The holiday season is a time of joy and relaxation, but it often brings an influx of corporate emails ranging from leave approvals to scheduling paid time off. The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) has recently intercepted a malicious phishing email masquerading as a legitimate end-of-year leave approval notice. Disguised as a formal HR communication, this email leverages the urgency and importance of year-end leave scheduling in order to trick the recipients into clicking a malicious link. This enables the threat actor to steal sensitive information via FormBook malware.
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The holiday season is a time of joy and relaxation, but it often brings an influx of corporate emails ranging from leave approvals to scheduling paid time off. The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) has recently intercepted a malicious phishing email masquerading as a legitimate end-of-year leave approval notice. Disguised as a formal HR communication, this email leverages the urgency and importance of year-end leave scheduling in order to trick the recipients into clicking a malicious link. This enables the threat actor to steal sensitive information via FormBook malware.
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Global data breaches show no signs of slowing down as this year has already exceeded 2023 in the number of data breaches and consumers impacted, according to Experian. Younger cybercriminals on the rise Today, the world of cyber hacking is not confined to grown ups nor is the fallout. According to the FBI, the average age of someone arrested for cybercrime is 19 vs. 37 for any crime. Many teens will have been recruited into … More →
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