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Watch out: Instagram users targeted in novel phishing campaign

ID: e6b47ac2-06b4-5948-8ba0-0bc211b42716

STIX ID: report--e6b47ac2-06b4-5948-8ba0-0bc211b42716

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2025-07-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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This report describes a phishing campaign targeting Instagram users that forgoes traditional malicious links in favor of mailto: links and typosquatted email domains to evade URL reputation checks and harvest account access via direct email replies; researchers observed multiple suspect addresses hosted on the same IP and provide examples, analysis of attacker motivation, and user-focused mitigation advice.

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