Welcome to CyberHoot’s May Newsletter!
This month, we’re spotlighting key developments in the cyber threat landscape, including a malvertising phishing campaign targeting Onfido users via Google Ads, and how organized cybercrime groups are increasing the volume and lowering the cost of attacks through division of labor. With tax season wrapping up, Microsoft is warning of a spike in phishing scams, and we’re also breaking down the top Microsoft Office exploits hackers are using in 2025—and how you can defend against them.
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- Updated IP Whitelist page on cyberhoot.com with new IPs for new domains.
- ch domains such as ch-account-2fa.com, ch-contact-us.com, ch-login-created.com, ch-password-reset.com and ch-security-alert.com, will be decommissioned by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2025.
- Added emails logs to the user status view and added notifications to users, managers, HR contact and admin interfaces to alert when a given emails is suppressed (Power and Autopilot platform).
- Updated manager edit interface in Power platform to make it more clear what fields will be saved with the update button.
- Added the ability to mass restore users in the Power and Autopilot platform.
- Added the ability to limit trainings to weekdays only on a per customer basis in Power and Autopilot.
- Updated Entra ID and Google sync to track added time and the admin who added the entry when adding users to the exclude list.
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