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Nothing to Block: A 1990s Domain and a Google Form

ID: be35454d-8282-50b8-bba2-24a166e0e321

STIX ID: report--be35454d-8282-50b8-bba2-24a166e0e321

Feed Name: IRONSCALES

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-08-29

Date Updated: 2026-08-29

Author: [email protected] (Audian Paxson)

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**Authenticated account-takeover spearphish using Google Forms:** An attacker operated from a compromised, long-established business mailbox to send an unbranded payment-notice lure containing a Google Forms shortlink that collected credentials; message content and behavior (no attachment, first-time sender, internal contradictions, missing amount) led Adaptive AI to score it as credential theft (83%). IOCs include the forms.gle shortlink and the Google Forms landing URL, and the case highlights how valid authentication and reputable hosting can be abused to bypass artifact-based defenses.

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