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Hackers impersonating Microsoft, Google to trap users into phishing scams

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:30:43 +0000

Impersonation attacks under the name of Microsoft and Google are increasing more than ever before, according to Check Point Research’s Q3 Phishing Report. Impersonation attacks refer to phishing emails that seem to be from authentic sites like Google and Microsoft but are sent by attackers to gather sensitive information from victims out there. Impersonation of […]

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Microsoft most imitated brand for phishing attempts in Q3 2020: Report

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:56:21 +0000

Microsoft topped the list of brands that hackers imitated the most during Q3 2020. Attackers impersonated Microsoft the most during the said period, courtesy of phishing attempts. This way, attackers tried to lure people into giving up their personal data, as per the latest report by Check Point Research. Hackers targeted Microsoft the most in […]

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Gmail encounters more than 100 million phishing attempts every day

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:37:06 +0000

Gmail encounters more than 100 million phishing attempts every day, Google has revealed. To prevent attackers from compromising Google accounts, the search giant has already implemented Safe Browsing, which according to the company protects over 4 billion devices. Google strengthens anti-phishing methods In addition to Gmail blocking over 100 million Phishing attempts every day, Google […]

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Now organizations can respond to email-based phishing threats in seconds

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:30:38 +0000

Cybersecurity companies Cofense and Cyware will together help organizations respond to phishing threats in seconds. Hackers continue to indulge in large-scale phishing attacks on organizations to steal credentials and sensitive data. Phishing attacks that target large organizations are common these days. But things turn ugly when phishing attacks targeting organizations result in a widespread data […]

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Government-backed attacks and phishing campaigns worldwide on the rise, warns Google

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Thu, 28 May 2020 17:15:55 +0000

According to Google, the number of state-sponsored phishing and hacking attacks worldwide is on the rise. The company’s Threat Analysis Group continues to track over 270 targeted or government-backed attacker groups from over 50 countries every day. Google TAG identifies and tries to prevent organized phishing campaigns, zero-day vulnerabilities, and hacking attempts against its products, […]

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Hackers imitate government agencies to promote phishing campaigns worldwide

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:30:13 +0000

These days, cyber attackers continue to imitate government agencies and authorities worldwide to further their malicious phishing activities in large numbers. Recently, we saw how new phishing campaigns impersonating the World Health Organization (WHO) are on the rise, in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Attackers use ready-made phishing templates A new report by a […]

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New phishing campaign abuses Google Search’s Open Redirect feature — Here’s how

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Mon, 18 May 2020 10:30:57 +0000

Beware of a new kind of phishing scam that abuses Google Search’s open redirect feature. This way, scammers try to trick users into revealing their login credentials. Security researchers have come across phishing URLs that surprisingly look trustworthy at first. These URLs point to Google. However, a brief inspection of these URLs would reveal they […]

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Phishing campaigns impersonating WHO, Zoom, Interpol and Europol are on the rise

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00:51 +0000

New phishing campaigns impersonating the World Health Organization (WHO) and conferencing platforms like Zoom, Interpol, and Europol are on the rise. Security researchers have observed a 30 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 related cyberattacks during a single week. Over the past three weeks, researchers discovered 192,000 such attacks every week. COVID-19 phishing campaigns […]

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There were 18 million COVID-19 malware and phishing attempts last week!

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:59:26 +0000

New lesser-known apps and remote work and communication tools increase the risk of coronavirus COVID-19 related scams and frauds. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, people around the world continue to use these apps to stay connected with their colleagues during the work-from-home transition. Google saw 240 million COVID-related spam As a result, the consumption of such […]

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Microsoft cracks down on coronavirus COVID-19 phishing attacks

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:39:40 +0000

In addition to being a global healthcare catastrophe, the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak is causing damage to digital infrastructure in the ever-connected cyber world. Unfortunately, hackers continue to use the situation to their advantage by all means. As we are writing, cybercriminals are using the coronavirus fear among people to turn the tide in their […]

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Google fixes the sophisticated Google Docs Phishing Scam

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Sat, 06 May 2017 06:22:20 +0000

The Google Docs Phishing Scam that was making rounds on the internet and also spreading wildly has been fixed by Google. Google mentioned on its Twitter account that they have taken action against the Google Docs phishing scam. According to this Twitter post, Google mentions that they have disabled the offending accounts. They have also […]

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LastPass users vulnerable to Phishing attacks

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:20:56 +0000

The potential dangers of storing all your important passwords in a single place have been exposed by a most recent attack against LastPass users. The Phishing attack, it is reported does not require any special skills but exploits the existing flaws in the design elements of the password manager’s core functions. The attack allows the […]

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