With An Adtech Approach To Cyberattacks, Abnormal Security Hits $500 Million Valuation
Evan Reiser and Sanjay Jeyakumar do not come from cybersecurity backgrounds. The pair linked up at TellApart, the advertising technology startup that was sold to Twitter for $479 million in the social
November 18, 2020
Texas businesses targeted in Department of State Health RFQ phishing
Scammers have tried to rip off computer equipment suppliers with a targeted email that impersonated the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Read more in Bleeping Computer.
September 21, 2020
Cyber-Criminals Spoof Texas Government
Cyber-criminals have tried to receive free goods by posing as the Texas government and emailing out Requests for Quotes (RFQs). The multi-layered email attack, in which threat actors pretended to be from the
September 21, 2020
See the sales pitch deck that two-year-old email security startup Abnormal is using to reach big enterprises in a new kind of partnership with Microsoft
Cloud-based cybersecurity startups have hurdled old industry obstacles like subway turnstile-hoppers. Perhaps none are on a faster express train than a 2-year-old company named Abnormal Security. Read more in Business Insider.
September 16, 2020
Covid Scams From A to Z: 26 Ways Fraudsters Are Fooling People During the Pandemic
If you believed 2018 was the summer of scam, think again. As the U.S. has struggled to control the coronavirus outbreak over the past six months of 2020, it’s also been flooded with financial scams.
September 15, 2020
Abnormal Security partners with Microsoft to deliver comprehensive security solutions to enterprises
Abnormal Security announced a global strategic alliance with Microsoft to deliver comprehensive security solutions to enterprises. Customers can now purchase Abnormal’s security offering directly from Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. Read more in Help Net Security.
September 15, 2020
Microsoft Seeks Startup Partnerships in Battle With Amazon Over Cloud
Microsoft on Monday announced a partnership with Abnormal Security Corp., under which the San Francisco-based email-security startup will move its software onto the tech giant’s Azure cloud. Read more in Wall Street
September 14, 2020
Cybersecurity Experts Weigh-In on the Most At-Risk Election Yet
Election security is an ever-increasing concern of cybersecurity and government officials. It used to be that voting infrastructure and database security was at the core of the conversation. But since the rise
August 26, 2020
Malicious Actors Impersonating Bitcoin Platform to Launch Malware Attacks
Cyber-criminals have been impersonating the well-known Bitcoin BTC ERA trading platform in order to infect users of the online currency with malware, according to new research from Abnormal Security. Read more on
August 25, 2020
Invoice Fraud Strikes Amazon In $19M Scam
In a case that highlights how anybody — truly, anybody — can be a victim of invoice fraud, federal officials have reportedly charged two brothers in New York State for an alleged $19 million
August 24, 2020
Brand impersonation is a go-to tactic for attackers, especially for credential phishing and BEC attacks
Brand impersonation is a go-to tactic for attackers, especially for credential phishing and BEC attacks COVID-19-themed email attacks, an increase in BEC attack volume and acceleration of payment and invoice fraud, according
August 21, 2020
Don’t click that Zoom invitation!
The pandemic may be worsening the situation. Payment and invoice fraud attacks increased 112% in the second quarter of the year, during the coronavirus’s wildfire spread, compared with the first quarter, according
August 19, 2020
Business Email Compromise Attacks Involving MFA Bypass Increase
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is widely regarded as a strong measure for protecting against account takeover attacks. But as with almost any security control, adversaries have devised several ways to bypass it. Read
August 17, 2020
BEC Phishing Campaigns Bypass MFA, Target Office 365 Executive Accounts
Entities should be on the alert for an increase in two business email compromise campaigns. One report found an increase in BEC phishing campaigns targeting the Microsoft Office 365 accounts of executives, while the other
August 10, 2020
Attackers Horn in on MFA Bypass Options for Account Takeovers
An uptick in business email compromise attacks is being attributed to successful compromises of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and conditional access controls, according to researchers. While brute-forcing and password spraying techniques are the
August 7, 2020
Attackers bypass multi-factor authentication to hijack email accounts
Researchers at Abnormal Security have detected an increase in business email compromise attacks that successfully compromise email accounts despite the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Conditional Access. Read more on BetaNews.
August 6, 2020
Tech workforce in defense and aerospace targeted in latest phishing attack
A phishing lure disguised as a legitimate inquiry by a recruiter for a new job opportunity inserts a malicious template into an attached Word document, which then gathers intelligence on the target,
August 3, 2020
Office 365 phishing baits employees with fake SharePoint alerts
Employees using Microsoft Office 365 are targeted in a phishing campaign that makes use of bait messages camouflaged as automated SharePoint notifications to steal their accounts. The phishing emails delivered as part
July 27, 2020
Invoice emails are the new Trojan horse
Receiving an email request from a co-worker to pay an invoice happens every minute, of every hour, of every day. So do fraudulent ones. Online criminals are increasingly targeting those who hold
July 23, 2020
New phishing scam pretends to renew Microsoft Office 365
Unfortunately, the Covid pandemic and working from home is also a good time for attackers to release their malware and phishing nets. The most recent threat we covered was the returning of the Emotet banking
July 21, 2020
Phishing attacks aim to steal sensitive data by prompting people to renew Microsoft subscription
Phishing campaigns work by impersonating some well-known organization or brand, and that certainly includes a company like Microsoft. With products like Windows, Office, Outlook, and OneDrive prevalent among consumers and businesses, Microsoft
July 20, 2020
Zoom-Themed Phishing Campaign Targets Office 365 Credentials
A recently uncovered phishing campaign is using spoofed Zoom account alerts to steal Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to a report from security firm Abnormal Security. Read more on BankInfoSecurity.
July 10, 2020
AI 50 Founders Predict What Artificial Intelligence Will Look Like After Covid-19
The first few months of 2020 have radically reshaped the way we work and how the world gets things done. While the wide use of robotaxis or self-driving freight trucks isn’t yet in place, the
July 10, 2020
Fake Zoom notifications used to steal Office 365 credentials
According to researchers at Abnormal Security, Microsoft Office 365 users in corporate environments are the focus of the operation. In a blog post, victims are told that Zoom accounts have been suspended. Read
July 10, 2020
Persuasive Office 365 phishing uses fake Zoom suspension alerts
Microsoft Office 365 users are targeted by a new phishing campaign using fake Zoom notifications to warn those who work in corporate environments that their Zoom accounts have been suspended, with the
July 9, 2020
SurveyMonkey Phishers Go Hunting for Office 365 Credentials
Security researchers are warning of a new phishing campaign that uses malicious emails from legitimate SurveyMonkey domains in a bid to bypass security filters. The phishing emails in question are sent from
July 9, 2020
Phishing attack spoofs Twitter to steal account credentials
Phishing campaigns are a favored tactic among many cybercriminals because they’re relatively easy to set up and deploy. Because the phishing emails typically impersonate a well-known company or brand, they stand a
July 6, 2020
AI 50: America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies
Artificial intelligence is beginning to be usefully deployed in almost every industry from customer call centers and finance to drug research. Yet the field is also plagued by relentless hype, opaque jargon
July 3, 2020
200% increase in invoice and payment fraud BEC attacks
There has been a 200 percent increase in BEC attacks focused on invoice or payment fraud from April to May 2020, according to Abnormal Security. This sharp rise continues the trend. Read
June 30, 2020
2020 sees rise in invoice and payment fraud BEC attacks
Abnormal Security found a 75% increase in this type of campaign in the first three months of the year and a spike of 200% from April to May. Read more at TechRepublic.
June 29, 2020
Phishing attacks target unsuspecting Wells Fargo customers
Researchers at Abnormal Security discovered the Wells Fargo phishing campaign customers earlier this month. To date, the campaign has targeted over 15,000 customers using .ics calendar file attachments designed to direct them
June 24, 2020
Wells Fargo customers targeted in a mass phishing attack
Wells Fargo customers targeted in phishing campaign. Customers of Wells Fargo & Co. are being targeted by a phishing campaign that sends calendar invitations to customers, leading to a fake website that
June 24, 2020
COVID-19 Fuels Phishing and Scams While BEC Attacks Evolve and Increase
Between the second and third weeks of March 2020, email scams and phishing attacks spiked by an unprecedented 436%. Such was the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, business email compromise (BEC)
June 23, 2020
Wells Fargo customers targeted with phishing attacks using calendar invites
Employees of large corporations are being targeted with phishing emails that impersonate the Wells Fargo security team and use innocent-looking calendar invitations as clickbait. Read more at American Banker.
June 22, 2020
Separate Phishing Attacks Target Wells Fargo, BofA Customers
Abnormal Security researchers are investigating a much larger campaign aimed at Wells Fargo customers. The fraudsters are imitating the bank’s security team and alerting victims with a fake message that if they
June 20, 2020
Phishing for banking customers’ data
Researchers at Abnormal Security describe an ongoing phishing campaign in which the criminals misrepresent themselves as Wells Fargo’s security, attempting to induce victims to give up such sensitive banking information as their
June 19, 2020
Wells Fargo Customers Get Attacked
Customers and employees of Wells Fargo are being warned of an email scam that pretends to come from the financial institution’s security team. According to security company Abnormal Security, the message says
June 19, 2020
Office 365 users target for calendar invite attack
The cybersecurity firm Abnormal Security recently uncovered how malicious players built an Office 365 phishing site targeting remote workers that use the platform. Today, the company exposes a similar attack that exploits
June 18, 2020
Wells Fargo phishing baits customers with calendar invites
Wells Fargo customers are being targeted by a phishing campaign impersonating the Wells Fargo Security Team and luring potential victims to phishing pages with the help of calendar invites. Read more at
June 18, 2020
Email security challenges and BEC trends during the pandemic
COVID-related attacks increased 436% between the second and third weeks of March 2020, with an average 173% week-over-week increase during the quarter, according to Abnormal Security. Read more at Help Net Security.
June 18, 2020
Business email compromise attacks spike in March
In yet another sign that cybercriminals are keen to exploit the current world situation, in the second and third weeks of March business email compromise (BEC) attacks increased more than 430 percent
June 17, 2020
BEC Attackers Ditch C-Suite in Favor of Fresh Target
The number of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks being leveled at C-Suite executives has declined as threat actors focus on a new target. According to new research published today by Abnormal Security,
June 17, 2020
How Business Email Compromise attacks pose a threat to organizations
For its “Abnormal Quarterly BEC Report Q1 2020 report,” Abnormal Security found that BEC attacks have become more sophisticated. Attackers are taking time to plan their campaigns and have been moving their
June 17, 2020
BEC Attacks on the C-Suite Dropped 37% in Q1
New research shows attackers are targeting and establishing relationships with accounts payable departments. Read more at Dark Reading.
June 17, 2020
UK coronavirus phishing scam uses phony emails: How to stay safe
Cyber crooks are trying to steal passwords for small-business Microsoft accounts in the U.K. by sending phony emails promising government relief funds for businesses shut down by the coronavirus. Read more at
June 11, 2020
Office 365 phishing baits business owners with relief payments
Business owners with Microsoft Office 365 accounts are targeted in a phishing campaign that uses bait emails designed to look like legitimate Small Business Grants Fund (SGF) relief payment messages from the
June 10, 2020
Watch out – this VPN might be trying to steal your money
Office 365 customers are being targeted by a phishing campaign that uses fake VPN update messages to steal login details. Read more at TechRadar Pro.
June 7, 2020
Cyber Security Today – Don’t fall for this VPN scam, huge attacks on WordPress sites and lessons from a data breach
Criminals are taking advantage of the increasing use of virtual private network software by people working at home to spread malware. A VPN may be required by employers for safely logging into
June 5, 2020
Remote working tools: How to use DocuSign
Restrictions around the world have meant that much of the global workforce has had adapt to remote working and all the online and cloud-based solutions that come with that. This means becoming
June 5, 2020
Attacker uses an Office 365 site to steal user credentials
Hackers sent remote workers malicious email links to fraudulently capture their user credentials, according to an Abnormal Security report. Read more at Windows Report.
June 4, 2020
Phishers Use Fake VPN Alerts to Steal Office 365 Passwords
Fraudsters are using fake VPN update alerts to target remote workers in an effort to steal their Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to the security firm Abnormal Security. Read more at BankInfoSecurity.
June 4, 2020
Understanding the Payload-Less Email Attacks Evading Your Security Team
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks represent a small percentage of email attacks, but disproportionately represent the greatest financial risk. Read more from Abnormal Security CEO Evan Reiser in Threatpost.
June 4, 2020
Office 365 users: Beware of fake company emails delivering a new VPN configuration
Phishers are impersonating companies’ IT support team and sending fake VPN configuration change notifications in the hopes that remote employees may be tricked into providing their Office 365 login credentials. Read more
June 4, 2020
Phishing attack impersonates IT staff to target VPN users
As the pandemic has triggered a huge shift toward remote working, so, too, have criminals been trying to target business employees working at home. In a blog post published Wednesday, Abnormal Security
June 3, 2020
Office 365 phishing baits remote workers with fake VPN configs
Microsoft Office 365 customers are targeted by a phishing campaign using bait messages camouflaged as notifications sent by their organization to update the VPN configuration they use to access company assets while
June 3, 2020
Phishing attack spoofs World Health Organization to steal email credentials
Spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals have been busy launching phishing attacks that impersonate organizations and other items associated with the virus. One group that’s been exploited in many of these
May 29, 2020
Phishing attack impersonates Amazon Web Services to steal user credentials
As more people are working remotely due to the coronavirus, cloud services have seen a surge in demand. But as this trend has unfolded, cybercriminals have found a ripe target to exploit.
May 28, 2020
How Abnormal Security combats business email compromise
When looking at all the different ways that hackers can threaten networks and enterprises, flashy incidents like ransomware scams often come to mind. But a relatively new kind of attack called business
May 22, 2020
Abnormal Security launches VendorBase to help orgs reduce supply chain cybersecurity risk
Abnormal Security, a leader in protecting large enterprises from Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, introduced VendorBase, a global, federated database that tracks the reputations of an organization’s vendors and customers, and improves
May 22, 2020
Phishing for LogMeIn credentials
Abnormal Security reports that an ongoing phishing campaign is targeting LogMeIn customers. They’re using a bogus security update as the phishbait to lure victims to a malicious site that impersonates a log-in
May 22, 2020
Phishing Attack Bypassed Office 365 Multifactor Protections
Earlier this month, researchers at Abnormal Security uncovered a phishing campaign that spoofed Teams notifications to harvest Office 365 credentials from employees working from home offices due to COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
May 22, 2020
Beware of phishing emails urging for a LogMeIn security update
LogMeIn users are being targeted with fake security update requests, which lead to a spoofed phishing page. Read more at Help Net Security.
May 22, 2020
Email phishing scam impersonates LogMeIn to trick remote workers
Add LogMeIn to the list of remote services and collaboration platforms whose users are being targeted by phishing scammers seeking to take advantage of businesses’ current work-from-home policies under COVID-19. Read more
May 22, 2020
Phishing Scam Impersonates Navy Federal
A new phishing scam involving fake emails claiming to be from the Vienna, Va.-based Navy Federal Credit Union ($125 billion in assets, 9.1 million members) is targeting victims to steal their credentials,
May 22, 2020
Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 20 May 2020
Abnormal Security has launched VendorBase, a global, federated database that tracks the reputations of an organization’s vendors and customers, and improves detection accuracy of advanced social engineering attacks, the company says. Read
May 22, 2020
New phishing campaign impersonates LogMeIn to steal user credentials
Phishing campaigns try to trick people by spoofing well-known companies, brands, and products. Such campaigns often strive to reference items in the news to catch the attention of those concerned about current
May 22, 2020
Abnormal Security’s VendorBase Mitigates Cyber Attack & BEC Risks From the Supply Chain
VendorBase from Abnormal Security enhances supply chain security and prevents business email compromise (BEC) attacks by evaluating vendors across several criteria and detecting advanced social engineering attacks on enterprises. Read more at
May 22, 2020
New cloud platform helps protect against business email compromise
Email compromise via spoofed domains or compromised accounts is a major problem. But a new cloud platform from Abnormal Security tracks the reputations of an organization’s vendors and customers, and improves detection
May 21, 2020
Fake Zoom Phishing Campaign Targets Employees for their Office 365 Credentials
A phishing campaign using a fake Zoom notification is targeting employees in an effort to steal Office 365 credentials, looking to trick people into entering their user names and passwords into a
May 18, 2020
Phishing campaign caught spoofing Zoom
A new phishing campaign spotted by Abormal Security takes advantage of the popularity of Zoom to try to capture account credentials of unsuspecting users. Read more at TechRepublic.
May 18, 2020
Attackers Pose as Zoom to Steal Microsoft Credentials
Cyber-thieves are impersonating videoconferencing platform Zoom to steal victims’ Microsoft credentials. New research published today by Abnormal Security revealed that Zoom users are being targeted with fake notification emails that contain malicious
May 18, 2020
WebEx in the crosshairs for phishing
With so many people working from home, it should come as no surprise that WebEx accounts have become a target for phishing. A stolen account would let an attacker potentially spy on
May 18, 2020
Phishing emails caught exploiting DocuSign and COVID-19
A new phishing campaign analyzed by Abnormal Security shows how cybercriminals are exploiting DocuSign, the coronavirus, and the transition to remote working to try to capture account credentials. In a blog post
May 18, 2020
DocuSign Phishing Campaign Uses COVID-19 as Bait
DocuSign users on Office 365 are the target of a new phishing campaign that features COVID-19 as a lure to convince them to offer up their credentials in return for pandemic information.
May 18, 2020
How to protect against the latest payload-less social engineering attacks [Q&A]
Social engineering is one of the most common approaches taken by cybercriminals in order to steal data or get users to install malware. But a new generation of payload-less attacks is now
May 8, 2020
If You’ve Been Invited to a Zoom Meeting with HR, You Might Be Getting Scammed
There is no denying that the video-conferencing tool Zoom has become an essential part of our professional and social lives. Due to social distancing matters, most of us are now relying on
May 8, 2020
Pardon the Intrusion #17: Hands up, this is a hold-up
Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become lucrative targets for cybercriminals. Not only are stolen Zoom credentials being sold on the dark web, hackers are using fake Zoom installer software to spread malware
May 8, 2020
Cisco Webex phishing attack wants to steal your logins
Cybercriminals have launched a new series of phishing attacks which attempt to steal the account credentials of Cisco Webex users by utilizing fake certificate error warnings. Read more at TechRadar Pro.
May 8, 2020
Cyber Security Today – Canada hit by COVID cheque fraud; Webex, Teams under attack, more COVID email scams and three big data breaches
Reports from a company called Abnormal Security say hackers are also trying to squirm into Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams video meetings. They’re sending out emails impersonating automated messages from both services,
May 8, 2020
Notification emails impersonate Microsoft Teams to steal credentials
As the use of collaborative platforms continues to tick up as people work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, hackers are sending fake email notifications that appear to come from Microsoft Teams
May 5, 2020
Look out – that Microsoft Teams alert might be a phishing scam
Remote workers are being urged to take extra care following the reveal of a new security scam affecting Microsoft Teams. Users of the popular video conferencing service are being targeted by a
May 5, 2020
Hackers hide behind fake Microsoft Teams notification to steal victim credentials
Security researcher have found that hackers are impersonating a notification from Microsoft Teams to steal the credentials of employees. According to a blog post by Abnormal Security, cybercriminals have crafted convincing emails
May 4, 2020
Tricky phishing attack targets Microsoft Teams users — here’s how to protect yourself
A new phishing attack uses cloned Microsoft imagery to trick people into giving away their Office 365 login details. Read more at Windows Central.
May 4, 2020
Microsoft Teams Impersonation Attacks Flood Inboxes
According to security researchers at Abnormal Security, Microsoft Teams has been hit by two separate attacks targeting as many as 50,000 users. The campaigns reportedly aim to phish Office 365 logins. Read
May 4, 2020
Latest Phishing Campaign Spoofs Microsoft Teams Messages
A recently uncovered phishing campaign is spoofing notifications from Microsoft’s Teams collaboration platform in order to harvest Office 365 credentials from employees working from home offices because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according
May 4, 2020
Beware This New Microsoft Teams Password Hacking Threat To 75 Million Users
Although the likes of Telegram, the secure messenger service with 400 million users, has confirmed it is moving into the video chat space, the most immediate threat to the dominance of Zoom
May 4, 2020
Fake Microsoft Teams Emails Phish for Credentials
Employees belonging to organizations in industries such as energy, retail, and hospitality have been recipients, Abnormal Security says. Read more at Dark Reading.
May 4, 2020
Phishing attacks spoof Microsoft Teams to steal user credentials
Attackers are exploiting the surge in the use of Microsoft Teams in an attempt to trap unsuspecting users, says Abnormal Security. Read more at TechRepublic.
May 4, 2020
Convincing Office 365 phishing uses fake Microsoft Teams alerts
A highly convincing phishing campaign is using cloned imagery from automated Microsoft Teams notifications in attacks that attempt to harvest Office 365 credentials. Read more at Bleeping Computer.
May 4, 2020
Microsoft Teams Impersonation Attacks Flood Inboxes
A convincing cyberattack that impersonates notifications from Microsoft Teams in order to steal the Office 365 credentials of employees is making the rounds, according to researchers. Two separate attacks have targeted as
May 4, 2020
Illinois Valley CC Servers Shut Down by Ransomware Attack
According to software company Abnormal Security, hackers are taking advantage of the fact that “students and staff are likely highly attuned to any news about a university’s response to the outbreak, and
May 4, 2020
Working from home
A phishing attack uncovered by Abnormal Security, targeted users with bogus e-mails in a bid to steal their Office 365 credentials, by redirecting unsuspecting victims to a fake Office 365 login page.
May 4, 2020
Zoom scam threatens you with being fired: What to do now
A cruel new phishing scam arrives in your email inbox reminding you of an “emergency” company Zoom meeting that’s due to start in only a few minutes. Why should you join in?
May 4, 2020
New COVID-19 Phishing Campaigns Target Zoom, Skype User Credentials
Researchers have discovered two new phishing campaigns targeting user credentials for both Skype and Zoom, amid the spike in remote work tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more in HealthITSecurity.
April 28, 2020
Latest Phishing Campaigns Spoof Federal Reserve, SBA
Some fraudsters have pivoted from using the COVID-19 pandemic as a phishing lure to creating messages and malicious domains designed to capitalize on various U.S. economic stimulus programs. Read more at BankInfoSecurity.
April 28, 2020
Kevin Moore joins Abnormal Security as Chief Revenue Officer
Abnormal Security, the platform that protects large enterprises from the most sophisticated, targeted email attacks, announced the appointment of Kevin Moore as Chief Revenue Officer. Read more at Help Net Security.
April 28, 2020
Abnormal Security Names Kevin Moore As CRO
Email security firm Abnormal Security has appointed Kevin Moore as chief revenue officer. Moore will be responsible for scaling up Abnormal Security’s worldwide sales team and helping the firm achieve its growth
April 28, 2020
Cyberspace Solarium Commission getting some of its wishes
Abnormal Security uncovered a business email compromise attack based around the Paycheck Protection Program. Read more at Politico.
April 27, 2020
How An Image Could’ve Let Attackers Hack Microsoft Teams Accounts
The shift to remote work amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the increased demand for video conferencing services have become a lucrative tactic for attackers to steal credentials and distribute malware. Read
April 27, 2020
Called to an urgent Zoom meeting with HR? It might be a phishing attack
As the researchers at Abnormal Security describe, computer users are being targeted with phishing emails that have adopted just that disguise. Read more at Graham Cluley.
April 27, 2020
Double-check those Zoom meeting invites. Hackers are faking them to steal your info.
Zoom may have fixed many of its own security issues, but it’ll never be immune to hackers trying to trick the company’s users. Malicious actors are now targeting users with fake Zoom
April 27, 2020
Newly found vulnerability and phishing campaign taint Zoom’s popularity
Although the popularity of zoom has skyrocketed amid the Coronavirus pandemic, its users are increasingly falling prey to the cyber criminals. According to the latest research by Abnormal Security, cyber criminals are
April 27, 2020
Phishing uses lay-off Zoom meeting alerts to steal credentials
Zoom users are targeted by a new phishing campaign that uses fake Zoom meeting notifications to threaten those who work in corporate environments that their contracts will either be suspended or terminated.
April 27, 2020
Phishing attacks target US Payroll Protection Program Loans
In a new phishing campaign discovered by Abnormal Security, attackers are sending out emails that pretend to be from a CARES act representative who needs a signature on a “PPP_CARES_SignaturePG1-2” document for
April 27, 2020
Zoom Phishing Campaign Tricks People into Revealing Login Credentials
A new Zoom phishing campaign preys on people’s fears related to job security, tricking them into revealing credentials that criminals can abuse in a variety of ways. Read more at Security Boulevard.
April 27, 2020
Phishers exploiting employees’ layoff, payroll concerns
Two new phishing campaigns that aim to obtain Zoom and WebEx credentials have emerged, capitalizing on fears of layoffs and payroll changes. The phishing emails deliver fake information with “Zoom meeting about
April 27, 2020
Abnormal Security Protects Remote Workforces from Social Engineering Attacks with Cloud Email Security Integrations
API-Based Integration with Microsoft Teams and Okta Multi-Factor Authentication Extends Security Coverage Beyond Email to Provide End-to-End Channel Protection. Read more at Dark Reading.
April 27, 2020
MSSP News: 23 April 2020
Abnormal Security has launched Microsoft Teams protection and integration with Okta to extend email security coverage and protect remote workforces from social engineering attacks, the company says. Read more at MSSP Alert.
April 27, 2020
Phishers exploiting employees’ layoff, payroll concerns
Two new phishing campaigns discovered by Abnormal Security are trying to exploit employees (at the moment very rational) fears by delivering fake “Zoom meeting about termination” emails and fake notifications about COVID-19
April 27, 2020
Phishing Scams Target SMBs Seeking COVID Aid
The fraudsters’ mission is to lure recipients with financial relief options. The phishing expedition, as explained by AbnormalSecurity.com, requests the recipient’s signature for PPP documents. Clicking on the link directs users to
April 24, 2020
New software protects MS Teams from phishing attacks
The need to protect remote working is exercising many organizations at the moment. Abnormal Security is launching a new Microsoft Teams Protection product to help guard the platform against social engineering attacks.
April 22, 2020
Tax Phishing Campaign Reminds of DMARC Limitations
Security firm Abnormal Security discovered a phishing email giving a single day for the recipient to respond and claim an outstanding tax rebate from HMRC (the UK tax authority) for ‘550.11 GBP’. Read
April 22, 2020
Phishing campaign aims to steal Zoom credentials using fake layoff notifications
Abnormal Security researchers uncovered a phishing campaign, designed to steal Zoom credentials, that attempts to trick email recipients into thinking they are about to be laid off amid the pandemic. Read more
April 22, 2020
UK Tax Refund Email Scam Uncovered
A newly discovered phishing scam attempts to hook Brits with the promise of a tax refund from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Research from Abnormal Security details a sophisticated fraud fest in
April 17, 2020
7 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed Our Online Lives
The pandemic has driven more of our personal and work lives online – and for the bad guys, business is booming. Here’s how you can protect yourself. Abnormal Security’s Ken Liao comments
April 17, 2020
18 startups that VCs say will thrive this year despite the economic crisis
Business Insider asked the experts — venture capitalists — about the startups in their portfolios that are still on track for success in today’s conditions and that they think have bright futures
April 17, 2020
Where is your stimulus check? Don’t let scammers steal it
Abnormal Security CEO Evan Reiser was interviewed by ABC11 News in North Carolina about scammers using the promise of a stimulus check to steal information from its victims. See the full story
April 17, 2020
Cybersecurity experts warn of scams targeting coronavirus stimulus checks
Abnormal Security recently explained the scams in greater detail in a blog post, writing that cybercriminals are “impersonating a major financial institution claiming to have received the recipient’s stimulus check, but needing the
April 9, 2020
COVID-19 phishing campaigns reel in victims with stimulus fund lures
The latest evidence of this is a new report, authored by Abnormal Security, which details a scheme to impersonate a major financial institution that supposedly is holding economic stimulus funds for its customers.
April 8, 2020
Scammers Target US Stimulus Checks
Researchers at Abnormal Security have detected an attack in which scammers impersonating a major financial institution are asking victims to verify their financial details before their stimulus funds can be released. Read the full
April 8, 2020
Why the coronavirus lockdown makes you more vulnerable to phishing scams
There have been several cases where students have received emails that seemingly came from university officials and claimed to provide updates about the coronavirus lockdown. The emails prompted users to click on
April 8, 2020
Expert Insights: Cybersecurity Best Practices and Warnings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading virus that is causing a fundamental shift in how business is conducted in every industry from retail, financial services, healthcare and more. Malicious attacks are rising during
March 27, 2020
No, Corona Antivirus can’t fight COVID-19
COVID-19-themed scams are exploding both online and offline. Hijacked Twitter accounts peddling fake cures, scammy sites offering emergency supplies, misinformation campaigns, phishing emails and – can you believe it? – even a
March 26, 2020
World Health Organization sees targeted cyberattacks double
The WHO said cyberattacks have more than doubled in recent months as malicious hackers attempt to pose as the organisation. Read the full article in Silicon Republic here.
March 26, 2020
Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait
As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to target victims
March 20, 2020
Cyber Attacks Increase as Cybercriminals Capitalize on COVID-19 Fears
With everyone hunkered down, working from home, taking online classes or just killing the time browsing the web, cyber attacks are exploiting the public’s fears about the coronavirus and using email phishing
March 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Cybercriminals profit off COVID-19 fears; here are ways to secure your information and connection
While many across the U.S. and Bay Area are sheltering-in-place, cybercriminals are striking. Cybersecurity experts say online scammers are on the offensive, targeting vulnerable Internet users. Another phishing attack, uncovered by Abnormal
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus phishing scam targets university students, staff
A new phishing email campaign targeting college students and staff to capture log-in credential and infect computers with malware is taking advantage the coronavirus pandemic to appear more legitimate to its targets.
March 19, 2020
The cybersecurity industry is in an ‘arms race’ to use AI and stop a huge surge in hackers trying to exploit the coronavirus crisis to steal passwords
New research from the San Francisco email security firm Abnormal Security has found that students as well as businesses are being targeted. A new phishing campaign is sending emails that appear to
March 19, 2020
Hackers are using coronavirus concerns to trick you, cybersecurity pros warn
Hackers and cybercriminals have been leveraging the hype and fear connected with the growing COVID-19 pandemic as a tool to steal passwords and data. Discovered by San Francisco-based Abnormal Security, one attack uses
March 19, 2020
Product Spotlight: Abnormal Security – Abnormal Cloud Email Security Platform
The Abnormal Cloud Email Security Platform stops targeted phishing, business email compromise and account takeover attacks using a uniqu combination of data science and behavior modeling. Read more at Enterprise Security Tech
March 6, 2020
10 hot industry newcomers to watch at RSA Conference 2020
The RSA Conference 2020 Early Stage Expo is an innovation space dedicated to promoting emerging talent in the industry. Here are some of the most exciting companies exhibiting innovative products and solutions, which you
February 21, 2020
25 Startups to See at RSA Conference 2020
Founded in 2018, Abnormal Security protects companies from targeted email attacks that were previously undetectable. Read more at Crunchbase here.
January 24, 2020
VCs name the startups that will boom in 2020
“According to the FBI, business email compromise is the No. 1 cyber crime for enterprises,” says Motamedi. “Unlike other enterprise solutions, their technology models the identity of users, graphs their relationships and
January 21, 2020
Built In San Francisco’s 50 Startups to Watch
Ever received a terse email from a suspicious account asking for wire transfers and potentially compromising information? Abnormal Security fights back against these scammers with data science tools, listening for signals and behaviors associated
January 21, 2020
Abnormal Security’s CEO Aspires To Go Public. That Makes Him A Rarity.
But in a chicken-and-egg kind of way, one of the results of the decline in public exits is that fewer startup founders seem to aspire to build great companies…Evan Reiser [CEO of
January 11, 2020
The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2019
Abnormal Security was founded in 2018, and in November closed a $24 million Series A funding round led by Greylock Partners to better protect enterprises from unknown or targeted email attacks through
November 27, 2019
Can machine learning stop sophisticated email scams? This cybersecurity company thinks so.
A cybersecurity startup launched a new platform Tuesday designed to thwart sophisticated scams by identifying abnormal emailing behaviors. Aptly named Abnormal Security, the San Francisco startup aims to use behavior modeling and
November 25, 2019
How an Ex-Twitter Adman Plans to Squash Business Email Compromise, One of Tech’s Most Pernicious Threats
In spring of 2017, Asheem Chandna was sitting in a meeting at the Silicon Valley offices of Greylock Partners, the venture capital firm where he works as an investor, when he learned
November 19, 2019
Silicon Valley VC firm Greylock is betting big that startup founders are ready to trade garages and basements for swanky offices with its legendary startup incubator
Garages have a special place in Silicon Valley lore. The biggest behemoths, from Apple to Google to Amazon, reportedly started from those humble beginnings. The garage even earned itself several references in
November 19, 2019
Our Investment in Abnormal Security
We are excited to announce that Greylock led a $24M Series A investment in Abnormal Security, a company initiated and incubated in 2018 at Greylock offices. Founded by Evan Reiser and Sanjay
November 19, 2019
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