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Fraudsters Using Telegram API to Harvest Credentials

Phishing campaign used Telegram API to create malicious domains that bypassed secure email gateways. Phishing emails appeared to come from an internal source, but actually originated with a source outside the organization, Cofense says. The targets of these malicious emails mainly worked in the U.K. financial services sector. The attack appeared active in mid-December 2020 and has since stopped, researchers say. The phishing emails typically come with an urgent message alert in the subject line, such as “Review All Pending Messages””]

Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/fraudsters-using-telegram-api-to-harvest-credentials-a-16040

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