New Threat: Adaptive Phishing Campaigns
In the world of cybersecurity, a new threat is gaining momentum – adaptive phishing campaigns. This method is the evolution of traditional phishing: attackers use a personalized approach to overcome protection using victims collected from social networks, public sites and past data leaks.
The basis of such campaigns is social engineering aimed at psychological manipulation of victims. Criminals use personal data, such as the names, positions or details of the companies, to create fake messages that seem reliable.
Adaptive phishing is possible through e-mail, text messages, social networks and even phone calls. Often, to increase efficiency, scammers use specific events, familiar to the victim, or even emergency situations.
As an example, you can cite the campaign “My Slice“, focused on Italian organizations. Attackers sent emails on behalf of the support service, warning about the excess of the memory limit of the mail account. To solve the problem, it was proposed to check the status of an account through a special support page.
The phishing page was accurately copied from the official website of this support service and personalized specifically for the victim using the logo and the name of the target organization.
After entering the victim’s data on this fake page, the information was sent to the attackers’ server, and the victim itself was redirected to the home page of her organization, which finally euthanized its vigilance.
To protect against adaptive phishing, it is necessary to follow advanced cybersecurity practices. Organizations and private individuals must be aware of the tactics of adaptive phishing and conduct training for recognition and avoiding online canvas.
The use of advanced safety solutions, such as anti-Fishing filters and threats to detect threats based on AI, can also help reduce the risk of becoming a victim of these complex campaigns.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that the phenomenon of adaptive phishing campaigns emphasizes the need for an active approach to cybersecurity. Only awareness, training and application of advanced defense measures will effectively protect personal and corporate data from this growing digital threat.