With the end of November comes the height of the holiday shopping season — specifically Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, which typically span the last calendar days of November into the first week of December. As consumer behavior changes and online transactions become favored over traditional retail-store purchases, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are […]
Tag Archives: phishing
How to Recognize a Phishing Campaign
Phishing attacks and campaigns have always been a hot topic in online security. With many posts tagged as “phishing” on our blog — the first one being over nine years old now — we’ve seen our fair share of phishing attempts. In this post, we’ll cover the signs of a phishing attacks so you can […]
Malicious Android Application Used in Phishing Scam
While we deal with a lot of phishing cases, we rarely see mobile applications used as part of a phishing campaign—these apps add a layer of complexity to the process which deters some bad actors from incorporating into their attack. To launch a successful phish with a mobile application, bad actors first need to figure […]
Fake SSO Used In Multi-Email Provider Phishing
Single sign-on (SSO) allows users to sign into a single account (e.g Google) and access other services like YouTube or Gmail without authenticating with a separate username and password. This feature also extends to third party services such as the popular Dropbox file sharing application, which offers users the option to access their account using […]
Fake Instagram Verification
Across various social media platforms there are verification checkmark symbols that appear near the name of the account’s page we view. For example, this verified account indicator seen from our our Twitter page: These verification checkmarks exist as a credibility indicator to help show authenticity and integrity to social media page visitors. In order to […]
Hackers Use Fake Google reCAPTCHA to Cloak Banking Malware
The most effective phishing and malware campaigns usually employ one of the following two age-old social engineering techniques: Impersonation These online phishing campaigns impersonate a popular brand or product through specially crafted emails, SMS, or social media networks. These campaigns employ various methods including email spoofing, fake or real employee names, and recognized branding to […]
Hackers Use Fake Google reCAPTCHA to Cloak Banking Malware
The most effective phishing and malware campaigns usually employ one of the following two age-old social engineering techniques: Impersonation These online phishing campaigns impersonate a popular brand or product through specially crafted emails, SMS, or social media networks. These campaigns employ various methods including email spoofing, fake or real employee names, and recognized branding to […]
Fake Volkswagen Campaign Spreads Through Social Networks
We recently investigated a suspicious link received by one of my colleagues on WhatsApp. The message (in Portuguese) states that Volkswagen is offering 20 free cars until the end of the year, and directs users to participate on a site that has been apparently crafted especially for this “event”. After an initial investigation, it became […]
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a serious threat to any industry. We have seen this topic appear in the news more each day. You might have already received a fraudulent email from what seemed to be your bank or even seen the hacking that took place during the 2016 US presidential election. But what do you know about phishing? […]
A Scam-Free Cyber Monday for Online Businesses
Every year we see an increase in website attacks during the holidays. While business owners see their sales go up due to promotional Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns, hackers are in the background working nonstop to create malicious, fraudulent websites as well as take advantage of legitimate ones. Main Cyber Monday Threats Phishing Pages One […]
