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Microsoft Teams to Hide External QR Codes by Oct 2026

Microsoft Teams will obscure QR codes from external senders, requiring users to reveal them before scanning, starting October 2026 on mobile.

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Stanbic Bank Uganda Launches Anti-Fraud Campaign

Stanbic Bank Uganda launched 'Stay Switched On' to educate customers on preventing digital and cyber-enabled financial fraud.

1 min read 6 views Sep 04
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X Money rollout linked to password-reset attacks

X is investigating unsolicited password-reset emails possibly tied to the broader rollout of its X Money payments service, which may attract attackers

1 min read 7 views Sep 04
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Microsoft Teams to Block External QR Codes

Microsoft Teams will automatically hide QR codes from external senders to combat QR code phishing.

1 min read 6 views Sep 04
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Scammers Time Texts for Best Results

Malwarebytes reports scammers have identified optimal times and platforms for different scams, increasing their success rates.

1 min read 5 views Sep 04
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Back-to-School Scams Target College Students

Cybercriminals exploit back-to-school season with scams targeting college students, often via phishing emails and fake offers.

1 min read 2 views Sep 04
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CEO Phishing Kits, 5K Dropbox Hacks, OAuth Traps

Attackers use realistic phishing kits, compromised Dropbox accounts, and OAuth traps to trick users. A single wrong click can lead to breaches.

1 min read 2 views Sep 03
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Phantom Deal Scams Target Large Enterprises

Threat actors in the 'Phantom Deal' campaign research companies to trick midlevel employees into authorizing large financial transfers.

1 min read 4 views Sep 03
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US Top Target in RMM Phishing Across 46 Countries

A phishing campaign using RMM tools and tax lures spans 46 countries, with the US accounting for 45% of activity. Researchers linked 601 cases.

1 min read 7 views Sep 03
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Spring Ring abuses Teams calls to breach domains

Attackers posing as Microsoft Teams support targeted 150+ employees at 10+ firms, using live calls to deploy malware or launch NTLM relay attacks from

1 min read 3 views Sep 03
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Microsoft Teams IT Helpdesk Impersonation Leads to

Microsoft warns of a Teams-based campaign where attackers impersonate IT staff to trick victims into granting remote access, leading to malware and ra

1 min read 7 views Sep 03
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ASCII Smuggling Moves From AI Attacks to Phishing

Invisible Unicode characters, used in AI prompt injection, now hide words in phishing emails to evade filters.

1 min read 7 views Sep 03

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