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> Hackers disguise phishing as promising business opportunities

[SOURCE] Help Net Security [AUTHOR: Sinisa Markovic] [DATE: 16/10/2026 12:45] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Attackers are breaking into business email accounts with short messages asking whether a company can quote on an upcoming project, the kind of request sales and procurement staff answer every week. Cadence Riddle, a cybersecurity researcher at Fortra, tracked a 12-fold increase in malicious emails mentioning “RFQ” (request for quotation) between October 2025 and September 2026. In nearly 73% of cases, the lure led to a page built to steal login credentials. “RFQ communication is … More → The post Hackers disguise phishing as promising business opportunities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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