Cofense Annual Report Indicates 105% Increase in Malicious Emails Bypassing...
LEESBURG, Va. – February 20, 2024 – Cofense® , the pioneer and leading provider of email security awareness training (SAT) and advanced phishing detection and response (PDR) solutions, today announced...
View ArticleNew MaaS InfoStealer Malware Campaign Targeting Oil & Gas Sector
By Dylan DuncanCofense Intelligence is tracking an advanced campaign that is successfully reaching intended targets in the Oil and Gas industry. The campaign delivers an uncommon, but advanced,...
View ArticleCar Insurance Emails Drives for NetSupport RAT Infection
By Nathaniel RaymondA relatively small malicious car insurance/financial-themed email campaign has been landing in inboxes since late January of this year. These basic malicious emails promise the...
View ArticleAnnual State of Email Security by the Numbers
Malicious email threats bypassing all secure email gateways (SEGs) on the market increased over 100% in the past year. How do we know? Because we stop thousands of phishing threats bypassing our...
View ArticleSVG Files Abused in Emerging Campaigns
By Max GannonScalable Vector Graphic files, or SVG files, are image files that have become an advanced tactic for malware delivery that has greatly evolved over time. The use of SVG files to deliver...
View ArticleNew Cofense Vision UI Dashboard Unveiled: Actionable ROI at a Glance
Phishing attacks are a real and persistent threat that require organizations to make significant investments to protect their most valuable assets. But how do executives and senior leaders know the...
View ArticleMidnight Blizzard APT Group’s Attack on Microsoft and What It Means for Email...
In the complex landscape of cybersecurity, the shadow of nation-state hacking looms large. Recently, the world witnessed a significant breach as Microsoft announced a large-scale attack by Midnight...
View ArticleRecently Updated Rhadamanthys Stealer Delivered in Federal Bureau of...
By Dylan DuncanOn February 21st, 2024, Cofense Intelligence identified an advanced phishing campaign that targeted the Oil and Gas sector to deliver Rhadamanthys Stealer, an advanced information...
View ArticleAgent Tesla: The Punches Keep Coming
By Nathaniel RaymondAgent Tesla has become a massively popular choice of malware for threat actors since its first appearance in 2014 and for good reasons. This vetted Malware-as-a-Service, MaaS, owes...
View ArticlePhishing Detection and Response: What You Need to Know
What is Phishing Detection and Response? In today’s digital world, the strength of an organization’s cybersecurity posture directly influences its resilience against disruptions. Phishing Detection...
View ArticleA.I. Alone is Not Enough to Thwart Phishing Attacks
At Cofense, we have been active in testing, validating, and deploying general AI tools for the last three years – and we have learned a lot. How these tools integrate with our products and processes...
View ArticleUnmasking a Cyber Attack that Targets Meta Business Accounts
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View ArticleThreats That Hide in Your Microsoft Office Documents
By Nathaniel Raymond Microsoft Office documents in the Office365 software suite have become a mainstay for many users who need to create documents for business reports, college essays, resumes,...
View ArticleSTR RAT – Phishing Malware Baseline
By Jacob Malimban STR RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) written in Java that was first seen in 2020. Like other RATs, it gives threat actors full control when it is successfully installed onto a...
View ArticleCofense Adds Email Security Risk Management and Validation Reporting to PhishMe®
The New Employee Engagement Index empowers employees; making them security allies, not liabilities. LEESBURG, Va. – June 26, 2024 – Cofense®, the leader in email threat detection and response...
View ArticleNew Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Language Victims
Cofense recently identified and named a new malware called Poco RAT, which is a simple Remote Access Trojan that targets Spanish language victims. It was first observed in early 2024, primarily...
View ArticleA “Meta” Facebook Phish
Found in Environments Protected By: Microsoft By Andrew Mann, Cofense Phishing Defense Center Everyone today has some form of social media, whether it is Instagram, X, YouTube or Facebook. It is an...
View ArticleBeware of the Latest Phishing Tactic Targeting Employees
Found in Environments Protected By: Google, Outlook 365, Proofpoint By Sabi Kiss, Cofense Phishing Defense Center Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the latest attack...
View ArticleSEG vs. SEG: How Threat Actors are Pitting Email Security Products Against...
Email security tools such as Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) often encode URLs that are embedded in emails. This enables the security appliance to scan the URL before the recipient visits the website....
View ArticleMalware Exploit Bypasses SEGs Leaving Organizations at Risk
Threat actors continually leverage and create a plethora of tactics to bypass Secure Email Gateways (SEGs). These include encoding malicious URLs with other SEG protection tools, obfuscating file...
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