Code injection

An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection through 2019-09-08. By collecting scores from Proofpoint email headers, it is possible to build a copy-cat Machine Learning Classification model and extract insights from this model. The insights gathered allow an attacker to craft emails tha...

CVE-2019-20634

An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection through 2019-09-08. By collecting scores from Proofpoint email headers, it is possible to build a copy-cat Machine Learning Classification model and extract insights from this model. The insights gathered allow an attacker to craft emails tha...

CVE-2019-20634

CVE-2019-20634 concerns Proofpoint Email Protection (through 2019-09-08). The issue enables an attacker to collect scores from Proofpoint email headers to build a copy-cat machine learning classification model and extract insights. Using those insights, the attacker can craft emails that receive ...

PT-2020-10610 · Proofpoint · Proofpoint Email Protection

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Proofpoint Email Protection versions prior to 2019-09-08 Description: An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection. By collecting scores from Proofpoint email headers, it is possible to build a copy-cat Machine Learning Classificati...

Trump, Sanders Are the Top Brands for Cybercriminals

Unwanted and malicious emails using political-themed lures has spiked as the presidential primary season cranks into high gear – with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders representing the lion’s share of subject line themes. Since the beginning of the year, Proofpoint researchers have tracked subject...

CVE-2019-19680

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

CVE-2019-19680

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

Design/Logic Flaw

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

CVE-2019-19680

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

CVE-2019-19680

CVE-2019-19680 concerns a file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD). Unpatched PPS versions up to 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 are affected. The issue allows bypassing protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries f...

New version of IcedID Trojan uses steganographic payloads

This blog post was authored by @hasherezade, with contributions from @siriurz and Jérôme Segura. Security firm Proofpoint recently published a report about a series of malspam campaigns they attribute to a threat actor called TA2101. Originally targeting German and Italian users with Cobalt Strik...

New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks

Security researchers have tracked down activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers that are targeting several businesses and organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States in an attempt to infect them with backdoor, banking Trojan, or ransomware malware. Though the new...

Malware Moves: The Rise of LookBack – And Return of Emotet

Malware activity for various families continues to ebb and flow; with a popular malware called LookBack recently discovered in a slew of campaigns, and Emotet and other malware variants that were quiet over the summer set to make a dangerous comeback. Researchers believe that nation-state actors...

New SystemBC malware targets Windows PCs by evading detection

By Sudais While finding and removing malware on your computer system may indeed be a joyous moment, there's a new malware out there that will give you a headache instead. To know why, a dive through is needed into SystemBC, a malware written in C++ that has been discovered by researchers at...

Brand-New SystemBC Proxy Malware Spotted Using SOCKS5 for Stealth

A previously undocumented proxy malware, dubbed “SystemBC,” is upping the stealth game by using SOCKS5 to evade detection. It’s being distributed by the Fallout and RIG exploit kits EKs, according to researchers. Proofpoint researchers said on Thursday that in the most recently tracked example, t...

ThreatList: Credential-Sniffing Phishing Attacks Erupted in 2018

Phishing attacks have continued to grow over the past year – but now, it appears that more bad actors are launching these tricky attacks in hopes of scooping up credentials, rather than a previously-popular goal of infecting victims’ devices with malware. The new trend was outlined by Proofpoint...

Phishing Tactic Hides Tracks with Custom Fonts

An insidious phishing method evades detection using a never-before-seen technique that leverages custom fonts to cover its tracks. Researchers at Proofpoint recently discovered an active credential harvesting phishing scheme. Once a victim has clicked on the initial phishing email, the resulting...

Sextortion Emails Force Payment via GandCrab Ransomware

An ongoing sextortion campaign targeting thousands around the United States infects victims with the GandCrab ransomware and demands $500 to decrypt their systems. Sextortion emails typically ask for money in order to keep silent about compromising adult websites that they supposedly looked at. B...

TA505 Crooks are Now Targeting US Retailers with Personalized Campaigns

Cybercriminals behind the notorious Dridex and Locky ransomware have a new target in their sights – large retail, restaurant and grocery chains located in the US. Researchers are warning the well-known financial criminal group TA505 is behind a new wave of email campaigns distributing personalize...

Malwarebytes helps take down massive ad fraud botnets

On November 27, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of eight individuals involved in a major ad fraud case that cost digital advertisers millions of dollars. The operation, dubbed 3ve, was the combination of the Boaxxe and Kovter botnets, which the FBI—in collaboration with...