Check Point Email Security Blog Attack Briefs (2)


Threat Alert: Sophisticated Botnet Targeting Microsoft 365 with Advanced Authentication Bypass Techniques

Overview: A sophisticated botnet comprised of over 130,000 compromised devices is orchestrating large-scale password spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 accounts ...

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Cyber Criminals Using URL Tricks to Deceive Users

Overview: In a newly observed scam, Check Point researchers found 200,000 phishing emails that abused URL information to obfuscate phishing links. The scam was first...

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Security Alert: Device Code Authentication Phishing Attack

Check Point researchers have discovered an extremely sophisticated attack, perpetrated by nation state threat actors, that targeted the CEO and a high-ranking employ...

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“Remember Me” Cookies Under Exploit in Account Takeover Attempts

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a new warning around the cyber criminal theft of “remember me” cookies. What’s Happening Cyber criminals are dire...

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Zero-Click Attacks

Latest Zero-Click Attack in Outlook Delivers Instant Malware

Earlier this year, we reported on Zero-Click Attacks in Microsoft Outlook that could compromise a user without them taking any action. Cyber Security News recently r...

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BEC 4.0: Business Communication Compromise 

Microsoft Teams is a popular communication channel for many organizations.

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The Evolution of QR Code Phishing: ASCII-Based QR Codes 

Quishing—QR code phishing—is a rapidly evolving threat. Starting around August, when we saw the first rapid increase, we’ve also seen a change in the type of QR code...

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Spoofing Shein for Credential Harvesting 

Shein is one of the most popular shopping apps in the world. In fact, it’s the second most downloaded shopping app globally, with over 251 million downloads.

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