Category: spear phishing

Google Drive flaw may let attackers fool you into installing malware

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2020
Categories In cloud, cloud storage, gear, Google, google drive, Internet, News, phishing, Security, spear phishing, storage, Tech, Video, vulnerability

[ad_1] The approach could be used for spear phishing attacks that trick users into compromising their systems. You might get a notification of a document update and grab the file without realizing the threat. Nikoci said he notified Google about the issue, but that it was still unpatched as of August 22nd. We’ve asked Google […]

Iranian cyberattack targeted a US presidential campaign

Post author By Randall
Post date October 4, 2019
Categories In accountguard, ajax security team, apt 35, charming kitten, Cyberattack, election2020, elections, gear, Internet, iran, phishing, phosphorous, Politics, Security, spear phishing, Tech

[ad_1] The intruders “were not technically sophisticated,” Microsoft said, but they were determined. They conducted extensive research of personal info to identify accounts and potentially fool account recovery systems, sometimes obtaining phone numbers used for two-factor authentication. There were over 2,700 attempts to identify accounts over the roughly month-long stretch. Phosphorous frequently used spear phishing […]