PSA: The calendar invite is the new phishing vector, and email filters aren't catching it
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In a nutshell: Tips for staying vigilant against phishing scams delivered via text messages, phone calls, and emails are likely common knowledge by now, but fraudsters are always looking for new attack vectors. Calendar invitations appear to be the latest tool of choice, exploiting widely used, trusted software that may not receive the same level of scrutiny from antivirus tools. As always, users should be wary of suspicious messages from unknown senders, regardless of the medium.
Security researchers at Sublime are warning users about a new phishing tactic targeting work calendars. Reports of these attacks have surged in recent months because the technique is inexpensive and more likely to reach end users.
As the company explainedto The Guardian, a typical calendar phishing scam, also known as an ICS phishing attack, begins when...
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