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In today’s digital age, email security is a major concern for businesses of all sizes. However, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable for a myriad of reasons. From resource constraints to diminishing budgets to pressure to consolidate vendors and do more with less, they can have less robust cyber defenses compared to their […]

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In today’s digital age, email security is a major concern for businesses of all sizes. However, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable for a myriad of reasons. From resource constraints to diminishing budgets to pressure to consolidate vendors and do more with less, they can have less robust cyber defenses compared to their […]

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By: Brad Haas  In early 2023, an increasing number of credential phishing URLs in emails reported to the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) have included a unique string showing that they were produced by a legitimate email newsletter program named SuperMailer. The inclusion of the string is a mistake threat actors made when crafting their […]

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By: Brad Haas  In early 2023, an increasing number of credential phishing URLs in emails reported to the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) have included a unique string showing that they were produced by a legitimate email newsletter program named SuperMailer. The inclusion of the string is a mistake threat actors made when crafting their […]

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Author: Andrew Remo SEG Bypassed: Trend Micro, Microsoft The summer season is fast approaching, and with it come employee PTO requests. The Phishing Defence Center (PDC) recently observed a phishing campaign where the threat actor sent an email to a user that claimed to be from the ‘HR Department’ and provided the user with a […]

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Author: Andrew Remo SEG Bypassed: Trend Micro, Microsoft The summer season is fast approaching, and with it come employee PTO requests. The Phishing Defence Center (PDC) recently observed a phishing campaign where the threat actor sent an email to a user that claimed to be from the ‘HR Department’ and provided the user with a […]

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SEGs Bypassed: Microsoft, Trend Micro, IronPort By Shirish Lavania, Cofense Phishing Defense Center In today’s world, each and every organization use email security to secure their infrastructure as email is a common entry point for attackers used for spreading phishing attacks, malwares and other types of threats. To this end, adversaries are continuously trying to […]

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SEGs Bypassed: Microsoft, Trend Micro, IronPort By Shirish Lavania, Cofense Phishing Defense Center In today’s world, each and every organization use email security to secure their infrastructure as email is a common entry point for attackers used for spreading phishing attacks, malwares and other types of threats. To this end, adversaries are continuously trying to […]

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SEGs Bypassed: Microsoft, Trend Micro, IronPort  By Shirish Lavania, Cofense Phishing Defense Center  In today’s world, each and every organization use email security to secure their infrastructure as email is a common entry point for attackers used for spreading phishing attacks, malwares and other types of threats. To this end, adversaries are continuously trying to bypass secure […]

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By Schyler Gallant, Alex Geoghagan, Cobi Aloia, Cofense Phishing Defense Center The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) employs expert Threat Analysts to analyze emails on behalf of enterprise customers across the globe, in various industries, who are analyzing phishing attacks delivering malware. To help keep up with evolving tactics and top ongoing threats affecting real […]

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