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Microsoft Teams Used by Russia-Linked Hackers to Target Firms With Phishing Campaign, Microsoft Says

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A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from technical support, Microsoft researchers said on Wednesday. These “highly targeted” social engineering attacks have affected “fewer than 40 unique global organizations” since late May, Microsoft … Read more

Microsoft Employee Emails Hacked by Russia-Linked ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Group, Company Says

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Microsoft said a Russian-linked hacking group attacked its corporate systems, getting into a “small number” of email accounts, including those of senior leadership and employees who work in cybersecurity and legal. The company said it’s acting immediately to fix older systems, which will probably cause some disruption. The hacking group doesn’t appear to have accessed … Read more