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Hackers Target Cybersecurity Firm Outpost24 in 7-Stage Phish

In an unsuccessful phishing attack, threat actors leveraged trusted brands and domains to try to redirect a C-suite executive at Outpost24 to give up his credentials.

Cybersecurity companies are not immune from the same kind of attacks they help their customers defend against — but a successful compromise could have big consequences for their customers in ways that other hacks don't.

A recent example of attackers targeting security vendors is a phishing attack aimed at a C-level executive at security firm Outpost24 that was engineered to bypass multiple layers of enterprise email security without triggering a single alert. 

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