Avanan Blog Attack Briefs (12)


Mirroring Actual Landing Pages for Convincing Credential Harvesting

The hacker has two tasks: Get into the inbox. And get the user to hand over the desired information. Hackers spend tons of time thinking of creative ways to do both....

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Sending Phishing Emails From PayPal

In June, we wrote about how hackers were sending phishing emails directly from QuickBooks.

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With Prime Day Around the Corner, Be on the Lookout for These Amazon Scams

It’s practically a holiday at this point: Amazon Prime Day. Two days of ridiculous deals and savings.

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The Classic O365 Credential Attack

Credential harvesting remains the most popular form of phishing.

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Sending Phishing Emails from QuickBooks

Hackers continually impersonate trusted brands to get into the inbox. By leveraging the legitimacy of a trusted domain, security solutions are more likely to view th...

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New Attack Spoofs PayPal to Obtain Payment from End-User

In November, we wrote about an attack that spoofed Amazon. The attack worked by using legitimate Amazon links, forcing the end-user to make a phone call instead to c...

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Fake Business Proposal Contains Macro-Infected Excel Spreadsheet

Financial scams are the name of the game. After all, hackers are after your money first and foremost.

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Following the Phishing Path

As security professionals, you never want end-users to click on a phishing link. But following the path of what would've happened if they did can be instructive.

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The Reverse Text Attack

When attackers are crafting malicious messages, they have two opposing goals.

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Local Meetings Under Attack

Virtual community and school board meetings have been commonplace over the last two years. Instead of gathering in person, these meetings, often held over Zoom, have...

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