Security News > 2022 > January > Cybercriminals Love Supply-Chain Chaos: Here’s How to Protect Your Inbox

Troy Gill, senior manager of threat intelligence at Zix, discusses how spoofing is evolving and what to do.

Over the last couple of months, the Zix Threat Research team has observed threat actors using new tactics to spoof logistics and supply-chain companies, hoping for an easy compromise.

As major disruptions to the global supply chain continue, and shipping delays are expected, threat actors are setting their sights on impersonating the shipping industry to exploit unsuspecting companies and employees.

During a spoofing attack, cybercriminals conceal their identities to make it seem as if the method of communication is coming from a legitimate, trustworthy sender.

Recently the Zix Threat Research team uncovered a spoofing attack where the threat actors posed as one of the largest container-shipping lines in the world.

Security-awareness training is an effective internal process to implement because it teaches employees how to spot email attacks.

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https://threatpost.com/cybercriminals-supply-chain-protect-inbox/178002/