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CyberheistNews Vol 15 #11 [Heads Up] 245% Increase in SVG Files Used to Obfuscate Phishing Payloads

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Feed Name: KnowBe4 Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-03-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Stu Sjouwerman

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CyberheistNews Vol.15#11 reports a 245% year-over-year increase in attackers using SVG files to hide phishing payloads, documents U.S. Justice Department charges against Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to widespread intrusions, and warns about SIM-swapping social-engineering and weaponization of AI/AI-agents—providing advisories, resources, and links for mitigation and further reading.

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