A new type of brand impersonation attack is disproportionately using Google-branded sites to trick victims into sharing login credentials. Making up 4 percent of all spear phishing attacks in the first four months of 2020, Barracuda researchers have seen steady detections through the first part of the year. Researchers expect to see that number climb as cybercriminals have success harvesting credentials with these attacks.Continue reading
Don MacLennan
As senior vice president, engineering & product, email protection at Barracuda, Don MacLennan leads a group of passionate professionals building products and cloud services for Barracuda’s global customer base and strategic partners. His team spans user experience design, product management, engineering. Don’s cybersecurity experience spans multiple enterprise and consumer cybersecurity vendors, and he is a frequent blogger on technology trends and leadership.
Threat Spotlight: Conversation hijacking
In recent months, Barracuda researchers have seen a sharp rise in domain-impersonation attacks used to facilitate conversation hijacking.Continue reading