Security News

AT&T delays Microsoft 365 email delivery due to spam wave
2024-05-09 17:58

AT&T's email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a "High volume" spam wave originating from Microsoft's service. Starting on Monday, AT&T customers began reporting they could no longer receive email from Microsoft 365 email addresses.

NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies
2024-05-03 19:16

The NSA and FBI warned that the APT43 North Korea-linked hacking group exploits weak email Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance policies to mask spearphishing attacks. Together with the U.S. State Department, the two agencies cautioned that the attackers abuse misconfigured DMARC policies to send spoofed emails which appear to come from credible sources such as journalists, academics, and other experts in East Asian affairs.

NSA, FBI Alert on N. Korean Hackers Spoofing Emails from Trusted Sources
2024-05-03 09:37

The U.S. government on Thursday published a new cybersecurity advisory warning of North Korean threat actors' attempts to send emails in a manner that makes them appear like they are from...

Why the automotive sector is a target for email-based cyber attacks
2024-04-30 04:00

While every organization across every vertical is at risk of advanced email attacks, certain industries periodically become the go-to target for threat actors. In this Help Net Security video, Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses why the automotive industry is the new most popular target for business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks.

56% of cyber insurance claims originate in the email inbox
2024-04-25 10:00

56% of all 2023 claims were a result of funds transfer fraud or business email compromise, highlighting the importance of email security as a critical aspect of cyber risk management, according to Coalition. The 2024 Cyber Claims Report is based on reported claims data from January 1 to December 31, 2023.

Microsoft will limit Exchange Online bulk emails to fight spam
2024-04-15 19:11

Microsoft has announced plans to fight spam by imposing a daily Exchange Online bulk email limit of 2,000 external recipients starting January 2025.Exchange Online doesn't support sending bulk or high volumes of emails from a single account, and until now, Microsoft has not placed any restrictions on bulk emails.

Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government
2024-04-12 14:37

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Security Vulnerability of HTML Emails
2024-04-08 11:03

The email your manager received and forwarded to you was something completely innocent, such as a potential customer asking a few questions. The innocent pretext disappeared and the real phishing email became visible.

How malicious email campaigns continue to slip through the cracks
2024-04-08 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Josh Bartolomie, VP of Global Threat Services at Cofense, discusses how email will remain a target as long as it remains the predominant form of communication within a business. Cofense researchers have found that malicious email threats bypassing secure email gateways increased over 100% in the past year.

Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix
2024-04-02 22:09

Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails being blocked and marked as spam when trying to email Gmail accounts. Until the Outlook.com Team can address this newly acknowledged issue, Microsoft advises impacted users to add an Outlook.com alias to their accounts and email Gmail contacts using that alias.