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 Poisoned Seed in Your Inbox โ€“ How CRM and Email Platforms Became Hacker Goldmines

๐Ÿ“ฌ CRMs Are the New Cyber Battleground

๐Ÿงจ Hackers are now targeting your CRM and bulk email tools โ€“ turning them into silent malware distributors.

๐Ÿง  PoisonedSeed is a stealth campaign infiltrating trusted email platforms to spread remote access trojans and steal data at scale.

๐Ÿ“‰ These attacks exploit user trust, bypass spam filters, and quietly ride the rails of legitimate business communication.

๐Ÿ“Š The worst part? Most businesses donโ€™t know theyโ€™ve been compromised until the damage is already done.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ AUMINT.io defends against threats like PoisonedSeed with real-time CRM monitoring, AI-powered outbound content scanning, and deep behavioral analysis.

๐Ÿ’ก If your business relies on platforms like HubSpot, Mailchimp, or Salesforce โ€“ itโ€™s time to ask: whoโ€™s really in control of your messaging?

๐Ÿ“ž Book a free consult with AUMINT.io and learn how to stop malware before it hijacks your communication stack.

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Outdated security systems ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€.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