Why we are acquiring Area 1
February 23, 2022 10:00 PM
Earlier today we announced that Cloudflare has agreed to acquire Area 1 Security...
Tip of the ICEberg for Cloud-Native Email Security: Area 1 Named in the Gartner™ Market Guide for Email Security
December 09, 2021 3:53 PM
Gone are the days of the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) being an option. Cloud-native email protection with multiple deployment options are now changing the game. With winter in our minds, it’s time to start talking about “ICE.”...
Hackers Spill the Wine: Lockdown Led to Rise in Wine Domains and Wine Scammers
April 07, 2021 3:12 PM
Area 1 Security and Recorded Future researchers report a significant increase in the number of new wine-themed phishing domains registered starting in April 2020, and continuing through at least March 2021....
Area 1 Security Announces the Most Spoofed Brand of 2020
April 02, 2021 3:15 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on phishing and cyberattack lures is clear. Area 1 Security identified over 2 million phishing spoofs that exploited the World Health Organization between May 2020 and February 2021....
Annual March Hackness 2021: The Not-So-Sweet 16 —The Pandemic’s Phishing Influence
March 31, 2021 3:22 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced which brands attackers exploited for phishing campaigns in 2021. For example, the World Health Organization and DocuSign made Area 1 Security’s 2021 March Hackness “Not-so-Sweet 16.”...
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March 18, 2021 3:35 PM
Sophisticated Microsoft Spoof Targets Financial Departments
A sophisticated Microsoft Office 365 credential harvesting campaign targets financial departments at companies across multiple industries, as well as newly-appointed CEOs and executive assistants....
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January 27, 2021 11:37 AM
Count yourself in for a vaccine phish: new phishing campaign exploits concern over COVID-19 vaccine availability
Area 1 has uncovered a coronavirus vaccine-themed campaign spoofing the CDC. The attack, which originally bypassed Office 365’s email security, uses a number of techniques to bypass normal anti-spoofing and email authentication methods....
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December 11, 2020 12:03 PM
Phishpoint back in full swing: an infamous Microsoft SharePoint spoof resumes with new tactics
Our researchers detected an updated wave of Microsoft SharePoint phish that are leveraging new COVID-19 restrictions to steal victims’ login information....
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November 10, 2020 2:49 PM
What is an Integrated Email Security solution? And is it right for your organization?
Gartner has named Area 1 Security as a Representative Vendor for IESS. We believe, Area 1 Security, as an IESS, provides the core functionalities of a SEG, but has the advantage of being very quick and easy to deploy, without requiring changes to the email flow at the gateway....
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November 09, 2020 3:09 PM
Phishing campaign threatens job security, drops Bazar and Buer Malware
A phishing campaign is threatening targets with false claims of employment termination. The goal of the attacker is to intimidate employees into clicking on a link that will ultimately lead to Bazar or Buer malware infections by way of Trickbot....
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October 20, 2020 9:45 AM
With 14 days to go, we haven’t nailed the basics: election security risks from expired domains
Failure for any organization to properly register their domains poses several key risks. For example, anyone who might register an election-sensitive domain would be able to assume the identity of elections officials and send phishing emails....
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October 13, 2020 2:33 PM
Spike in Amazon phishing for Prime Day: a new day of deals means new phishing campaigns
Cyber criminals target Amazon Prime members. 2020 Prime Day phishing attacks attempt to steal credit card details, PII data....
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October 06, 2020 10:48 AM
PAC spoof drops Emotet: phishing campaign leverages stolen PAC content to drop Emotet
President Donald Trump, election fundraising, Microsoft Office 365 used to send Emotet malware in fake Political Action Committee phishing email....
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September 23, 2020 10:57 AM
Are you GDPR-compliant? New phishing message harvests credentials with GDPR lure
Credential harvesting phishing emails leverage GDPR compliance and exploits cloud-based services, Virtual Private Servers, to target sales executives....
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September 09, 2020 11:17 AM
Latest SBA phishing attempt: stealthy social engineering phish using newly registered domains attempts to gain bank details
Area 1 blocks social engineering, COVID-19 phishing emails impersonating Small Business Administration, using Newly Registered Domains, PDF attachments....
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August 27, 2020 12:02 PM
“Face mask manufacturer” supplies Agent Tesla Malware: campaign employs Covid-19 lures and sophisticated evasion techniques
Covid-19 phishing attack exploits need for face masks, thermometers to launch Agent Tesla malware (advanced Remote Access Trojan); bypasses gateways, DMARC....
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August 17, 2020 12:43 PM
July bonus Microsoft spear phishing
The creators of two Microsoft phishing campaigns, that Area 1 has dubbed “Summer Bonus”, are attempting to lure unsuspecting employees into divulging their Microsoft credentials....
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July 26, 2020 12:52 PM
New Area 1 security study shows that U.S. State & local election administrators remain vulnerable to phish
With only 100 days until Election Day, Area 1 Security’s new “Phishing Election Administrators” report assesses the depth of current email security controls used by 10,000 U.S. state and local election administrators....
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July 20, 2020 12:55 PM
Don’t trust that tweet…or that email from "Bill Gates"
On July 16th, 2020, an email appearing to be from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was sent to numerous recipients, seeking donations for the Foundation in Bitcoin....
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