Check Point Email Security Blog Attack Briefs (17)


The SLINKIFY Attack: Malformed Links Expose Vulnerability in ATP and Proofpoint

Avanan researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in both Microsoft ATP and Proofpoint. In this vulnerability, links in the email body can pass scanners uninspected,...

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Missed Delivery: New Phish Spoofs DHL

Did you go wild spending on Black Friday? In anticipation of a shipping crunch, did you seek further afield sellers to find what your friends and family are looking ...

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This USPS Spoof Shows Us That Phishmas is Upon Us

The holidays are approaching, and there appears to be a shipping crunch. Due to supply chain concerns, many are worried that they won’t get their holiday gifts in ti...

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Do You Have a Minute? How a Simple Question Can Lead to Major Damage

Business Email Compromise attacks have exploded in popularity. Gartner has found that BECs increased by nearly 100% in 2019 and through 2023, they predict that BEC a...

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The OneFont Attack: Manipulation and Obfuscation

In 2018, Avanan researchers discovered the ZeroFont phishing technique, whereby hackers insert hidden words, all with a font size of zero, that is invisible to the r...

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New Attack Spoofs Amazon to Obtain Payment From End-User

As holiday shopping begins earlier this year due to supply chain issues, many are beginning to stock up, especially from Amazon. For hackers, it’s an opportunity to ...

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Send Info. Hope for Money. Get Phished Instead.

Last week, we wrote about a scam that spoofs the World Health Organization (WHO) in the hopes of grabbing personal information.

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The BCC Attack

A simple, but effective, way to bypass traditional scanners is by adding the recipient as a BCC.

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WHO Are You? Hackers Spoof World Health Organization

As governments around the world have paid out relief checks during the COVID-19 crisis, it might seem reasonable to receive some form of email communication from gov...

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As Vaccine Mandates Spread, So Too Do Vaccine Scams

As long as COVID-19 vaccines have been readily available, there have been scammers looking to profit from it. According to Check Point Research, the following have b...

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