Numerous sectors including government, financial services, media, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities have been targeted by the large-scale credential phishing campaign leveraging the SuperMailer newsletter distribution app, which has expanded by twofold monthly since January, according to SecurityWeek.
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4 Intriguing Email Attacks Detected by AI in 2020
Here s to the sneakiest of the sneaky. These clever phishing messages that standard validation measures often missed deserve proper dishonor.
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Cyberattackers used and abused email in many creative, fruitful ways last year. They flooded inboxes with fearware. Took over accounts and manipulated companies trust in their suppliers. Slipped malicious messages past standard validation checks. They treated domains like they were disposable; using a domain briefly, then discarding it before security tools could smack it with a bad reputation.
Yes, it was an exciting year for email attacks. But which attacks were the coolest of them all?