Phishing attacks are a common cyber threat that aims to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information. The underground cyber world offers a wide range of tools and services to facilitate these attacks. In the past month alone, there have been over 2,400 conversations about phishing attacks, templates, kits, and services, indicating the prevalence of this issue. Threat actors often seek or offer templates for phishing attacks, as seen with a request for a Santander Bank email template on a dark web forum. Additionally, there are phishing tools and services available, such as the Evilproxy program, which provides reverse proxy capabilities to steal credentials and bypass 2FA.
For those looking for cheaper options, free tools like EvilPhish are readily accessible. EvilPhish is an open-source tool that allows users to create an evil twin of a web page and redirect traffic to a local web server hosting the phishing page. To demonstrate the ease of using these tools, the author installed EvilPhish and created a phishing page impersonating Cybersixgill. The page successfully captured user credentials when tested.
The cyber underground provides ample opportunities for threat actors to engage in malicious activities. Free and user-friendly tools make it easy for anyone with an interest in cybercrime to carry out successful attacks. However, organizations can take proactive measures to defend against phishing attacks. These include conducting education and awareness training for employees, verifying senders of emails, enabling two-factor authentication, implementing typosquatting and domain monitoring, and monitoring underground channels for real-time threat intelligence.
In conclusion, phishing attacks are a significant cyber threat, and the underground market offers numerous tools and services to facilitate these attacks. Organizations must be vigilant in their defense mechanisms and stay updated with the latest threat intelligence to protect themselves and their sensitive information.
Key Points:
– Phishing attacks are prevalent in the cyber underground, with over 2,400 conversations about phishing-related topics in the past month.
– Threat actors seek or offer templates for phishing attacks, indicating a demand for these resources.
– Phishing tools and services, such as Evilproxy, provide capabilities to steal credentials and bypass security measures.
– Free tools like EvilPhish make it easy for anyone to create and deploy phishing pages.
– Organizations can defend against phishing attacks by conducting education and awareness training, verifying senders, enabling two-factor authentication, implementing typosquatting and domain monitoring, and monitoring underground channels for real-time threat intelligence.
