{"slug": "pink-is-the-latest-goon-squad-to-use-fake-helpdesk-calls-to-steal-creds", "title": "Pink is the latest goon squad to use fake helpdesk calls to steal creds", "summary": "The Pink cybercriminal group has adopted a new tactic of posing as helpdesk support to trick victims into handing over credentials. The group calls targets claiming to be from IT support and directs them to fake login pages that steal their passwords. This social engineering method allows Pink to bypass traditional security measures and gain unauthorized access to corporate networks.", "body_md": "**SPONSORED LINKS**\n\n### MOST POPULAR\n\n## EVENTS\n\n-\n### Thriving Through Volatility: The Everpure Advantage in an Uncertain Market\n\nLearn how a consumption-based operating model provides flexibility, improves efficiency, and brings predictability to infrastructure investments.\n\n-\n### Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\n\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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Veteran engineer retorts: \"I did not just vibe-code 'convert test suite to python'.\"\n\n[FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS)\n\n-\n#### OpenAI's agent chained decade-old DoS attacks to crash web servers in seconds\n\nCodex drops an HTTP/2 Bomb\n\n-\n#### AI heavyweights warn their tech could help terrorists develop bioweapons\n\nScientists and industry leaders push for mandatory DNA synthesis screening\n\n-\n#### Benevolent dictator Zuck will give Meta staff 30-minute breaks from keylogging privacy assault\n\nTech biz teaching AI to use computers by slurping staff activity\n\n-\n#### AMD takes a third of server CPU market as shipments grow\n\nIntel still owns the room, but Epyc keeps nicking the furniture\n\n-\n#### 'Please do not vibe f--- up this software': Broken backups spark AI coding row in rsync project\n\nUsers probe backup failures find Claude-assisted commits. 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