In a new phishing scam, criminals use the calendar app Calendly to get your data. You can find out how they proceed and how to protect yourself here.
Cyber criminals want to get your data with this phishing scam. (Source: ivelin /depositphotos.com)
- Cyber criminals abuse the free application Calendly.
- A phishing email invites you to a supposed event in the calendar app.
- The aim of the scam is your data.
Criminals take advantage of a free calendar application called Calendly to conduct phishing. The stitch looks very complex, but seems to fulfill its purpose.
You will receive a document in a phishing email. Text is not available. If you click on “View document”, you will end up in the calendar app Calendly. The cyber criminals log into the app for free and create appointments associated with dangerous documents. Up to this point nothing can happen to you, only when you click on “Preview Document” in Calendly will you be redirected to a fake Microsoft page where you should enter your login data.
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If you do that, the scammers have your data and can resell it or cause other damage with it. In a similar way, phishing was also carried out in Google Workspace.
After 64 users were affected, the email platform INKY uncovered a new phishing scam for its customers. However, it cannot be ruled out that other e-mail platforms will also be affected. Always remain suspicious of received documents and links.
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