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The free and unmonitored webpage publishing platform has been identified as being used in phishing scams dating back as early as mid-2019, as a key part to bypass security solutions. By and large, Telegra.ph is a legitimate platform. In the…
Rather than run a complex credential harvesting phishing scam, attackers use existing information about their victim and hijack a popular web service account *before* it’s created. I’m guessing that initial summary got you wondering “how exactly does someone hijack an…
Researchers at Abnormal Security have observed an increase in vendor impersonation in business email compromise (BEC) attacks. “In January 2022, the number of attacks impersonating third parties surpassed those impersonating internal employees for the first time,” the researchers write. “This…
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Russian intelligence agencies have increased the pace of cyberattacks against nations that have provided aid to Ukraine, according to new research published Wednesday by Microsoft, which said it had observed Moscow-backed hacking attempts in…
The NHS is warning about widespread scam text messages telling recipients they have been in close contact with a Covid case. "We've seen reports of fake NHS text messages about ordering Omicron Covid-19 test kits," it tweeted. Close contacts of…
New data shows a rise in the use of text messages as an effective vehicle to connect with potential victims for social engineering scams as people increase their preference of the medium. Historically, we see email as the primary communications…
