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Abnormal Attack Stories: Secure Message Phishing

In this attack, attackers have compromised a company’s known vendor and sent out a phishing attack from that compromised account masquerading as a secure message for the recipient.

June 4, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: VPN Impersonation Phishing

In this attack, attackers are impersonating a notification from the user’s organization regarding VPN configuration. However, the email link hosts a phishing website aiming to steal credentials of employees.

June 3, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: WHO Impersonation

In this attack, attackers impersonate the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to phish credentials. Quick Summary Platform: Office 365 # Mailboxes: 15,000 to 50,000 Email Gateway: Proofpoint Victims: Employees Payload: Phishing Technique: Impersonation What was the attack? Setup: The COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing for months now, and people are consistently waiting for new …

May 28, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: AWS Phishing

In this attack, attackers are impersonating a notification from Amazon Web Services in order to steal credentials of employees.

May 27, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: AT&T Impersonation Malware

In this attack, attackers impersonate a notification from AT&T in order to install malware on the user’s device.

May 21, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: Vendor Impersonation Fraud

In this attack, the attacker is impersonating a known vendor in order to receive payment for a fraudulent invoice.

May 20, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: LogMeIn Phishing

In this attack, the attacker is impersonating the collaboration software provider, LogMeIn, in order to obtain the recipient’s credentials.

May 19, 2020

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Abnormal Attack Stories: Navy Federal Credit Union Phishing

In this attack, attackers are impersonating the US Navy Federal Credit Union in order to steal victims’ associated credentials.

May 18, 2020

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What Abnormal Security’s Cool Vendor Recognition Says About the Email Security Market

Last week, we were proud to announce that Abnormal Security was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Cloud Office Security. This is an important recognition for the company as well as a clear signal that the email security market is evolving. Enterprises’ inexorable march to cloud office platforms, led by Office 365 and G Suite, …

May 11, 2020

Evan Reiser