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Direct Send Exploitation & URL Rewrite Attacks: What Security Teams Must Know

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DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
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Aug 26, 2025
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Summary

Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Squirrels! In this extra-packed episode of Discarded, host Selena Larson welcomes Proofpoint Principal Research Engineer Jason Ford for his first appearance on the show. Together, they dive into two resurging email attack techniques—Microsoft 365 Direct Send abuse and URL rewrite abuse—and why defending against them requires more than just traditional email security. Jason explains what Direct Send is, why attackers exploit this legacy feature, and how...