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TV Show “Scam Interceptors”: The Intersection Of Ethical Hacking And Investigative Journalism

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Blogs
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine

Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 9, 2026

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“Scam Interceptors is kind of a unique show in that we basically blend ethical hacking with investigative journalism, and we use those two separate skill sets to try and stop scams before they happen,” Nick Stapleton tells Cybercrime Magazine.

Stapleton is the author of How to Beat Scammers, a self-help guide and deep dive into the world of scams and fraud. He also appears on BBC Morning Live as an expert on scams and fraud. His podcast, Scam Clinic, was described by The Guardian as “a staggering listen” on its release in 2024.

In the TV series Scam Interceptors, Stapleton, Rav Wilding, Jim Browning and a team of ethical hackers use the same remote-access technology used by cybercriminals to hack the hackers, identifying and contacting their victims to try and stop crime before it happens.

Stapleton explains the who, what, where, when and why around Scam Interceptors on the award-winning Cybercrime Magazine YouTube Channel.

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Hackers Abuse Apple & PayPal Invoice Emails in DKIM Replay Attack Campaign

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Apple, cyber security, Cyber Security News, Paypal

A sophisticated way to bypass email security by weaponizing legitimate messages from trusted companies like Apple and PayPal. These attacks, known as DKIM replay attacks, exploit email authentication systems to deliver scams that appear completely authentic. The technique is deceptively simple. Attackers create accounts on platforms like Apple’s App Store or PayPal and manipulate user-controlled […]

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European Commission Mitigates Cyberattack Aimed at Employee Mobile Information

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cyber security, Cyber Security News, Data Breach, vulnerability

The European Commission successfully contained a cyberattack targeting its mobile device management infrastructure on January 30, 2026. The incident, which potentially exposed staff names and mobile numbers, was neutralized within nine hours of detection, demonstrating the organization’s robust cybersecurity protocols. European Commission Mitigates Cyberattack The Commission’s central system managing mobile devices detected suspicious activity that […]

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Node.js LTX Stealer Emerges as New Threat to Login Credentials

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cyber security, Cyber Security News

A new, sophisticated malware campaign dubbed “LTX Stealer.” This malware represents a shift in attacker techniques, utilizing legitimate software frameworks and cloud services to hide its activities and steal sensitive user data. By mimicking standard Windows processes, LTX Stealer is designed to operate quietly, making it difficult for traditional antivirus systems to detect. The malware […]

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Defense One launches ‘Fictional Intelligence’

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Ideas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 6, 2026

Defense One Launches “Fictional Intelligence” a New Column by Futurists and National-Security Authors Peter W. Singer and August Cole

Washington, D.C. — Defense One is launching “Fictional Intelligence,” a monthly column by authors and national-security futurists Peter W. Singer and August Cole, who will explore the future of warfare, technology, and global security through short, scenario-driven fiction.

Fusing fictional narrative with non-fiction research and forecasting, “Fictional Intelligence” grows out of the best-selling authors’ work with U.S. military and national-security organizations that use short stories and narrative scenarios to think through emerging risks, strategic shocks, and unintended consequences of new technologies. The column will give Defense One readers a new, unique, and engaging lens on the national-security challenges of today and tomorrow.

Singer is a senior fellow at New America and the author of multiple books on war, technology, and the future of conflict. He is also a longtime contributor to Defense One and the author of the recently concluded China Intelligence column. Cole is a former Wall Street Journal defense-industry reporter and Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. The two are the authors of the speculative fiction novels Ghost Fleet and Burn-In, which were later put on U.S. military reading lists, as well as managing partners of Useful Fiction, a company specializing in strategic narrative.

“Fictional Intelligence has increasingly been used by militaries and policymakers to envision scenarios and stress-test assumptions about the future,” Singer said. “These stories are not predictions, but tools for better thinking about today and tomorrow.”

“It is exciting to add a new way to educate and engage readers,” said Bradley Peniston, Executive Editor at Defense One. “It will be the ideal ‘weekend read’.”

The column will publish on a monthly cadence and will be available to all Defense One readers. The first in the series will explore the future of space and special operations forces, as well as China’s growing presence in Latin America.

“Fictional Intelligence” reflects Defense One’s continued focus on how emerging technologies, strategic competition, and institutional choices shape national security outcomes—often in ways that are easier to see through narrative than through white papers alone.

About Defense One: Defense One is a leading news and ideas publication covering national security, defense policy, military operations, and the intersection of technology and warfare.https://www.defenseone.com/

About Peter W. Singer: A leading analyst of 21st-century warfare and technology, Singer is a senior fellow at New America, professor at Arizona State University, and a founder of Useful Fiction LLC. No author, living or dead, has more books on the professional military reading lists.

About August Cole: An associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London and non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Cole is a founder of Useful Fiction. With P.W. Singer, he is the co-author of Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War and Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution.

Media Contact:
- Liz Stein / lstein@govexec.com
- Angela Moorman / contact@useful-fiction.com
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⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More

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Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, developer tools, and communication systems, attackers are following those same paths. A clear pattern this week: attackers are abusing trust. Trusted updates, trusted marketplaces, trusted apps, even

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Active Exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE Used to Drop Custom Malware

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CVE/vulnerability, cyber security, Cyber Security News, vulnerability

Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to deploy custom malware and establish persistent remote control. Security researchers observed these attacks starting on February 7, 2026, targeting organizations that had not yet applied the latest security patches. SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE The intrusion leverages recently disclosed Remote Code […]

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Hackers Use Signal QR Codes to Spy on Military and Political Leaders

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Cyber Crime, cybersecurity, europe, Fake Support, Fraud, Germany, Malware, Military, Privacy, QR Code, SCAM, Scams and Fraud, Security

Hackers are using Signal QR codes and fake support scams to spy on military and political leaders, German security agencies warn.

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ScarCruft Exploits Trusted Cloud Services and OLE Documents to Deliver Malware

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cyber security, Cyber Security News, Malware

The North Korean-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as ScarCruft has significantly evolved its attack techniques. In a departure from their established methods, the group is now using a sophisticated OLE-based dropper to distribute its signature malware, ROKRAT. This new campaign highlights the group’s ability to abuse legitimate cloud services like pCloud and Yandex […]

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Hackers Abuse ClawHub Skills to Evade VirusTotal via Social Engineering

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cyber security, Cyber Security News

A new evolution in ClawHub skill-based attacks that effectively sidesteps recent security measures. Rather than embedding base64-encoded payloads directly in SKILL.md files, threat actors have now shifted to a simpler approach: hosting malware on convincing lookalike websites and using skills purely as lures. A new iteration of an ongoing ClawHub malicious skills campaign is using […]

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This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine