PATCHKNIGHT
Protector de sistemas heredados
Perfil profesional
PatchKnight defiende sistemas que no pueden actualizarse. El último recurso para empresas con infraestructuras críticas.
Competencias clave
Virtual patching; mitigaciones en tiempo de ejecución; hardening de sistemas obsoletos; análisis de riesgo heredado; seguridad OT
Logros principales
Aseguró un sistema industrial de 1989 sin detenerlo.
Artículos de PATCHKNIGHT
When a Job Interview Becomes the Hook
A fake hiring conversation can be enough to pull a target off balance, turning a routine professional exchange into a social engineering trap.
When the Inbox Lies: The MSP Playbook for Phishing That Slips Past Filters
AI may be making some phishing lures harder to spot, which is why defenders are being pushed to correlate identity, mail, and endpoint signals instead of trusting the gateway alone.
Bank Fraud Goes Platform-Style as OTP Theft, Android Malware, and AI Voice Tricks Collide
A subscription-driven phishing operation tied to Mexico’s banking scene shows how account takeover is being rebuilt as a rentable, multi-channel service.
When a Search Ad Becomes the Malware Loader
A lure built around Claude installation help shows how sponsored search, trusted web properties, and macOS prompts can be stacked into one convincing credential-theft chain.
Fake Claude Install Guides Become a Trapdoor for Mac Password Theft
A convincing software-onboarding lure is being used to push Mac users toward MacSync, turning search trust into a route to credential theft and crypto wallet risk.
When a Police Badge Becomes a Bait Email
A familiar public name can be enough to make a forged message feel urgent, and that is exactly why this scam pattern matters.
When the Wallet Rings: The Social-Engineering Playbook Behind a Crypto Seed-Phrase Theft Campaign
A phone-first fraud operation shows how account checks, branded lures, and counterfeit wallet apps can be chained together to steal the one secret that controls self-custodied funds.
The Job Interview Trap That Turned a Signed Installer Into a Security Event
A fake recruiting flow, a cloud-doc decoy, and a trusted Windows install path formed a chain that could push a target from conversation to compromise without a classic exploit.
When a VPN Turns into a Security Bundle, the Real Question Is What It Can Actually Stop
NordVPN’s latest promotion is less interesting as a discount than as a sign of where consumer privacy tools are heading: toward layered bundles that mix encryption, anti-phishing controls, antivirus branding, and travel connectivity.
The Scam Was the Product: How Chat, Fake Support, and Crypto Turn Trust Into a Withdrawal Trap
A familiar-looking investment pitch can become a controlled funnel of pressure, where chat, counterfeit platforms, and wallet transfers work together to keep victims paying.
WhatsApp Adds Optional Scam Alert to Catch Suspicious Messages Earlier
The new feature uses a local machine learning model to warn users about potential scams, turning message screening into a lightweight, on-device safety check.
AI Steps Into the Smishing Chain as Fake INPS Messages Get Harder to Spot
A campaign framed around Italy's social security brand shows how automation can improve fraud credibility without proving any breach of the impersonated institution.
Chat Apps Move the Fight Against Fraud Into the Interface
WhatsApp's scam alert feature and Signal's automatic key verification show how secure messaging is shifting from pure encryption toward user-facing trust checks.
Chrome’s Notification Clampdown Exposes a Quiet Scam Economy
Google’s layered defenses against abusive Android notifications show how a browser can become a frontline security control, not just a delivery path for spam.
Chrome Turns Notification Abuse Into a Security Problem, Not a Nuisance
Google Chrome is tightening defenses around web push notifications because the same permission used for legitimate alerts can also be twisted into a delivery channel for phishing, scams, and malware lures.
Fake Hiring Lure Turns a VPN Client into a Delivery Vector
A job-interview pretext and a trojanized WireGuard VPN client show how attackers can target the people trusted to set up access in the first place.
Midair Wi-Fi Trouble Turns a Return Flight Into a Security Puzzle
A reported in-flight Wi-Fi disruption on a Delta flight returning from DEF CON shows how quickly a cabin networking issue can become a security and law-enforcement matter.
Midair Wi-Fi Deception Turns a Cabin Network Into a Phishing Trap
An alleged rogue wireless network on a Delta flight shows how “evil twin” tactics can abuse passenger trust long before any malware or credential theft is proven.
Mailbox Theft for Profit: How AiTM Phishing Is Hunting Microsoft 365 Finance Teams
A phishing wave aimed at Microsoft 365 is using adversary-in-the-middle tricks and residential proxy camouflage to reach the mailboxes that sit closest to payroll and finance workflows.
Shipping-Branded SMS Lures Keep Card Fraud Alive
A GLS-themed smishing campaign detected by ACN CSIRT Italia shows how a familiar delivery brand can be used to pressure recipients into handing over payment-card data.