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76% of organizations are struggling to keep up with the sophistication of AI-powered attacks, according to CrowdStrike’s latest State of Ransomware Survey. “Most organizations (87%) consider AI-generated social engineering tactics more convincing than traditional methods,” the report says.

These days it can be hard to tell if something is or isn’t a scam. Take this email I recently received. It claims to be from HP. It included a PDF file attachment: It would be great if it actually told me the product it was referring to beyond some obscure serial number. I checked the serial number. It didn’t match my HP printer sitting next to my desk. All my laptops and older desktop computers are Dell. I didn’t like how it didn’t have my full name. Just Roger. No product name.

Researchers at Bitdefender warn that scams are seeing a steady increase globally. Citing a recent report from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), the researchers note that 57% of adults worldwide have reported encountering a scam in the past year, and 13% encounter a scam at least once per day. One in four adults lost money to a scam, and annual global scam losses now exceed $1 trillion.

A phishing campaign is impersonating Google Careers to target job seekers, according to researchers at Sublime Security. “The scam is simple,” the researchers write. “An adversary sends an ‘are you open to talk?’ message impersonating an outreach email from Google Careers. If the target clicks the link, they’re taken to a landing page designed to look like a Google Careers meeting scheduler. From there, they’re taken to the phishing page.

In late September 2025, several European airports reported significant delays and flight cancellations due to issues with their check-in and passenger systems. Collin’s Aerospace, the vendor of the vMUSE check-in system, had been hit by a ransomware attack. ARINC error message: Source: Cyberplace.social.

A phishing campaign is impersonating LastPass and Bitwarden with phony breach notifications, BleepingComputer reports. “An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting LastPass and Bitwarden users with fake emails claiming that the companies were hacked, urging them to download a supposedly more secure desktop version of the password manager,” BleepingComputer writes.

Blog post updated for clarity. In late September 2025, several European airports reported significant delays and flight cancellations due to disruptions with their check-in and passenger systems. As a global leader in aviation technology and the backbone of passenger travel, protection of systems and customer operations is paramount for Collins Aerospace. Nonetheless, the vendor of the vMUSE check-in system had been hit by a ransomware attack.

Cybernews warns that threat actors will likely take advantage of the recent AWS outage to launch phishing attacks against affected users. Attackers frequently exploit high-profile events to carry out social engineering attacks while people are confused or stressed, as these users are more likely to act without careful consideration.

In the high-stakes world of financial services, trust is the cornerstone of every client relationship. But here's the challenge that keeps financial leaders up at night: how do you maintain the stringent security clients demand while delivering the rapid response they expect? It's a delicate balancing act that has become increasingly complex in our digital-first world. The reality is stark. A data breach can trigger a mass exodus, with 33% of clients saying they'd switch providers after a data incident.