Panda reported:
The increase in calendar phishing attempts is a result of the somewhat effective email and text filters implemented by email and wireless network service providers over the years.
However, bad actors never stop looking for ways to get into someone’s system, and over the last couple of years they’ve found a way to exploit vulnerabilities in calendar applications on many popular scheduling platforms, including but not limited to Outlook, Google, and Apple. Calendar invites often require immediate attention, and hackers rely on the fact that an increased sense of urgency often makes people more prone to making a mistake.
However, bad actors never stop looking for ways to get into someone’s system, and over the last couple of years they’ve found a way to exploit vulnerabilities in calendar applications on many popular scheduling platforms, including but not limited to Outlook, Google, and Apple. Calendar invites often require immediate attention, and hackers rely on the fact that an increased sense of urgency often makes people more prone to making a mistake.
Find the original article here.
Key Takeaway: Do not accept, decline, reply to, click links in, or open attachments from unknown calendar invites. Also, adjust calendar setting to require manual approval of invites.
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