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Warning: Attackers Are Tricking Employees Into Sharing Malicious Calendar Invites

Researchers at Fortra are tracking a new variant of calendar phishing in which threat actors trick employees into sharing meeting links internally.

The attackers pose as prospective customers and contact non-sales employees, asking to be directed to a sales representative in order to discuss a business opportunity. The attacker then sends the employee a meeting link to forward to a sales contact.

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Warning: Tech Support Scams Are Abusing Google Ads

Researchers at Netskope are tracking a phishing kit that hijacks users’ browser windows to display fake security alerts. The malicious websites are distributed via Google Ads, and pose as normal online stores. Once a user clicks a link on the page, however, the site will present them with an urgent-looking security warning.

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