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From Fake Amazon Security Alert to HarborWatch Agent: ClickFix Delivery of a Custom Monitoring RAT
The Cofense Phishing Defense Center has identified an Amazon-themed malware delivery campaign that abuses the ClickFix self-infection technique to deliver a custom monitoring RAT known as HarborWatch Agent. This campaign highlights a ...
Click, Install, Compromised: The New Wave of Zoom-Themed Attacks
This blog explains how threat actors are evolving beyond traditional credential phishing by using convincing Zoom-themed social engineering attacks to trick users into installing ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate remote monitoring tool that ...
Training on Fiction While the Real Threat is in Your Inbox
In this blog, Josh Bartolomie argues that many security awareness programs rely on predictable phishing simulations that inflate success metrics without improving real-world defense. They highlight that modern phishing attacks, increasingly powered ...
The Meta 2FA Trap: From Verified Badge to Account Takeover
Meta, the parent company of platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, plays a major role in both personal communication and business operations worldwide. A new phishing campaign is emerging that abuses Meta’s ...
Interactive Brokers Phishing Scam: Fake IRS W-8BEN Renewal Alert
The blog describes a phishing campaign identified by Cofense that impersonates Interactive Brokers using a fake IRS W-8BEN renewal email to trick users into clicking a malicious link. The email appears legitimate ...
Interactive Brokers Phishing Scam: Fake IRS W-8BEN Renewal Alert
The blog describes a phishing campaign identified by Cofense that impersonates Interactive Brokers using a fake IRS W-8BEN renewal email to trick users into clicking a malicious link. The email appears legitimate ...
Weaponizing Fear: Iran Conflict-Themed Phishing Uses Fake Emergency Alerts
An Iran conflict-related phishing email titled “Public Safety Advisory – Action Recommended,” sent from “@qualitycollection.com.au,” is impersonating official government and civil defense organizations. The message uses urgent, fear-inducing language about air-raid threats, ...
One Click Away: Inside a LinkedIn Phishing Attack
This article explains how a phishing campaign impersonates LinkedIn notifications to trick users into clicking malicious links and entering their login credentials on spoofed websites. It highlights how attackers use realistic branding, ...
Xiaomi Phishing Attempt – Red Flags You Can’t Afford to Ignore
The blog describes a phishing campaign targeting Xiaomi users, where attackers send realistic emails posing as official communications to trick recipients into clicking malicious links and entering credentials on a fake login ...
Xiaomi Phishing Attempt – Red Flags You Can’t Afford to Ignore
The blog describes a phishing campaign targeting Xiaomi users, where attackers send realistic emails posing as official communications to trick recipients into clicking malicious links and entering credentials on a fake login ...

