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During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including refund notices, payroll forms, filing reminders, and requests from tax professionals, to push malicious attachments, links, or QR codes.

The post When tax season becomes cyberattack season: Phishing and malware campaigns using tax-related lures appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including refund notices, payroll forms, filing reminders, and requests from tax professionals, to push malicious attachments, links, or QR codes.

The post When tax season becomes cyberattack season: Phishing and malware campaigns using tax-related lures appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Intezer has expanded capabilities in its AI SOC platform designed for teams who have outgrown their traditional managed detection and response (MDR) services. Internal SOC teams can now focus on supervising outcomes rather than grinding through alerts, with Intezer providing autonomous triage and investigation, continuous optimization for their SIEM and EDR detection rules and expert human support whenever needed. When internal teams lack the capacity to investigate alerts around the clock, they often turn to … More →

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A powerful iPhone hacking toolkit dubbed “DarkSword” has been used since November 2025 to compromise devices by exploiting zero-day iOS vulnerabilities, Google researchers have shared. iOS vulnerabilities exploited by DarkSword Two weeks ago, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and iVerify disclosed the existence of Coruna, a spy-grade iOS exploit kit that has been used in a commercial surveillance operation, by state-linked threat actors engaged in cyber espionage, and cybercriminals. While Coruna contains five full iOS … More →

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Flare has unveiled the general availability of Foretrace, a new business-to-business-to-employee (B2B2E) product that delivers enterprise-grade identity protection directly to employees. Built on the same threat intelligence infrastructure used by security teams to defend their organizations, Foretrace allows individuals to monitor and remediate their personal digital identity exposures. The spread of infostealer malware and the shift to remote and hybrid work have created a new reality where personal and corporate identities are increasingly interconnected, exposing … More →

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