In 2020 Toll Group went twice through a ransomware attack, now Sophos which acted as a response and investigation team for the events, announces that the entry point was an account of an employee who died but remained active in the system.
Nefilim Ransomware Attack Used “Ghost” Credentials.
According to the report by Sophos, the Nefilim group responsible for the infidelity attack that was on the company’s network for about a month without the defense systems identifying suspicious activity, the user used by the attack group belonged to a deceased employee but his account was locked/deleted due to being integrated into various services.
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⚡ Attackers are now cloning executives’ voices, emails, and even chat styles with AI precision.
⚡ These doppelgängers slip into workflows unnoticed, making requests employees rarely question.
⚡ The result is costly approvals, fraudulent transfers, and reputational damage that spreads fast.
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🤯 Did you know machine identities now outnumber human users by as much as 20 to 1?
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🤖 The real danger: social engineering is now blending with machine manipulation. From fake printer updates to hijacked chatbots, attackers are using machines to trick employees into authorizing breaches.
💡 This is why resilience requires more than phishing awareness – it demands training that teaches employees to question machine requests just as critically as human ones.
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🤖 AI Scams Are Outrunning Business Defenses
⚡ Attackers now use AI to mimic executives with frightening accuracy.
⚡ Fake emails, cloned voices, and even video deepfakes are slipping past filters.
⚡ Every online footprint – from LinkedIn posts to vendor chats – can become an attack vector.
The shocking truth: most organizations are reacting after the fact, only discovering these threats once damage is already done. And AI-driven social engineering isn’t slowing down – it’s accelerating.
🛡️ The old playbook of spam filters and endpoint tools is not enough. Human awareness is the last line of defense, but it must be trained and tested continuously.
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