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Reflecting on the Q1 Threat Landscape: Attacks & Lessons Learned

As a human risk management platform, we keep a close eye on the evolving threat landscape to help organisations detect and mitigate human cyber risks. The first quarter of 2025 has already revealed critical vulnerabilities, data breaches, and novel attack vectors that highlight the importance of proactive security measures and automated interventions. Here’s a deep dive into the major cyber security events of Q1 and what forward-thinking organisations, like yours, can learn from them.

You're Not My Supervisor! Researching My Own New Starter Scam

Earlier this year I joined the team at CultureAI, and like many, I shared the news on LinkedIn. Within weeks, I found myself at the receiving end of multiple phishing emails impersonating our CEO designed to exploit new employees. But rather than ignoring them, I thought it could be fun to play along, see where the rabbit hole led, and deep dive into the world of BCE and Gift Card scams.

Trouble Brewing: Dissecting a fake homebrew update that stole user data

A few weeks ago, a malware campaign that leveraged Google Ads to promote a fake Homebrew website caught my attention. It tricked users into running an installer command that downloaded and executed a malicious binary resulting in an info stealer being introduced to the user’s machine.