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Notorious Cybercrime Group is Now Targeting Zendesk Users

ReliaQuest warns that the cybercriminal collective “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” appears to be using social engineering attacks to target organizations’ Zendesk instances. This group was behind a widespread campaign earlier this year that used voice phishing attacks to compromise dozens of companies’ Salesforce portals.

KnowBe4 Earns Multiple 2026 Buyer's Choice Awards from TrustRadius

KnowBe4 is proud to announce that three of its leading security products — Security Awareness Training, PhishER/PhishER Plus and Compliance Plus — have been recognized as 2026 Buyer's Choice award winners by TrustRadius, a HG Insights company and buyer intelligence platform for business technology.

Malicious AI Tools Assist in Phishing and Ransomware Attacks

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 are tracking two new malicious AI tools, WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT, that allow threat actors to craft phishing lures and generate ransomware code. These tools are criminal alternatives to mainstream AI tools like ChatGPT, with no safety guardrails to prevent users from using them for malicious activities. The latest version of WormGPT offers lifetime access for $220, or a monthly fee of $50.

Report: Sophisticated Fraud Attacks Are on the Rise

Sophisticated online fraud techniques are growing more accessible to unskilled attackers, driven by AI tools and fraud-as-a-service platforms, according to Sumsub’s latest Identity Fraud Report. “hile the volume of attacks remains staggering, the nature of fraud is shifting,” the researchers write.

The Ghost in the Machine: How a Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Evades Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Since November 3, 2025, KnowBe4 Threat Labs has been monitoring a highly sophisticated, multi-stage phishing operation that is actively targeting organizations to steal employees’ Microsoft 365 credentials. The campaign has been engineered to bypass traditional email security defenses, such as secure email gateways (SEGs), and multi-factor authentication (MFA) tools.

2026 Phishing Threat Trends Report Preview

Ever wondered who answers when you call a cybercriminal? What happens in the aftermath of a Scattered Spider breach? Or why cybercriminals use legitimate platforms to send phishing emails? If so, this is the session for you. Join Jack Chapman, KnowBe4’s SVP of Threat Intelligence, as he pulls back the curtain on these topics. Jack will give you a first look at our latest Phishing Threat Trends Report, walking through attack scenarios and sharing the trends that are shaping the threat landscape.

KnowBe4 Is a Leader In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security For the Second Consecutive Year

Following its launch in 2024, Gartner has now published the second Magic Quadrant for Email Security —and KnowBe4 is delighted to once again be named a Leader! Email security is critical for all organizations globally. Fueled by factors such as GenAI and crime-as-a-service toolkits, the phishing threat landscape continues to become more sophisticated at an alarming pace.

New Criminal Toolkit Abuses Browser Push Notifications

A new criminal platform called “Matrix Push C2” is using browser notifications to launch social engineering attacks, according to researchers at BlackFog. “This browser-native, fileless framework leverages push notifications, fake alerts, and link redirects to target victims across operating systems,” the researchers write.