Security News

Microsoft 365 anti-phishing alert “erased” with one simple trick
2024-08-08 12:47

Attackers looking for a way into organizations using Microsoft 365 can make an alert identifying unsolicited emails "Disappear". The alert can be made invisible by changing its background and text colors to white, through CSS style tags.

Small CSS tweaks can help nasty emails slip through Outlook's anti-phishing net
2024-08-07 13:23

Researchers say cybercriminals can have fun bypassing one of Microsoft's anti-phishing measures in Outlook with some simple CSS tweaks. William Moody, IT security consultant at Certitude, blogged today about how First Contact Safety Tip - a banner displayed in Outlook when a user receives a message from an address that typically doesn't contact them - can be hidden using CSS style tags.

Microsoft 365 anti-phishing feature can be bypassed with CSS
2024-08-07 05:00

Researchers have demonstrated a method to bypass an anti-phishing measure in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), elevating the risk of users opening malicious emails.` [...]

Cloudflare buys anti-phishing business Area 1 for $162m
2022-02-24 14:31

Krazy Glue of the internet Cloudflare has buffed up its email security with the purchase of anti-phishing firm Area 1. Area 1 Security is all about pre-emptively tracking phishing campaigns and preventing customer mailboxes being troubled thanks to its INBOX.CLEAN product.

Hoplite Technology Anti-Phishing Bot: Protecting everyday users against phishing attacks
2021-01-15 03:00

With an inherent emphasis in "Privacy-by-default", Hoplite Technology announced the new launch of a free anti-phishing solution named Anti-Phishing Bot to protect everyday users against phishing attacks. Due to the lack of ways to verify the identity of the senders, everyday users without technical trainings will often find it difficult to distinguish a phishing attack as the red flags are hidden in different parts of an email.

Pre-Emptive Anti-Phishing Firm Area 1 Security Raises $25 Million
2020-06-29 19:59

Redwood, California-based anti-phishing firm Area 1 Security has raised $25 million in a Series D funding round led by ForgePoint Capital and supported by existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Icon Ventures and Top Tier Capital. Area 1 Security claims to have stopped 42 million phish in 2019, and has thwarted $273 million in BEC fraud in the first five months of 2020.

Anti-Phishing Firm INKY Raises $20 Million
2020-06-04 13:27

College Park, MD-based phish prevention firm INKY has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. The firm brings artificial intelligence in the form of machine learning and computer vision technology to the recognition and handling of phishing emails.

Chrome 79 includes anti-phishing and hacked password protection
2019-12-12 17:03

Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.

Android phones transformed into anti-phishing security tokens
2019-04-12 10:39

A new security feature allows users of Android 7 and later to use their smartphones to authenticate themselves to their Google accounts.

IRONSCALES AI powered anti phishing threat protection platform available
2019-02-15 02:30

IRONSCALES, the world’s first automated phishing prevention, detection and response platform, announced that its AI powered anti phishing threat protection platform is now available on mobile...