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Watch out for this phishing campaign that is after your passwords

Craig Mercure November 4, 2021 3 min read
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The security threat landscape continues to be a constant source of concern for all companies. Whether you’re in the financial, healthcare or technology industries, phishing is an ever-present danger and cybersecurity professionals know this better than anyone else. But what kind of passwords are we looking at? And how can they protect themselves from these cybercriminals? Let’s take a look at some key privacy and password safety tips:

The “this phishing attack is using a sneaky trick to steal your passwords, warns microsoft” is a recent phishing campaign that has been going around. It uses a pop-up window to steal your password and hijack your computer.

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  • Microsoft has discovered an active phishing attempt that uses codes stolen from other hackers to acquire credentials.
  • To launch the assaults, the attackers are constantly generating fraudulent Workmail accounts.
  • Phishing is ubiquitous, and attackers are always coming up with new methods to catch their victims by exposing them to flaws.
  • You can learn more about security and privacy in our section on security and privacy, as well as some of our advice for staying safe.

While Microsoft works to offer new updates and features to its platforms, attackers work to infect consumers with malware that exposes them to vulnerabilities. We previously reported on a similar attempt aimed at stealing your credentials.

A new phishing effort aimed at collecting credentials is now active. The attackers use a phishing kit that incorporates code that has been stolen from previous hackers.

Kit for phishing

A phishing kit is a piece of software that makes assaults easier. This phishing kit, according to Microsoft, is made up of numerous components and is widely accessible for purchase since it has been repackaged and is freely available to eager customers.

The kit has subsequently been renamed ZooToday, and Microsoft has found that it is using the WorkMail domain AwsApps[.]com. It then sends out emails with links to phishing sites that look like the Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based version of Microsoft Office login page.

Insufficiently large-scale

This phishing campaign looks to be low-budget in comparison to previous phishing efforts since it does not target a particular company. It produces domain names at random, making the odds of assaulting an actual company small but not impossible.

Because it mimics Microsoft’s zero-point font obfuscation, the approach utilized drew Microsoft’s notice. This is a zero-font-size HTML text in an email designed to elude human detection.

Microsoft 365

The Microsoft 365 sign-in screen was discovered to be identical in a high number of targeted assaults. Another odd aspect of the activity was that the information gathered stayed on the site and was not shared with anybody else. 

Despite the fact that no one has claimed ownership, Microsoft thinks this is a single-operation assault.

The matter seems to be under control, after Microsoft notified Amazon about the phishing attempt, and AWS responded.

What are some of the precautions you’re doing to avoid fake emails? Please share your thoughts in the comments box below. 

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