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Hackers target PE firms with old-school vishing attacks - Google researchers
Google researchers report that private equity firms are being targeted by vishing (voice phishing) attacks — a low-tech, human-driven social engineering tactic — rather than the anticipated AI-powered cyber threats.
Aug 10, 2026
Wall Street hit by wave of AI-powered ’vishing’ cyberattacks - Bloomberg - Yahoo Finance
Financial institutions on Wall Street are experiencing a surge in AI-enhanced voice phishing ('vishing') attacks, where synthetic voices impersonate executives or IT staff to trick employees into divulging credentials or initiating fraudulent wire transfers.
Aug 6, 2026
Device Code Phishing Up 1,500% in 2026; Vishing Doubles
Phishing attacks using device code delivery surged 1,500% in 2026, and vishing doubled, driven by evolving social engineering tactics that bypass traditional security controls and reduce forensic traceability.
Aug 4, 2026
Microsoft Teams vishing attacks lead to Chaos ransomware attacks
Cybercriminals are using Microsoft Teams to conduct vishing attacks—impersonating IT support—to trick employees into granting remote access, enabling deployment of Chaos ransomware across North American organizations.
Jul 30, 2026
New Helix vishing group emerges in SharePoint data theft attacks
A newly identified threat actor named Helix is conducting targeted data theft operations against SharePoint environments using identity-based attack vectors including vishing, device code phishing, and MFA bypass techniques.
Jul 10, 2026
Entra passkey enrollment vishing targets Microsoft 365 users
A vishing campaign is exploiting Microsoft Entra passkey enrollment flows to trick Microsoft 365 users into authenticating with attacker-controlled credentials, posing a direct identity and access control risk.
Jul 9, 2026