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ID: 4db40055-ffd0-5637-803a-689cf6f0a448

STIX ID: report--4db40055-ffd0-5637-803a-689cf6f0a448

Feed Name: IRONSCALES

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-09-12

Date Updated: 2026-10-15

Author: [email protected] (Audian Paxson)

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A targeted callback-phishing (vishing) campaign abused a compromised, long-established webmail account to send authenticated emails that used Cyrillic homoglyphs in the display name and an 822-pixel spacer to display two different messages: a visible card prompting a callback number and a below-the-fold impersonation of a state agency with real contact details. The only payloads are telephone numbers (tel: links); there are no malicious links, attachments, or attacker-owned infrastructure, which circumvents traditional URL/domain/file-based controls. Detection relied on content analysis and community signals rather than sender reputation; recommended actions include treating callback numbers as IOCs, verifying any claimed contact-change through known channels, and not equating authentication passes with content trustworthiness.

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