore the adaptability and cunning of today’s cyber adversaries. With a record-setting $12.5 billion in losses, a 22% increase from the previous year, ... Read More