Tag: data harvesting

A sophisticated phishing campaign impersonating the Indian Income Tax Department has been targeting local businesses. The attack begins with a spear-phishing email containing a PDF attachment that directs victims to a fake compliance portal. This triggers the download of a malicious ZIP file, which…

A sophisticated phishing campaign impersonating U.S. state Departments of Motor Vehicles emerged in May 2025, using SMS phishing and deceptive websites to harvest personal and financial data. Victims received messages about unpaid toll violations, directing them to fake DMV sites requesting extensi…

SvcStealer 2025 is a novel information stealer delivered through spear phishing email attachments. It harvests sensitive data including machine information, installed software, user credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and browser data. The malware creates a unique folder, terminates specific proce…

In December 2024, a threat actor successfully compromised around a dozen legitimate Chrome browser extensions by exploiting extension developers' permissions gained through phishing attacks. The malicious code injected into the compromised extensions aimed to harvest sensitive user data like API ke…