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How cybercriminals are creating malicious hyperlinks that bypass security software.
A report released Thursday by email security provider Avanan reveals how a coding practice called Quoted-printable is being used in phishing emails to present malicious links as legitimate.
Starting in February, Avanan found that the attackers are using Quoted-printable to disguise malicious links as legitimate text, thereby fooling security scanners.
Your email reader can understand and interpret the Quoted-printable code, but the cybercriminals are betting that your security product won't be able to detect the malicious link.
Train your users on how to analyze suspicious and potentially malicious emails for subtle discrepancies.
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