A sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Darcula has set its sights on organizations in over 100 countries by leveraging a massive network of more than 20,000 counterfeit domains to help cyber criminals launch attacks at scale. "Using iMessage and RCS rather than SMS to send text messages has the side effect of bypassing SMS firewalls, which is being used … [Read more...] about Darcula Phishing Network Leveraging RCS and iMessage to Evade Detection
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New StrelaStealer Phishing Attacks Hit Over 100 Organizations in E.U. and U.S.
Cybersecurity researchers have detected a new wave of phishing attacks that aim to deliver an ever-evolving information stealer referred to as StrelaStealer. The campaigns impact more than 100 organizations in the E.U. and the U.S., Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers said in a new report published today. "These campaigns come in the form of spam emails with attachments that … [Read more...] about New StrelaStealer Phishing Attacks Hit Over 100 Organizations in E.U. and U.S.
New Banking Trojan CHAVECLOAK Targets Brazilian Users via Phishing Tactics
Users in Brazil are the target of a new banking trojan known as CHAVECLOAK that's propagated via phishing emails bearing PDF attachments. "This intricate attack involves the PDF downloading a ZIP file and subsequently utilizing DLL side-loading techniques to execute the final malware," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. The attack chain involves the use of … [Read more...] about New Banking Trojan CHAVECLOAK Targets Brazilian Users via Phishing Tactics
New Phishing Kit Leverages SMS, Voice Calls to Target Cryptocurrency Users
Mar 01, 2024NewsroomPhishing Kit / Cryptocurrency A novel phishing kit has been observed impersonating the login pages of well-known cryptocurrency services as part of an attack cluster designed to primarily target mobile devices. "This kit enables attackers to build carbon copies of single sign-on (SSO) pages, then use a combination of email, SMS, and voice phishing to trick … [Read more...] about New Phishing Kit Leverages SMS, Voice Calls to Target Cryptocurrency Users
Cybercriminals Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Senior Executives in U.S. Firms
Oct 09, 2023NewsroomCredential Harvesting / Hacking Senior executives working in U.S.-based organizations are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that leverages a popular adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing toolkit named EvilProxy to conduct credential harvesting and account takeover attacks. Menlo Security said the activity started in July 2023, primarily singling … [Read more...] about Cybercriminals Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Senior Executives in U.S. Firms
Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
Sep 25, 2023THNCyber Attack / Phishing Ukrainian military entities are the target of a phishing campaign that leverages drone manuals as lures to deliver a Go-based open-source post-exploitation toolkit called Merlin. "Since drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been an integral tool used by the Ukrainian military, malware-laced lure files themed as UAVs service … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
How to spot phishing on a hacked WordPress website
Beware: hundreds of thousands of websites are fakes. They’re made to look like the sites of popular online stores, banks, and delivery services, but with just one purpose: to steal your passwords and financial data. Victims are lured to such sites by phishing emails, messenger chats, and even paid ads. But don’t despair: even if you click on a bogus link, it might still be … [Read more...] about How to spot phishing on a hacked WordPress website
New Telegram Bot “Telekopye” Powering Large-scale Phishing Scams from Russia
Aug 24, 2023THNCyber Threat / Phishing A new financially motivated operation is leveraging a malicious Telegram bot to help threat actors scam their victims. Dubbed Telekopye, a portmanteau of Telegram and kopye (meaning "spear" in Russian), the toolkit functions as an automated means to create a phishing web page from a premade template and send the URL to potential victims, … [Read more...] about New Telegram Bot “Telekopye” Powering Large-scale Phishing Scams from Russia
Lookalike attacks in phishing and BEC
You’ve received an email at work asking you to change your email password, confirm your vacation period, or make an urgent money transfer at the request of the CEO. Such unexpected requests could be the start of a cyberattack on your company, so you need to make sure it’s not a scam. So how do you check email addresses or links to websites? The centerpiece of a fake is usually … [Read more...] about Lookalike attacks in phishing and BEC
Travel phishing and online scams in 2023
Summer’s here, with the vacation season in full swing. Along with holidaymakers, tourist-targeting scammers are also getting more active. Our experts studied the dangers confronting travelers in the 2023 vacation season. Here’s what they found out… Phishing attacks on Booking.com users Let’s start with a phishing site mimicking Booking.com, one of the world’s most popular sites … [Read more...] about Travel phishing and online scams in 2023