Check Point Email Security Blog Attack Briefs (17)


Update: SLINKIFY Attack Still in Effect

In December, Avanan researchers discovered a new phishing attack that involves sending a plain text email with malformed URLs to bypass the URL protection and rewrit...

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Google Docs Comment Exploit Allows for Distribution of Phishing and Malware

Google Docs, as well as the larger Google Workspace, is ideal for productivity and collaboration. Employees across the globe can work, in real-time, together.

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Construction Industry Hit with Crypto-Based Extortion Attack

A new report has found that the construction industry is most at risk for ransomware attacks.

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Hackers Begin to Take Advantage of Omicron Variant

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the world. While we wait for more information on how it will change the pandemic, hackers have decided to...

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How Outlook Unwittingly Helps Hackers

Microsoft Outlook is built for productivity. That means they offer helpful tools designed to supercharge and streamline daily work.

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The Email to Eml Attack Rises Again

One of the most pernicious computer viruses in history was called Nimda. Though it propagated in many ways, it specialized in spreading via an email attachment.

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New Credential Harvesting Scam Spoofs Microsoft

The majority of all phishing attacks are of the credential harvesting variety.

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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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