In a recent incident, Darktrace uncovered a M365 account takeover attempt targeting a company in the manufacturing industry. The attacker executed a sophisticated phishing attack, gaining access through the organization’s SaaS platform. This allowed the threat actor to create a new inbox rule, potentially setting the stage for future compromises.

In recent months, we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the number of attacks using Microsoft Teams as a threat vector. This blog will explore why Teams is becoming such a popular entry point, how built-in and market security offerings fail to address sophisticated Teams threats, and why behavioral AI is the solution to early detection of Teams-based social engineering and account compromise.

In this blog we examine how Darktrace was able to detect and block malicious phishing emails sent via Microsoft Teams that were impersonating an international hotel chain.

This blog explores how Darktrace/Email was able to successfully identify a wave of phishing emails sent from addresses belonging to a major fast-food chain which were leveraged in a coordinated attack. Despite the use of non-English language emails and payloads hidden behind QR codes, Darktrace was able to detect the attack and block the phishing emails in the first instance.

Most email security solutions either assume end-user reporting is of poor quality, so don’t prioritize it, or triage every user-reported email equally without any attempt to improve long-term efficiency. This blog explores how Darktrace aims to improve user reporting from the ground up, reducing the 90% falsely reported phishing and decreasing the load on security teams.

Using data from Darktrace's End of Year Threat Report 2023 this blog details how cyber attackers are increasingly using cloud-based services including Dropbox and Microsoft 365 to stealthily bypass detection by traditional email security solutions.

In 2024, email security challenges have evolved far beyond inbound attacks, as cyber attackers increasingly leverage AI and employ multi-vector techniques that penetrate every facet of organizational communication. Read how the largest ever update to Darktrace / EMAIL introduces new innovations designed to address the nature of modern email threats.

Learn about the cyber risks posed by advanced phishing attacks and how AI can enhance security solutions to defend against them.

Discover how phishing attacks are exploiting Dropbox. Learn how to protect yourself from these threats with Darktrace’s latest analysis.

Discover Darktrace's strategies for navigating email security gaps beyond DMARC. Enhance your defenses with advanced threat detection and mitigation.

Learn how Darktrace leveraged generative AI tools to detect and combat phishing email campaigns. Discover how AI is reshaping cybersecurity strategies.

Discover the emerging trend of malicious actors abusing the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) file storage protocol in phishing campaigns. Learn more here!

Discover how Darktrace's SOC detected and stopped a Business Email Compromise in a customer's SaaS environment.

We explore how psychological research into the nature of trust relates to our relationship with technology - and what that means for AI solutions.

Explore Darktrace's successful detection of QR code phishing. Understand the methods used to thwart these sophisticated cyber threats.

Learn how Darktrace detected and stopped a large-scale account hijack that led to a phishing attack. Protect your business with these insights.

Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) can be an effective email security solution, but Darktrace/Email's self-learning AI should be your solution of choice.

Learn about the benefits of flexible deployment with Darktrace's cutting-edge technology. Explore how to stay ahead of email attacks and stay safe with AI.

Protect your organization from cyber-attacks with a strong security strategy. Learn how to safeguard against threats targeting email, cloud apps, and beyond.

Email threats commonly affect organizations. Read Darktrace's expert insights on how to safeguard your business by educating employees about email security.