Mobile phishing campaign impersonates USPS, steals credentials
Briefly

Research from Zimperium zLabs has uncovered a novel mobile phishing campaign that targets devices by impersonating the USPS. This campaign employs sophisticated tactics, including obfuscation methods to deliver malicious PDF files aimed at stealing credentials and compromising sensitive user data. The analysis reveals over 20 malicious PDFs and 630 phishing pages that collectively target organizations across more than 50 nations. With traditional security measures focused on email, this evolution signifies a worrying gap in mobile device protection, urging organizations to expand their security strategies to handle web and mobile messaging threats.
The rise of sophisticated and large-scale phishing campaigns like this one, exploiting the trusted USPS brand, reflects the evolving threat landscape targeting mobile users.
Attackers are leveraging trusted brands to exploit limited mobile device security worldwide, indicating a significant and dangerous gap in protection for organizations.
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