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Hidden in the Noise: Spoofed DNS, Quiet Threads & Ghost Accounts
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No-Reply Mailboxes Are Hiding Phishing Replies
Phishing actors are replying to mass marketing emails—knowing the "noreply@" address won’t alert anyone, but the reply ends up in shared mailboxes or archived logs.
Route all replies, even to no-reply addresses, to monitored inboxes. Auto-flag responses from unknown domains or those with login bait.
DNS TXT Records Are Being Poisoned for Brand Impersonation
Attackers are registering expired subdomains and adding TXT records that spoof SPF, DMARC, or branding—enabling fake verifications and partner fraud.
Audit DNS records monthly. Monitor for unauthorized changes to TXT records and validate third-party verifications manually.
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Disabled Accounts Are Still Generating App Errors
“Disabled” users in cloud apps are often still triggering workflows, webhook failures, or internal alerts—cluttering logs and obscuring real activity.
Purge inactive identities entirely. Test for orphaned triggers and unlink disabled users from automation paths.
Slack Threads Are Being Used to Quietly Inject Bad Links
Attackers are replying to months-old Slack threads with links to malicious sites, bypassing attention on active channels and triggering delayed clicks.
Archive old threads after X days. Alert on new replies to stale posts and restrict link previews from non-verified sources.
Apps that support Google, Apple, or Facebook login may allow employees to authenticate using personal emails—evading org SSO and DLP policies.
Disable social logins in corporate apps. Force org-based SSO and detect external domain use in access logs.
PDF Forms Are Being Used to Harvest Data Pre-Submission
JavaScript embedded in fillable PDFs can collect field data before the user hits “submit”—sending partial entries to external servers.
Sanitize PDFs on upload. Block JS in offline fillables and educate users on downloading from verified portals only.
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Social Logins Are Bypassing SSO Enforcement