Perception Point News Archive

Phishing attacks via ‘URL rewriting’ to evade detection escalate

Email attackers are increasingly exploiting “URL rewriting” in phishing attacks to evade detection while spreading malicious links, Perception Point researchers said in a blog post.…

Nov-24

Hackers Abuse URL Rewriting In Sophisticated Phishing Attack

Cybercriminals have found a new way to exploit email security measures, turning them into tools for their malicious activities. Since mid-June 2024, threat actors have…

Nov-24

Don’t Hold Down The Ctrl Key—New Warning As Cyber Attacks Confirmed

Just as security professionals will tell you that layered defensive strategies are the best when it comes to staving off successful attacks, so attackers will…

Nov-24

Windows machines are being targeted with ZIP file workaround

There is a way to merge multiple ZIP files into one and thus hide malware

Nov-24

Microsoft Visio files used to carry out dangerous phishing attacks

New two-step phishing campaign spotted using Microsoft Visio files

Nov-24

Flexible Structure of Zip Archives Exploited to Hide Malware Undetected

Attackers abuse concatenation, a method that involves appending multiple zip archives into a single file, to deliver a variant of the SmokeLoader Trojan hidden in malicious attachments delivered via phishing.

Nov-24

Microsoft Visio Files Used in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks

A surge in two-step phishing attacks leveraging Microsoft Visio files has been identified by security researchers, marking a sophisticated evolution in phishing tactics. Discovered by…

Nov-24

Hackers now use ZIP file concatenation to evade detection

Hackers are targeting Windows machines using the ZIP file concatenation technique to deliver malicious payloads in compressed archives without security solutions detecting them. The technique exploits…

Nov-24

Spoof Eventbrite phishing emails look to lure in victims in major attack

Hackers are increasingly abusing Eventbrite to send out phishing emails

Oct-24

Phishers reach targets via Eventbrite services

Crooks are leveraging the event management and ticketing website Eventbrite to deliver their phishing emails to potential targets. “Since July, these attacks have increased 25%…

Oct-24

QR Code phishing is advancing to a new level, so be on your guard

Dangerous new phishing campaigns employ multiple QR codes

Oct-24

QR Code Phishing Attack Bypasses Email Security Scanners & Abuse SharePoint

Quishing, or QR code phishing, is rapidly evolving as threat actors adapt their tactics to bypass email security scanners. By incorporating QR codes into phishing campaigns, threat actors…

Sep-24

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