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In what's a new phishing technique, it has been demonstrated that the Application Mode feature in Chromium-based web browsers can be abused to create "Realistic desktop phishing applications." Application Mode is designed to offer native-like experiences in a manner that causes the website to be launched in a separate browser window, while also displaying the website's favicon and hiding the address bar.
Phishing attack spoofs Zoom to steal Microsoft user credentials We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. That's exactly the case with a recent phishing campaign analyzed by security firm Armorblox in which the attacker spoofed Zoom in an attempt to compromise Microsoft user credentials.
A new phishing technique using Chrome's Application Mode feature allows threat actors to display local login forms that appear as desktop applications, making it easier to steal credentials. Because desktop applications are generally harder to spoof, users are less likely to treat them with the same caution they reserve for browser windows that are more widely abused for phishing.
Microsoft is working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to allow Microsoft Teams users to alert their organization's security team of any dodgy messages they receive.Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protects organizations from malicious threats from email messages, links, and collaboration tools.
A new phishing campaign targets US and New Zealand job seekers with malicious documents installing Cobalt Strike beacons for remote access to victims' devices. The discovery comes from researchers at Cisco Talos who observed two different phishing lures, both targeting job seekers and leading to the deployment of Cobalt Strike.
Germany's Bundeskriminalamt, the country's federal criminal police, carried out raids on the homes of three individuals yesterday suspected of orchestrating large-scale phishing campaigns that defrauded internet users of €4,000,000. The three men obtained money from their victims by sending them phishing emails that were clones of messages from real German banks.
The APWG's Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks - the worst quarter for phishing that APWG has ever observed. This Help Net Security video uncovers how the number of phishing attacks reported has quadrupled since early 2020.
The Internal Revenue Service warned Americans of an exponential rise in IRS-themed text message phishing attacks trying to steal their financial and personal information in the last few weeks. Such scam texts redirect U.S. taxpayers to phishing landing pages designed to collect sensitive information using various baits.
In the latest version of Windows 11, Microsoft is introducing a feature in its Microsoft Defender SmartScreen tool designed to keep passwords safer. The enhanced phishing protection automatically detects when a user types their password into an app or website and knows immediately whether the app or site has a secure connection to a trusted website.
The APWG's Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks - the worst quarter for phishing that APWG has ever observed. The number of phishing attacks reported has quadrupled since early 2020 - when APWG was observing between 68,000 and 94,000 attacks per month.