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Real emails, hijacked payments: Two H1 2026 attack chains

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Gen's H1 2026 Threat Report examines two separate attack chains. One used compromised business inboxes and browser manipulation in a banking-malware campaign, while the other used clipboard hijacking to redirect cryptocurrency payments. [...]

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