212 New Venezuela Earthquake Domains Prompt Donation Scam Warnings

2026-06-30T08:51:40Z9bb5af02468937ea3758bd4222d2a616b192a9dd0a62b414ba04a1e1e1bd5f4f
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What happened

Multiple security items: researchers identified 212 newly-registered domains exploiting Venezuela’s earthquake to run donation scams and warn donors to verify relief sites. A new phishing-as-a-service (Bluekit) uses browser-in-the-middle techniques to steal accounts and evade detection. Woodgnat threat actors deploy the stealthy Mistic RAT as a brokered backdoor to sell network access to ransomware gangs. A macOS XPC vulnerability allowed standard users to disable CrowdStrike and Kandji endpoint agents (vendors issued patches after disclosure). Other industry notes include Cyberbit closing its

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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9bb5af02468937ea3758bd4222d2a616b192a9dd0a62b414ba04a1e1e1bd5f4f
Enrichment time
2026-06-30T08:51:40Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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