Collaborate Disseminate
HPE told the SEC that Russian state-sponsored threat group Midnight Blizzard had access to an email system for several months.
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Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form of malicious URLs, attacks sent from a compromised account, and malware or ran… Continue reading Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security
The Androxgh0st malware botnet is used for victim identification and exploitation in targeted networks, as well as credentials collection. Read the FBI/CISA’s tips for protecting against this malware threat. Continue reading Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More
For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of recipients in the hope that a few might take the bait. Over time, however, as spa… Continue reading Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI
In this Help Net Security interview, Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, discusses intriguing aspects of social engineering and unconventional methods for gathering target information. Street explores the overlooked threat of ph… Continue reading Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions
Email-based attacks have evolved beyond traditional spam and phishing attempts. Cybercriminals now employ sophisticated tactics such as spear-phishing, whaling, and business email compromise (BEC), posing a significant threat to businesses of all sizes… Continue reading Uncovering the hidden dangers of email-based attacks
Elevate Security raised $18.3 million in venture capital financing and scored investments from the likes of Cisco and CrowdStrike.
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Chinese hackers exploited a zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-7102 to deliver malware to Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances.
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By Owais Sultan
Human factors heavily influence email security, with individuals’ vulnerability to phishing and social engineering playing a crucial role…
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A new attack technique named SMTP Smuggling can allow malicious actors to send out spoofed emails that bypass authentication mechanisms.
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