Phishing emails are getting smarter - and using some new tricks to snare victims

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• Barracuda says Tycoon now offers new ways to hide malicious links in emails
• URL encoding, fake CAPTCHAs, domain splits, and other techniques were spotted in the wild
• The researchers urge businesses use a multi-layered approach to security

Tycoon, a popular phishing kit responsible for the majority of email-borne attacks these days, has apparently been updated with new techniques to help threat actors hide malware and malicious links in email messages.