IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

August 3, 2023
NEWS

Hackers exploited Salesforce zero-day in Facebook phishing attack – Bleeping Computer

Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce's email services and SMTP servers to launch a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting …

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Russian hackers target govt orgs in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks – Bleeping Computer

… Intelligence Service (SVR) targeted dozens of organizations worldwide, including government agencies, in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks.

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AI-Enhanced Phishing Driving Ransomware Surge – Infosecurity Magazine

… as the spelling errors and grammar issues in phishing emails are more easily eliminated, making attacks more evasive and convincing.”.

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HR emails are most-clicked phishing scams by employees – Fortune

The most-clicked phishing emails pretend to come from HR—and their subject matter might surprise you · Invest in security tools like two-factor …

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Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users – SecurityWeek

Threat actors are using Google AMP URLs in phishing campaigns aimed at enterprises as a new detection evasion tactic.

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Clicking is Risky: Business Cybersecurity Report Finds Heavy Use of Phishing

Between 80% and 95% of all attacks begin with a phish, researchers said. The inaugural Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report was based on data …

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Salesforce and Meta suffer phishing campaign that evades typical detection methods

Researchers discovered an email phishing campaign exploiting a 0-day vulnerability in the Salesforce email service and SMTP servers.

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The Editorial Board: Phishing is as rampant as ever: Be vigilant – Buffalo News

Phishing scams are getting more sophistica ted, and even savvy professionals can fall victim to them. It would be easy to dismiss the swindle that …

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Security Summit: Tax pros should remain vigilant against phishing emails and cloud-based attacks

… partners warned tax professionals to be aware of evolving phishing scams and cloud-based schemes designed to steal sensitive taxpayer information.

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