New Cloud Storage Re-Up Email Attack Exploits Users via Social Engineering, URL Redirect to Steal CC Details

Jeremy Fuchs, Cybersecurity Researcher/Analyst at Avanan, A Check Point Software Company, will uncover how hackers are using the threat of deleting personal files to get money and credentials from end users. 

In this attack, hackers try to convince users to give over their credit card information to add more storage to their cloud storage account by sending a notice that the storage limit of cloud files has been reached; but if users act now, they’ll get 50GB for free. 

However, the link does not go to any cloud file storage site as it redirects a SendGrid URL to a malicious page. The only way to “validate” that it’s your account is to enter your credit card number, but of course, that won’t validate anything – it’ll just charge your card. 

You can read the report here.

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