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Microsoft warns of surge in HTML smuggling phishing attacks
2021-11-12 15:27

Microsoft has seen a surge in malware campaigns using HTML smuggling to distribute banking malware and remote access trojans. While HTML smuggling is not a new technique, Microsoft is seeing it increasingly used by threat actors to evade detection, including the Nobelium hacking group behind the SolarWinds attacks.

HTML smuggling is the latest cybercrime tactic you need to worry about
2021-07-30 10:00

Menlo shared the news along with its discovery of an HTML smuggling campaign it named ISOMorph, which uses the same technique the SolarWinds attackers used in their most recent spearphishing campaign. The ISOMorph attack uses HTML smuggling to drop its first stage on a victim's computer.

Attackers can hide 'external sender' email warnings with HTML and CSS
2021-04-22 10:18

Turns out, all it takes for attackers to alter the "External sender" warning, or remove it altogether from emails is just a few lines of HTML and CSS code. Email security products such as enterprise email gateways are often configured to display the "External sender" warning to a recipient when an email arrives from outside of the organization.

Microsoft Office 365 phishing evades detection with HTML Lego pieces
2021-04-08 13:12

A recent phishing campaign used a clever trick to deliver the fraudulent web page that collects Microsoft Office 365 credentials by building it from chunks of HTML code stored locally and remotely. The method consists of gluing together multiple pieces of HTML hidden in JavaScript files to obtain the fake login interface and prompt the potential victim to type in the sensitive information.

Ongoing Campaign Uses HTML Smuggling for Malware Delivery
2020-08-19 12:40

An ongoing cybercrime campaign is employing a technique known as HTML smuggling to deliver malware onto the victim's machine, Menlo Security reports. Referred to as Duri, the campaign started in early July and continues to date, attempting to evade network security solutions, including proxies and sandboxes, to deliver malicious code.

Researchers Warn of Active Malware Campaign Using HTML Smuggling
2020-08-18 19:16

An active campaign has been spotted that utilizes HTML smuggling to deliver malware, effectively bypassing various network security solutions, including sandboxes, legacy proxies and firewalls. Krishnan Subramanian, security researcher with Menlo Security, told Threatpost that the campaign uncovered on Tuesday, dubbed "Duri," has been ongoing since July.

17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From the Device
2019-07-03 15:48

Except for phishing and scams, downloading an HTML attachment and opening it locally on your browser was never considered as a severe threat until a security researcher today demonstrated a...

Large-scale DDoS Attack Abuses HTML's Hyperlink Audit Ping Facility
2019-04-15 10:05

A new type of DDoS attack that abuses the HTML5 Ping-based hyperlink auditing feature has been detected following a major attack emanating from primarily Chinese-speaking mobile users of the...

Office 365 users targeted by phishers employing simple HTML tricks
2018-06-22 15:39

Phishers are using a simple but effective trick to fool Microsoft’s NLP-based anti-phishing protections and Office 365 users into entering their login credentials into spoofed login pages. The...

Vulnerabilities in Facebook Chat and Messenger exploitable with basic HTML knowledge (Help Net Security)
2016-06-07 13:00

Check Point’s security research team has discovered vulnerabilities in Facebook’s standard online Chat function, and its separately downloaded Messenger app. The vulnerabilities, if exploited,...