Dossier
Yahoo Mail
Coverage of Yahoo Mail in the Nexus archive.
- New CSS Attacks Can Break Webmail Defenses to Steal Passwords and Tokens
New research reveals that CSS content within an email can escape its message boundary to interfere with the webmail interface. These techniques allow attackers to capture passwords and tokens, hijack trusted UI actions, take over third-party accounts, and manipulate AI tools across major platforms like Outlook, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail.
- Yahoo Mail inbox scam
A Yahoo Mail inbox scam targets senior citizens with a deceptive email promoting 'new retirement benefits.' Clicking the message, even to delete it, opens a fraudulent 'Helpdesk Apple_Support' page asking for personal information, disguised with an Apple logo. Yahoo Mail lacks functionality to flag such fraudulent ads.