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Dropbox Phishing Bypasses MFA

March 11, 2024
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A recent study by Darktrace exposes a sophisticated phishing campaign that exploits Dropbox’s legitimacy, successfully bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA) protocols. This revelation underscores a concerning trend wherein attackers leverage trusted platforms to deploy malware, effectively evading conventional security measures. Despite efforts to enhance email security, attackers ingeniously impersonate legitimate services like Dropbox, making it challenging for automated detection tools to differentiate between benign and malicious emails. This approach enables attackers to deceive targets into clicking on malicious links embedded within seemingly harmless communications.

The phishing attack targeted a Darktrace client on January 25, 2024, with 16 internal users receiving an email purportedly from ‘no-reply@dropbox[.]com,’ a legitimate address used by Dropbox. The email contained a link leading to a PDF file hosted on Dropbox, which, in turn, directed users to a suspicious domain named ‘mmv-security[.]top.’ Despite initial detection by Darktrace’s email security tool, a subsequent reminder email from the same legitimate address prompted an employee to access the PDF file, ultimately connecting to the malicious link.

The attackers orchestrated a fake Microsoft 365 login page to harvest the credentials of unsuspecting SaaS account holders. By impersonating trusted organizations like Microsoft, attackers increase the likelihood of appearing legitimate to their targets, thereby enhancing the success rate of their phishing campaigns. Furthermore, the attackers demonstrated persistence by bypassing MFA using valid tokens, showcasing the limitations of traditional security measures in combating sophisticated cyber threats.

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  • Legitimate Services, Malicious Intentions: Getting the Drop on Phishing Attacks Abusing Dropbox

Tags: Cyber AlertCyber Alerts 2024Cyber RiskCyber threatCybersecurityDropboxMultifactor AuthenticationPhishing attacks
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