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Compromised digital identities are now the most valuable currency in cybercrime. With the rise of infostealer malware, millions of credentials, session cookies, and browser fingerprints are harvested daily—fueling automated Account Takeover (ATO) campaigns that bypass MFA and penetrate even mature security environments. On December 2 at 2 PM ET, join Flashpoint for a webinar unpacking how today’s identity-based intrusions unfold—from a single infected endpoint to an entire enterprise compromise. This session will walk through how threat actors are industrializing identity exploitation through Infostealer-as-a-Service, Anti-Detect browsers, and scalable ATO frameworks, and what defenders can do to stay ahead. We’ll cover: 🔸 How credentials, session cookies, and browser fingerprints inside stealer logs are structured for instant resale and reuse 🔸 How Infostealer-as-a-Service and Anti-Detect tools enable mass identity exploitation 🔸 How attackers use stolen session tokens and browser fingerprints to bypass MFA 🔸 Flashpoint’s latest analysis of top infostealer families and what to expect in 2026 For teams preparing 2026 roadmaps, understanding how infostealers fuel MFA bypass, automated ATO, and enterprise compromise is essential. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eDUeUnib

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This holiday season, retail spending in the US is expected to break $1 trillion for the first time. But that record-setting volume comes with heightened risk—from digital scams to physical safety threats. Flashpoint’s 2025 Holiday Threat Assessment breaks down the top concerns for security teams and retailers as cybercriminals intensify their efforts to exploit the holidays: 🔸 QR code fraud: Threat actors are placing fake QR codes in stores, emails, and texts to redirect victims to phishing pages, malware, or spoofed payment sites—often bypassing traditional security controls. 🔸 Gift card draining: Criminal groups are physically tampering with gift cards in-store, stealing PINs, and using automated tools to drain funds as soon as they’re activated—then laundering stolen balances through luxury goods. 🔸 Phishing and social engineering: Scams are becoming harder to spot, with attackers mimicking legitimate promotions, fake shipping alerts, vendor notices, and gift card requests from spoofed executives. 🔸 Crowd risks and retail violence: From Black Friday stampedes to politically motivated lone actors targeting holiday events, physical threats remain a serious concern—especially for frontline workers and large gatherings. 📖  Flashpoint’s latest blog outlines what to expect, how these threats work, and the steps you can take to prepare. Read the full 2025 Holiday Threat Assessment now: https://lnkd.in/dccRJerg

Every week brings dozens of exploitable vulnerabilities. Flashpoint helps teams quickly identify which ones matter most so they can act fast on what’s real, relevant, and risky. This week’s 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 highlights: 🔸 𝟴𝟭 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 with known exploits, remote attack vectors, and available fixes—ready for remediation 🔸 𝟲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that allow full system compromise, including multiple authentication bypasses and remote code execution flaws 🔸 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 to help your team focus efforts where they matter most Read the full report and refine your patching priorities: https://lnkd.in/dEWjDDCk

Every week brings dozens of exploitable vulnerabilities. Flashpoint helps teams quickly identify which ones matter most so they can act fast on what’s real, relevant, and risky. This week’s 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 highlights: 🔸 𝟴𝟱 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 with known exploits, remote attack vectors, and available fixes—ready for remediation 🔸 𝟱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that allow full system compromise, including multiple authentication bypasses and remote code execution flaws 🔸 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 to help your team focus efforts where they matter most Read the full report and refine your patching priorities: https://lnkd.in/dEWjDDCk

The effectiveness of OSINT often relies on your search query quality. Crafting a string that accounts for every possible angle is an art of its own. However,  it’s also time-intensive and invites the very real threat of FOMO (fear of missing out) on critical intelligence. In our recent webinar, 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘴: 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘚𝘐𝘕𝘛 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴,  we shared how tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can act as powerful brainstorming allies that help analysts think like adversaries, spot hidden signals, and reduce critical intelligence gaps. Our latest blog recaps four practical ways AI can sharpen your OSINT workflow: 🔸 Maximize keyword expansion by transforming high-level concepts into actionable search terms 🔸 Discover evolving slang, vernacular, and emojis used in threat actor chatter 🔸 Translate global threat language with the right context, grammar, and nuance 🔸 Scale search syntax for any platform—whether it’s open source or Flashpoint Ignite With the right prompts and process, generative AI becomes a force multiplier for OSINT to sharpen the quality and precision of every query. 📖 Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/dkZEBJ83

LockBit 5.0, introduced in late September 2025, marks the group’s most advanced version yet—an aggressive return to form after a turbulent year of leaks and takedowns. Flashpoint has tracked LockBit through numerous evolutions, from the early .abcd encryptors to the faster and stealthier LockBit 3.0 and the Conti-inspired LockBit Green. Now, with version 5.0, the group has introduced a refined two-stage ransomware deployment model that aims to maximize evasion, modularity, and destructive impact. Read our latest analysis for a breakdown of how LockBit 5.0 works, what’s changed, and why this upgrade shows that—even after takedowns and leaks—ransomware groups are still innovating, not retreating. Read the full analysis: https://lnkd.in/dztyKK46

If your security team is still spending most of its time triaging a flood of “real-time” alerts, they're likely missing a key piece of the puzzle. Alerts are vital to inform response after an incident—but many incidents can be avoided entirely with an intelligence-led approach. For physical security and protective intelligence leaders, the mandate is clear: shift from an alerting posture to a truly intelligence-led program. This means going beyond a couple of mainstream feeds to include the diverse networkers where adversaries plan and coordinate, and leverage AI and human-powered intelligence to distill these massive volumes of data into actionable insight. But how do you build a genuine intelligence-led physical security program? In our new blog, we break down the three pillars of a true intelligence-led physical security program and how leaders should assess their capabilities against three essential functions: 🔸 Unlocking Full-Spectrum Data for Complete Situational Awareness 🔸 Maximizing Analyst Efficiency with AI Summarization 🔸 Delivering Finished Intelligence as a Force Multiplier If you’re serious about shifting your security program from reactive alerting to informed anticipation, check out the blog now: https://lnkd.in/dNiQMJU5

Modern SBOMs can solve the visibility problem, but visibility alone doesn’t drive risk reduction. A static SBOM is just a list of software ingredients. The SBOM's utility comes from a constant process of updating, verifying, and matching its data to active vulnerabilities, threats and exploits. Part 2 of our SBOM series is now live, and this blog focuses on action: turning SBOM data into a security asset that drives faster zero-day response, sharper prioritization, and continuous risk visibility. It also explores how organizations can pair SBOMs with real-time Vulnerability Intelligence (VI) to make them actionable. Read the full blog to get insights into: 🔸 Why SBOM automation must be embedded into CI/CD to ensure fidelity and eliminate human error 🔸 How to correlate SBOM data with high-context VI to detect drift, avoid outdated inventories, and prevent “Log4Shell-style” blind spots 🔸 The impact of integrating SBOM+VI on incident response, vulnerability prioritization, and overall risk posture Read Part 2 on the Flashpoint blog now: https://lnkd.in/dQzev-hd

We’re looking forward to joining Intrinsec and the threat intelligence community at TIAC 2025 in Paris this month. Join our team on November 12th at 3:00 PM for a live demo on dark web intelligence and asset protection, and see how Primary Source Collection (PSC) empowers teams to answer high-stakes questions with speed, precision, and confidence. Eager to learn more about the Primary Source Collection advantage before TIAC 2025? Check out Flashpoint’s comprehensive PSC guide at the link in the comments.