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Blind Eagle Hackers Exploit Spear-Phishing to Deploy RATs in Latin America
2024-08-20 06:14

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as Blind Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other Latin...

Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks
2024-08-20 03:00

A file-sharing phishing attack is a unique type of phishing threat in which a cybercriminal poses as a known colleague or familiar file-hosting or e-signature solution and sends a target a malicious email containing a link to what appears to be a shared file or document. File-sharing phishing attacks would be a pressing issue regardless of volume, as one single successful attack can have costly consequences.

Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks
2024-08-19 10:02

Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services. "Attackers can use Xeon to send...

Google raps Iran's APT42 for raining down spear-phishing attacks
2024-08-15 16:25

Google has joined Microsoft in publishing intel on Iranian cyber influence activity following a recent uptick in attacks that led to data being leaked from the Trump re-election campaign. APT42 is largely relying on what Google's TAG calls "Cluster C" phishing activity - distinguished methods that have been in use since 2022, characterized by attempts to impersonate NGOs and "Mailer Daemon."

Ukraine Warns of New Phishing Campaign Targeting Government Computers
2024-08-13 05:12

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine has warned of a new phishing campaign that masquerades as the Security Service of Ukraine to distribute malware capable of remote desktop access. The agency is tracking the activity under the name UAC-0198.

Common Business-Related Phishing Scams Include Fake HR and IT Subject Lines
2024-08-12 12:55

KnowBe4's quarterly phishing test report found that threat actors in Q2 often found success with emails spoofing HR departments. TechRepublic spoke with KnowBe4 Security Awareness Advocate Erich Kron about the results of the phishing tests and how to keep businesses safe from ever-evolving, generative AI-powered phishing attacks.

How Phishing Attacks Adapt Quickly to Capitalize on Current Events
2024-08-12 11:20

In 2023, no fewer than 94 percent of businesses were impacted by phishing attacks, a 40 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to research from Egress. What's behind the surge...

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.

New Phishing Scam Uses Google Drawings and WhatsApp Shortened Links
2024-08-08 09:41

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel phishing campaign that leverages Google Drawings and shortened links generated via WhatsApp to evade detection and trick users into clicking on bogus links designed to steal sensitive information. "The attackers chose a group of the best-known websites in computing to craft the threat, including Google and WhatsApp to host the attack elements, and an Amazon look-alike to harvest the victim's information," Menlo Security researcher Ashwin Vamshi said.

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.