According to ZDNet: Scam-as-a-Service operation made more than $6.5 million in 2020

“Classiscam” operation is made up of around 40 groups operating in the US and across several European countries.

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The Silent Hijacking of the Shipping Industry โ€“ How Phishing Attacks Are Costing Millions

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€

๐Ÿšข A single email can bring an entire shipping operation to a halt. Hackers are using phishing scams to s๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ€“ costing companies millions in financial and reputational damage.

๐Ÿ“‰ Why is the shipping industry so vulnerable?

Employees under pressure are more likely to ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€.

Outdated security systems ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€.

Cybercriminals exploit ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

๐Ÿ” The latest attacks have led to ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ผ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. And itโ€™s only getting worse.

๐Ÿ’ก The solution?
โœ… AI-powered phishing protection to ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€.
โœ… Zero-trust security to ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.
โœ… Behavioral monitoring to ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

AUMINT.io is securing shipping companies from ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ โ€“ Book a consultation now and prevent the next attack before it happens.

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The Silent Threat Hiding in Plain Sight โ€“ How PDFs Became the Ultimate Cyber Weapon

๐Ÿ“„ PDF Files Are Now Cybercriminalsโ€™ Favorite Weapon

๐Ÿ“ฉ 22% of cyberattacks are hiding inside PDFs. Not ransomware files. Not shady links. Trusted PDFs.
๐Ÿ” These attacks often bypass antivirus filters, using embedded scripts and code to quietly steal data or take control of systems.
๐Ÿ“Š New data shows 68% of cyberattacks begin via email โ€“ and users rarely hesitate to open a PDF from a known source.
๐Ÿง  Itโ€™s social engineering meets stealth malware โ€“ and your team may be clicking without ever realizing theyโ€™re under attack.
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ AUMINT.io uses AI-driven PDF scanning, behavioral threat analysis, and real-time email monitoring to detect and stop these attacks before they hit your inbox.
๐Ÿ’ก Donโ€™t wait for the breach to happen. Book your security session today and let us help you shut the door on silent threats.

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The PDF Attack You Never See Coming โ€“ And Why Itโ€™s Growing

PDF Files Are Now Cybercrimeโ€™s Favorite Weapon

๐Ÿšจ A single PDF can take down your entire system โ€“ and attackers know it. 2024 has seen a surge in PDF-based phishing attacks, where malware is hidden inside innocent-looking documents. Unlike traditional phishing emails, these bypass security filters, evade detection, and steal sensitive data before you even realize it.

๐Ÿ” Why are these attacks exploding?

PDFs are universally trusted โ€“ Employees open them without hesitation.

Hackers use zero-day exploits โ€“ Security tools canโ€™t block what they donโ€™t know.

Embedded scripts launch malware instantly, often without clicking a link.

๐Ÿ’ก What stops them?
โœ… AI-driven threat detection โ€“ Identifies risks before damage occurs.
โœ… Zero-trust document analysis โ€“ Ensures every file is safe before itโ€™s opened.
โœ… Proactive security intelligence โ€“ Protects against evolving threats.

AUMINT.io specializes in stopping invisible cyber threats before they reach you. Book a consultation now before your inbox becomes the next attack vector.

#CyberSecurity #Phishing #Malware #ZeroTrust #ThreatIntelligence #EmailSecurity #AUMINT

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