Avanan Blog Attack Briefs (16)


Hackers Begin to Take Advantage of Omicron Variant

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the world. While we wait for more information on how it will change the pandemic, hackers have decided to...

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How Outlook Unwittingly Helps Hackers

Microsoft Outlook is built for productivity. That means they offer helpful tools designed to supercharge and streamline daily work.

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The Email to Eml Attack Rises Again

One of the most pernicious computer viruses in history was called Nimda. Though it propagated in many ways, it specialized in spreading via an email attachment.

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New Credential Harvesting Scam Spoofs Microsoft

The majority of all phishing attacks are of the credential harvesting variety.

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The SLINKIFY Attack: Malformed Links Expose Vulnerability in ATP and Proofpoint

Avanan researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in both Microsoft ATP and Proofpoint. In this vulnerability, links in the email body can pass scanners uninspected,...

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Missed Delivery: New Phish Spoofs DHL

Did you go wild spending on Black Friday? In anticipation of a shipping crunch, did you seek further afield sellers to find what your friends and family are looking ...

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This USPS Spoof Shows Us That Phishmas is Upon Us

The holidays are approaching, and there appears to be a shipping crunch. Due to supply chain concerns, many are worried that they won’t get their holiday gifts in ti...

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Do You Have a Minute? How a Simple Question Can Lead to Major Damage

Business Email Compromise attacks have exploded in popularity. Gartner has found that BECs increased by nearly 100% in 2019 and through 2023, they predict that BEC a...

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The OneFont Attack: Manipulation and Obfuscation

In 2018, Avanan researchers discovered the ZeroFont phishing technique, whereby hackers insert hidden words, all with a font size of zero, that is invisible to the r...

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New Attack Spoofs Amazon to Obtain Payment From End-User

As holiday shopping begins earlier this year due to supply chain issues, many are beginning to stock up, especially from Amazon. For hackers, it’s an opportunity to ...

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