Brand Impersonation Scam Hijacks Travel Agency Accounts

Recently, within the span of a week, a new and extensive phishing campaign compromised more than 7,300 businesses and 40,000 individuals around the world. The most heavily impacted regions are the United States (75%) and the European Union (10%). The hackers are impersonating brands and presenting fake email-based offers. Hackers’ objectives center around driving malicious downloads and collecting harvested credentials that they can exploit for their own financial gain. The Full Story: The campaign hinges on the use of hacked accounts – belonging to the travel agency known as Riya – to send email messages. Messages from the accounts weaponize […]

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