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Microsoft Warns Hackers Exploiting Outage to Send Phishing Emails
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What Happened?
Following a 36-hour outage, Microsoft warns users of a phishing campaign exploiting the disruption. Hackers are impersonating service notifications to trick users into clicking malicious links.
Key points
- Microsoft experienced a 36-hour infrastructure outage.
- Hackers are sending fraudulent emails claiming messages will be deleted unless users click a link.
- The emails use subject lines like 'Outage - [six-character code]'.
- Three domains associated with the phishing campaign include moments-notice.com, planetmaison.com, and newbooker.com.
- Microsoft recommends using Defender for Office 365 to identify suspicious messages.
Key insights
- The phishing campaign highlights the vulnerability of users during service disruptions.
- Organizations must enhance their email security protocols to prevent such attacks.
- Users should be educated on verifying notifications directly from official sources.
Why it matters
This phishing campaign could compromise user accounts by exploiting confusion from the outage.
Entities
Microsoft· OrganizationMicrosoft 365· Product
Source
India Today
