In U.S. Government organizations (Microsoft 365 GCC, GCC High, and DoD), admins can submit messages to Microsoft for analysis. The messages are analyzed for email authentication and policy checks only. Payload reputation, detonation, and grader analysis aren't done f...
Here are five steps to help spot, avoid, and report phishing attempts. Step 1: Be alert. Know the phishing warning signs. Phishing messages can skillfully imitate your bank, a government agency, or another organization you recognize or trust. Here are two phishing examples that imitate Wells...
Admins in Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC) or GCC High need to use the steps in this section to get the Report Message or Report Phishing add-ins for their organizations. These steps apply to Outlook and Outlook on the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App or OWA) and d...
Vishing is a voice call phishing attempt. It’s often a recorded message that tells you there’s an urgent problem or you have an overdue bill. They may even mention the police or government authorities. Don’t call them back, even if the caller ID says “PayPal” or another trusted com...
Phishing emails are a leading cause of stolen information and identity theft, and they can be hard to spot. Fake emails often look like the real thing so it’s important to stay vigilant online. Don’t have a PayPal account? Sign up for free What is phishing? Phishing emails and hoax ...
However, “Nigerian prince” scams are not all that might await recipients of such messages. For example, the authors of spam exploiting Argentina’s BBVA name had a different objective. Users were invited to apply for government subsidy through this bank. To do so, they had to unpack a RAR...
The year 2022 saw cybercrooks try to profit from new film releases and premieres just as they always have. The bait included the most awaited and talked-about releases: the new season of Stranger Things, the new Batman movie, and the Oscar nominees. Short-lived phishing sites often offered ...
In November 2017, F5 Labs published an introductory report entitledPhishing: The Secret of its Success and What You Can Do to Stop It. A year later, it should come as no surprise to security professionals that phishing continues to be a top attack vector and, in many ...
And the COVID phishing surge is far from over. In December 2021, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a new rule-making initiative aiming to combat the tidal wave of COVID scams, having received 12,491 complaints of government impersonation and 8,794 complaints of business impersonat...
In an earlier version of the spyware, surveillance activity depended on the phone user clicking on a malicious link sent to them in a text or email (so-called "spear-phishing"). However, the most recently discovered version doesn't require interaction from the user and can instead exploit "...