Avanan Blog Attack Briefs (6)


Leveraging Dropbox to Soar Into Inbox

Email threats continue to increase. In the first half of 2022, according to Check Point Research, email-delivered attacks reached 89% of all in-the-wild attacks.

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Creating Malicious Content Hosted on Squarespace

We have been tracking the next wave of Business Email Compromise attacks. It relies on the use of legitimate services to unleash attacks. There’s nothing fake or spo...

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The Fake Firefighter PayPal Scam

We've written extensively about the tremendous wave of attacks that are being originated from PayPal.

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Phishing Links via Linktree

UPDATE, 5/2/23: On Tuesday, 5/2/23, Avanan researchers and members of Linktree’s security and trust team spoke via video conference. The two companies spoke in more ...

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Zelle Phishing

Zelle, the widely used and highly acclaimed money-transfer service, is now a prime target for cybercriminals. The simplicity of sending funds to friends or businesse...

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Phishing From QuickBooks

The new wave of phishing that we’ve talked a lot about is BEC 3.0. Essentially, it’s the ability for hackers to sign up for a free account somewhere, send out an inv...

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The Replier Attack

Email messages aren’t always what they seem. We talk often about how hackers obfuscate text and code within messages. That can be an effective way to bypass security...

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The Microsoft Reply Attack

One of the most spoofed brands in phishing attacks is Microsoft.

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Have You Seen These Phishing Attacks? If So, Beware

We see phishing campaigns all the time--dedicated, long-standing attempts to hit end-users.

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