Threat actors look beyond inbox in phishing attacks

Threat actors look beyond inbox in phishing attacks

James Dyer, head of threat intelligence, KnowBe4. Threat actors are redefining the attack surface at scale, due to generative AI capable of delivering flawless, personalised phishing attacks and enhancing every step of the kill chain. This emerged during an exclusive round table event presented by KnowBe4, aligned to ITWeb Security Summit 2026. James Dyer, head…

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Pentagon said to raise threat level on Israel spying to ‘critical’ | US-Israel war on Iran News

Pentagon said to raise threat level on Israel spying to ‘critical’ | US-Israel war on Iran News

Department reports raise concerns about increased espionage activity amid US-Israeli war with Iran, ceasefire talks. The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has raised the assessed threat level on Israeli spying from “high” to “critical” in recent weeks, according to US media. NBC News first broke news of the change on Friday, with The New York Times issuing…

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Africa: Unesco-Linked NGO Flags Microplastics Threat to Africa’s Oceans

Africa: Unesco-Linked NGO Flags Microplastics Threat to Africa’s Oceans

MICRO and nano plastics penetrated seafoods are escalating health and ecological risks to Africa’s oceans with the continent’s exposure potentially double the global rate, a UNESCO-linked NGO, Youth Orientation for Development (YOD) has warned. At the launch of the National Ocean Microplastics Monitoring Initiative (NOMMI) Emmanuel Ejiogu, President YOD, said Africa’s marine ecosystems face mounting…

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AI-powered phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos

AI-powered phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos

AI phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos. AI-powered phishing was the biggest threat observed in the first quarter of this year, according to a statement from Cisco’s Talos intelligence research group. “Almost nine out of 10 organisations across South Africa experienced an AI-related security incident and lack visibility into how threat actors are using…

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The Mythos hacking threat is looking overblown

The Mythos hacking threat is looking overblown

Early fears that Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch in April that Mythos had uncovered thousands of software vulnerabilities — including flaws across every major operating system and browser — and said the fallout from its spread could be…

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