email scams

In recent months, a surge in sophisticated phishing scams targeting Microsoft 365 users has raised significant concerns within the cybersecurity community. These scams exploit legitimate Microsoft infrastructure to deceive users into divulging sensitive information or making unauthorized...

Windows users worldwide are once again under siege—not by viruses or ransomware, but by the cunning manipulations of cybercriminals who exploit trust in the name of legitimacy. Over the past few weeks, officials have observed a sharp uptick in sophisticated phishing campaigns that exploit the...

One recent morning, Nick Johnson did what many of us do: scanned his inbox, eyes glazed, sifting spam from signal. Then he spotted what looked like a run-of-the-mill Google security alert—legit sender address, DKIM check passed, sorted neatly with his real security alerts. The message: Google...

They beckon seductively from restaurant tabletops, leap out at us from bus ads, and dangle from the bottom of suspicious emails like a worm on a fishing line—QR codes, those enigmatic square mazes of pixels, are now as much a fixture of daily life as the coffee-ring stains around them. Yet...

Heads up, WindowsForum readers: a new, insidious phishing scheme targeting PayPal users has been uncovered. This isn't just your regular "Nigerian prince" email scam; this one is calculated, technically sophisticated, and exploits trusted platforms like Microsoft 365 (MS365) and PayPal to fool...

When we think of phishing, we traditionally imagine poorly executed emails riddled with typos that even the most casual observer could spot as fraudulent. But let’s be crystal clear: phishing isn’t what it used to be. Welcome to "HubPhish," an advanced phishing initiative targeting 20,000...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, even the seemingly fortified walls of Microsoft 365 are showing vulnerabilities. Recent reports have revealed that scammers have found a way to bypass Microsoft 365's scam protections, leveraging the platform's own admin portal to infiltrate...

Does anyone feel that phishing has developed? E.g. in my personal feeling, there are fewer email scams nowadays. Your thoughts, guys?

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (July 10, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially...