by EdgeWave | Email Security, Phishing
A new year, and a new phishing technique. While it’s hard to qualify anything as truly “new”, it is always interesting to see the latest approach. This week the EdgeWave Threat Detection Center saw a dramatic increase in phishing email using EML attachments. That’s...
by John Randall | Email Security, Phishing
Looks like the criminal community needed a last-minute infusion of cash. Earlier today the EdgeWave Threat Detection Center saw the first samples of a Christmas themed attack using an obfuscated VB macro within a Microsoft Word attachment. As usual, the email comes...
by EdgeWave | Email Security, Phishing
Another day closer to Christmas, the shopping urgency (anxiety?) increases, and cybercriminals are looking to take advantage of unsuspecting users. This week the EdgeWave Threat Detection Center caught a very impressive phishing campaign spoofing Amazon. While this...
by EdgeWave | Email Security, Phishing
Our Threat Detection Center sees a lot of common phishing attempts, everything ranging from payroll to invoices to voicemails. Very often we see campaigns using fake “email failure” or “updates needed” as the call to action and to create a sense of urgency. This week...
by EdgeWave | Email Security, Phishing
Today Marriott announced its Starwood brand database was hacked and breached over the last several years, and possibly up to 500 million customer records were stolen or compromised. That stolen data includes not only names and addresses, but also email addresses and...
by EdgeWave | Email Security, Phishing
With the holiday season upon us, it’s time for people to celebrate and give thanks. Cybercriminals also rejoice in the chance to take advantage of “good cheer” in many ways. Targeted phishing attacks are one of them. Recently our email security analysts in the...
