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Sam's News — email-security — 2026-10-08

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8 AI-Assisted Phishing Campaign Delivers Real-Time Google Account Takeover Attacks

Cisco Talos identified an advanced phishing campaign targeting Taiwan organizations using AI-generated event lures and real-time AitM attacks on Google credentials. The campaign combined spear-phishing, QR code phishing, and a hybrid HTTP/WebSocket authentication interception framework.

  • Targeted Taiwan research organizations and institutions
  • AI-assisted content generation for event invitations
  • QR code phishing modifying legitimate posters
  • Real-time synchronization of authentication workflows for MFA interception

Sources: Cisco Talos Intelligence Center AI Web Searched, Cisco Talos Blog RSS

5.5 Hoxhunt Respond automates phishing investigation and email removal workflows

Hoxhunt has released Respond, a tool that automates phishing investigation and malicious email removal for enterprise security teams.

Sources: Help Net Security Web Search