Hackers Are Using Real Dell and Staples Emails to Make Their Scams Look Legitimate

Attackers abuse legitimate platforms to deliver phishing emails that pass authentication checks

A Dell order confirmation lands in your inbox and it looks pretty legitimate: it comes from Dell’s order domain, passes DKIM and DMARC checks, uses Dell’s real template, and confirms a $736.09 purchase of Microsoft Project Standard 2024 that you never made. Under “Ship To,” where an address should be, sits the word “Helpline” and a phone number – the hook for a callback scam. The email looks genuine because it is. The attacker supplied … More →

Hackers Are Using Real Dell and Staples Emails to Make Their Scams Look Legitimate

Hackers are abusing genuine Dell and Staples order emails to make fake purchase alerts look credible. Instead of sending a forged message, they place scam instructions inside order details that trusted retail systems deliver, pushing recipients toward phone numbers controlled by the attackers. The emails describe expensive purchases that recipients may not recognize. Their aim […]