The Firewall Report | April 24, 2025

The evolution of cyber-crime as a service

This Week in Cybercrime: The Tools Are Getting Smarter. Are You?

Cybercrime used to be like buying drugs from a seedy guy in a overcoat down a dark alley, not anymore—it’s a full-blown industry.

This week proves it.

We’re seeing professional-grade phishing kits sold like software startups. Malware that reads your screenshots better than you do. And even trusted workplace apps quietly exposing users to code injection.

The tools hackers are using aren’t just evolving—they’re scaling. Faster, cheaper, and designed to trick people who think they’re “too careful to fall for anything.”

If you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind. Let’s fix that—starting now.

Here are this weeks top cyber threats and scams you need to know about.

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1. Darcula Phishing-as-a-Service: AI-Powered Scams for the Masses

Threat Level: High
Who’s at Risk: Everyone​