Content tagged Phishing Links dives into malicious URLs designed to steal credentials, install malware, or redirect victims to fraudulent sites. Articles cover how to identify suspicious links, tools for URL analysis, and best practices for safe browsing and email link handling.
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In March 2024, a single phishing link in a spoofed Microsoft 365 email gave attackers access to the email accounts of several U.S. State Department employees. The link looked like a routine password-reset page. It wasn't. That one click led to weeks of unauthorized access before anyone
In March 2024, a finance employee at a Hong Kong multinational wired $25 million to threat actors after clicking a single link in what appeared to be a routine email from the company's CFO. That link led to a deepfake video call — but it started with something deceptively
In March 2024, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong wired $25.6 million to threat actors after joining a video call that appeared to feature the company's CFO. The deepfake was convincing, but the attack started with something far simpler — a phishing link embedded
In March 2024, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong wired $25 million to threat actors after joining a video call that turned out to be entirely deepfake — triggered by a single phishing link in an email. That link didn't contain a virus. It didn&
In March 2022, a single employee at Okta clicked a link in what appeared to be a routine IT notification. That one click gave the Lapsus$ threat actor group access to internal systems, ultimately affecting roughly 2.5% of Okta's customer base — hundreds of organizations. The attack didn&
In July 2021, a single phishing link sent to an employee at a Florida IT management company led to the Kaseya ransomware attack — one of the largest supply chain compromises in history. Over 1,500 businesses were affected downstream. That's the reality of what a phishing link can
Last year, a finance director at a mid-sized logistics company clicked a link in what looked like a DocuSign notification. Fourteen seconds later, a threat actor had her Microsoft 365 credentials. Within two hours, the attacker had redirected a $380,000 wire transfer to an overseas account. The link she
