MetaMask impersonation
Hox rating: ★★✩✩
Threat type: Advanced
Payload: Malicious link
Region: Global
Analyst: Minna Herlevi
Date: 07.07.2023
This phishing email impersonates the crypto wallet MetaMask.
The recipient is prompted to check if they're eligible to win 1 million MetaMask coins.
Fake fax notification
Hox rating: ★✩✩✩
Threat type: Bulk phishing
Payload: Malicious link
Region: Global
Analyst: Minna Herlevi
Date: 07.07.2023
This phishing email impersonates a fax notification. It informs the user that they have a new fax available and they need to click on the provided link to access it.
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In campaigns like this, malicious actors use curiosity to get people to interact with the email.
Microsoft Teams service impersonation
Hox rating: ★★★✩
Threat type: Spear-phishing
Payload: Malicious link
Region: Global
Analyst: Suvi Hakala
Date: 10.07.2023
This spear-phishing campaign impersonates Microsoft Teams with a copied template. It claims the recipient's been added to a new team, thus invoking curiosity and urging the recipient to click the link.
The email contains the recipient’s real job role. The campaign utilizes a compromised email addresses for sending.
Atlassian Jira service impersonation
Hox rating: ★★✩✩
Threat type: Advanced
Payload: Malicious link
Region: Global
Analyst: Suvi Hakala
Date: 12.07.2023
This phishing email attempts to impersonate Atlassian Jira. The email is a repurposed Jira comment notification: it now claims the recipient has an eSecure request pending for approval and includes malicious links.
Some real Atlassian links have been left in the email for legitimacy.
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