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A spear-phishing campaign detected earlier this month that uses messages that appear to originate with legitimate companies is targeting enterprise users in an effort to steal Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to a report from Abnormal Security. The fraudsters appear to have compromised hundreds of legitimate accounts to help craft realistic-looking emails, the researchers say.

Recent Spear-Phishing Attacks Originate From Legit Accounts

Recent spear-phishing campaigns are again targeting Microsoft Office 365 users in an effort to steal user credentials, while one campaign spoofs Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), according to recent reports from IRONSCALES and Abnormal Security. Nearly 200 million O365 users across the globe and particularly in the healthcare, insurance, financial services, manufacturing, utilities, and telecom sector.

Phishing Campaigns Targeting Office 365 Credentials, Spoofing Exchange

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A recently uncovered phishing campaign is spoofing messages from the New York State Department of Labor, claiming to offer $600 as part of a COVID-19 relief program, according to researchers at Abnormal Security. The goal is to harvest personally identifiable information.

Phishing Email Campaign Uses Updated COVID-19 Theme

Scammers are impersonating New York State's Department of Labor to steal personal information from state residents seeking to claim money from a COVID relief fund. Targets are sent an email bearing the state logo that appears to come from “noreply@labor.ny.gov.” The email states that by activating their account, the recipient will receive $600 in pandemic aid.

Phishers Spoof New York Department of Labor

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A new scam using an IRS form as its mechanism has been found targeting users of Google's G Suite, with as many as 50,000 executives and "important" employees affected so far. The campaign, discovered and reported by researchers at Abnormal Security, claims to contain an IRS W-8BEN form in PDF format.

New IRS Form Fraud Campaign Targets G Suite Users

A new scam using an IRS form as its mechanism has been found targeting users of Google's G Suite, with as many as 50,000 executives and "important"…

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