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Picture this: it's 2021. You're an IT professional, scrolling through LinkedIn, when a message pings. "Bastion Secure," a new cybersecurity company, is hiring. The pay? Excellent. Remote work? Absolutely. A chance to tinker with cutting-edge tech? You bet. For dozens, this looked like the career lottery win. What they didn’t clock was that their new "employer" was the infamous cybercriminal syndicate, FIN7. This isn't just another tale of a clever job scam.

OpenAI has published a report looking at AI-enabled malicious activity, noting that threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to assist in social engineering attacks and influence operations. In one case, the company banned ChatGPT accounts that were likely being used in North Korean attempts to fraudulently obtain jobs at US companies. “Similar to the threat actors we disrupted and wrote about in February, the latest campaigns attempted to use AI at each step of the employment process.

We’re proud to share that KnowBe4 has once again been recognized as a leader in cybersecurity, receiving multiple 2025 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards across our product suite. These awards are especially meaningful because they’re based entirely on customer feedback—making them a direct reflection of how our customers view the value and impact of our platform.

A criminal threat actor tracked as “UNC6040” is using voice phishing (vishing) attacks to compromise organizations’ Salesforce instances, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. After gaining access, the attackers exfiltrate the victim’s data and hold it for ransom.

Researchers at Trellix warn of a spear-phishing campaign that’s targeting CFOs around the world with phony employment offers. The emails are designed to deliver a legitimate remote access tool that will give the attacker a foothold on the victim’s machine.

A KnowBe4 co-worker of mine recently got this SMS phishing message (i.e., smish). They quickly identified it as a social engineering attack and shared it on our internal communication channel for sharing such things. I have had more and more of these types of similar smishes occurring over the last few months. It is an attempt to trick someone into worrying that their Gemini, Gmail, Microsoft, Instagram…or whatever account…is in the middle of being compromised and you need to react NOW! NOW!

When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations face an ever-present and often underestimated threat: human risk. Despite significant advancements in technological defenses, human error remains a leading cause of data breaches and security incidents. Industry studies consistently show that between 70% and 90% of data breaches involve some form of human-related cause—whether through social engineering, errors, or misuse.

A phishing campaign is targeting European countries with lures themed around copyright infringement, researchers at Cybereason warn. The phishing emails are designed to deliver the Rhadamanthys infostealer malware. “These campaigns often involve emails impersonating companies and their legal departments, falsely claiming recipients have violated copyright on social media or elsewhere and demanding content removal,” the researchers write.

The FBI is warning that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) is targeting law firms with IT-themed social engineering attacks and callback phishing emails. SRG is a cybercriminal gang that demands ransoms in exchange for not leaking stolen data. “SRG has been operating since 2022 and has primarily been known for their callback phishing emails, masquerading as well-known businesses who offer subscription plans,” the FBI explains.

Researchers at Certo warn that a new AI chatbot called “Veniceai” can allow cybercriminals to easily generate phishing messages or malware code. The tool, which only costs $18 per month, is growing in popularity on criminal forums. “One of the starkest contrasts between Veniceai and more mainstream AI systems like ChatGPT is how each responds to harmful or malicious requests,” Certo says.