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Phishing

April 14, 2026

Signal & Noise: The Search Result You Shouldn’t Have Clicked

The safest thing you can do is also the problemThere is a particular irony in the malvertising problem that I...

Deepfake executive impersonation using AI-generated identities to deceive organizations

Disinformation Security

January 20, 2026

What Is Disinformation Security? Gartner’s Emerging Category Defined

Disinformation security protects organizations from deepfakes, brand impersonation, and synthetic fraud. Gartner predicts 50% enterprise adoption by 2028.When Patrick Hillmann...

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Phishing

April 14, 2026

Signal & Noise: The Search Result You Shouldn’t Have Clicked

The safest thing you can do is also the problem There is a particular…

Brand Protection

April 13, 2026

Allure Security vs. PhishLabs/Fortra: Brand Protection Compared

PhishLabs pioneered managed digital risk protection. But after a PE-backed acquisition and a rebrand,…

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Threat Intelligence

April 10, 2026

VibeScamming: AI Coding Platforms as Phishing Infrastructure

The barrier to launching a phishing campaign used to be technical skill. That barrier…

Brand Protection

April 8, 2026

Allure Security vs. ZeroFox: Brand Protection Compared

Both platforms protect brands from impersonation. But their architectures, service models, and definitions of…

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Brand Protection

April 6, 2026

When Dating App Breaches Become Brand Impersonation Fuel

Stolen dating data is deeply personal, and that’s what makes it so useful for…

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Takedowns & Remediation

April 2, 2026

The Tycoon 2FA Takedown and the Limits of Infrastructure Disruption

The largest phishing platform in the world was dismantled on March 4. By March…

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Industry Insights

March 27, 2026

Shadow AI Agents: The Brand Protection Blind Spot No One Saw Coming

Agentic AI dominated RSAC 2026, but the conversation focused almost entirely on internal risk,…

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Threat Intelligence

March 25, 2026

The Trivy Supply Chain Attack and the Collapse of Infrastructure Trust

A criminal group weaponized the most popular open-source vulnerability scanner, and every trust signal…

Allure Security Series B funding announcement raising $17 million for AI-driven disinformation security platform

Industry Insights

March 19, 2026

Why We Raised $17M to Build the Future of Disinformation Security

Allure Security has closed a $17 million Series B to scale the AI-native platform…

Tax document folders labeled IRS Notices, W-2 Forms, CPA Records, and Payroll Documents with a highlighted “Verification Required” folder being selected

Brand Protection

March 17, 2026

Tax Season Is a Brand Impersonation Event

Every year, the security industry frames tax season as a phishing problem. It’s more…

Internal login phishing attack showing mirrored session where hidden password is exposed to attacker

Disinformation Security

March 12, 2026

How ShinyHunters Breached 400 Companies by Impersonating Them

The largest vishing campaign of 2026 didn’t exploit a technical vulnerability. It exploited brand…

Fake TikTok Shop app scam with cracked screen and glitch effect representing phishing and ecommerce fraud

Social Media Protection

March 9, 2026

When Attackers Build a Better TikTok Shop Than TikTok

TikTok Shop faces 15,000+ fake domains in the FraudOnTok campaign. How off-platform brand impersonation…

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Online Fraud

March 9, 2026

The Five-Star Lie: AI Fake Reviews and Brand Trust

AI generates fake reviews faster than platforms can catch them. Competitors buy negative reviews…

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Online Fraud

March 5, 2026

The Side Hustle That Ends Careers Before They Start

AI generates fake reviews faster than platforms can catch them. Competitors buy negative reviews…

Dark Web

March 5, 2026

The $500 Purchase That Starts Every Ransomware Attack

AI generates fake reviews faster than platforms can catch them. Competitors buy negative reviews…

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