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Attackers conceal phishing lures using invisible Unicode characters

Threat actors have adopted the ASCII smuggling technique in phishing campaigns, using invisible Unicode characters to evade email security filters. [...]

What happened

Threat actors have adopted the ASCII smuggling technique in phishing campaigns, using invisible Unicode characters to evade email security filters. [...]

Why it matters

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Affected entities

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. BleepingComputerPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Attackers conceal phishing lures using invisible Unicode characters

Claims

  • Attackers conceal phishing lures using invisible Unicode characters Observed

Conflicts

No material conflict detected in the available evidence.

Timeline

  1. First reported

Market move following event

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust84
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance74
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency55
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.847
Freshness factor0.9985
Breaking bonus0