A Hudson Valley MSP's new guide traces four small business ransomware and phishing incidents back to unpatched firewalls, missing MFA, and spoofed domains, a pattern CISOs should recognize from breaches at companies many times their size.
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Criminal AI Service MessiahGPT Sells Ransomware and Phishing Kits for $8 a Month
Trellix found a criminal AI service, MessiahGPT, selling on BreachForums for as little as $8 a month, generating ransomware, phishing kits and rootkits on demand with no ethical guardrails claimed by its operator, and no coding skill required.
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Shipping Data Leaks at Trezor and SafePal Expose Hardware Wallet Buyers to Theft and Phishing
Breaches at Trezor's shipping partner and SafePal's order system exposed tens of thousands of customers' names and home addresses, not crypto keys. Researchers warn the leaked data fuels both phishing and rising physical wrench attack risk.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Duped by Impersonator Posing as Trump’s Chief of Staff
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before growing suspicious, prompting the UK embassy to alert the White House. The incident echoes a wider pattern of AI-enabled impersonation targeting senior officials.
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AI-Powered Crypto Phishing Changes the Economics of Attacks
AI has cut the cost of a convincing crypto phishing lure to near zero, and Chainalysis data shows it: losses near $17 billion in 2025, impersonation scams up 1,400 percent, and AI enabled scams nearly five times more profitable than traditional ones.