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Microsoft Warns of Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targeting US Organizations
Mark Anderson | Security | May 8, 2026

Euclid Security Newsletter

May 8, 2026 

Microsoft Warns of Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targeting US Organizations

The malicious emails claim to contain a conduct report and lure victims to a Microsoft phishing website that leverages AitM.

 

Security News

Why Chrome may have quietly downloaded a 4GB file to your PC - and how to get rid of it

The file, which appears to be related to Google's on-device AI model, is harmless enough. Here's why some users may still be concerned.

Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist

Your backup plan probably won't survive a ransomware attack. Why? Because backups fail during ransomware attacks when attackers deliberately target and destroy backup systems before launching encryption.

AI involved in 83% of security breachess

AI is now involved in 83 percent of reported security breaches, enabling attackers to operate with greater speed and scale than many organizations can defend against, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 global security and IT leaders.

Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing

A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy's platform for managing fleets of WordPress websites.

Fake Claude AI Site Drops Beagle Backdoor on Windows Users

A fraudulent imitation of Anthropic's Claude website has been used to distribute a previously undocumented backdoor named Beagle, deployed through a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) sideloading chain that abuses a signed antivirus updater binary.

Quantum Risk Explained: What, When, How?

Quantum computing is moving from theory toward early practical use, with direct implications for encryption, authentication, and long-term data confidentiality.

 

Important Updates & Patches

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google on Wednesday announced the promotion of Chrome 148 to the stable channel with 127 security fixes, including three for critical-severity vulnerabilities.

 

Dan's Corner

Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

Some age-verification systems are no match for enterprising children, who have found that drawing on a fake mustache with a makeup pencil is enough to skirt the blocks of adult websites.

 

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