Cybercriminals are Using Geotargeted Phishing to Target Victims

Cybercriminals are Using Geotargeted Phishing to Target Victims

Attackers are abusing a legitimate service called “GeoTargetly” to launch localized phishing attacks, according to Jeremy Fuchs at Avanan. GeoTargetly is meant to be used by advertisers to display ads in countries’ local languages. Avanan observed a phishing campaign that’s using phishing emails to target multiple countries in South America.