Fraud & Social Engineering
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Phishers Launch Dark Web Platform to Spoof Real Corporate Email Addresses from Major Companies
Looking for Gasoline? Hand Over Your Account: Scammers Launch Fake Gas Station Card Phishing Sites Targeting Fuel Shortages
Interpol’s Operation First Light 2026: 5,811 Arrests, $293 Million Seized in Global Crackdown on Social Engineering Fraud
GC Solar and SEG-T Launch Development of AI-Powered Security Email Gateway SEG-T to Counter Advanced Phishing Campaigns
GC Solar and co-founder of Secure-T Khariton Nikishkin have initiated the development of SEG-T, a new Security Email Gateway solution designed to protect corporate email systems using multi-agent AI. The project responds to the growing sophistication of phishing attacks that leverage ready-made toolkits, infrastructure, anti-bot mechanisms, and AI-generated content to create convincing messages at scale. Unlike traditional filters, SEG-T will analyze both technical indicators and semantic elements such as tone, manipulation tactics, attempts to build trust, instill fear, or create urgency. The system will block suspicious attachments including links, archives, PDFs, executables, and SVGs while focusing primarily on social engineering rather than relying on a built-in sandbox. SEG-T is planned for deployment across cloud, on-premises, and Kubernetes environments with rapid 15-minute setup times and will integrate with Solar webProxy and Solar Dozor for enhanced traffic inspection and data loss prevention. GC Solar holds a 49% stake in the project following its earlier acquisition of a controlling interest in Secure-T.
Scammers Impersonate Neighbors to Lure Residents into Fake Bomb Shelter Chat Groups for Data Theft
Fraudsters have launched a new social engineering scheme that exploits public anxiety by impersonating neighbors and inviting victims to join Telegram chats supposedly dedicated to organizing bomb shelters in residential buildings. The callers claim an urgent residents’ meeting is taking place and insist that the target must share personal details and join the group chat to be included on the attendance list. In reality, decisions about creating official bomb shelters are governed by strict state regulations and cannot be made through informal neighbor votes, making the entire premise a clear red flag. Once the victim engages, scammers quickly pivot from the supposed shelter topic to requesting names, phone numbers, and other sensitive information. Victims who continue the conversation may later receive follow-up calls from fraudsters posing as government officials who claim the victim’s data has been compromised, pressuring them into transferring money or taking other harmful actions. The scheme is easily identified by callers who refuse in-person meetings, push for immediate chat enrollment, and avoid any verifiable details about the building or meeting. Security experts recommend ending such calls immediately and never sharing personal information with unknown individuals over the phone.