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Russian threat actors have once again raised the bar for cyber espionage, turning attention toward OAuth 2.0 authentication flows in Microsoft 365, hijacking accounts connected to Ukraine and human rights organizations. Their tactics, as uncovered by cybersecurity firm Volexity, fit into a...

If you’ve already started mentally composing your next big idea in Outlook, you might want to hit “Save as Draft” for a moment—there’s a new cyberattack in town, and it’s got your Microsoft 365 credentials written all over it... possibly in Cyrillic. A New Breed of Phishing: Sophisticated Social...

Microsoft 365 account holders, it’s time to clutch your credentials like your last stick of office coffee—hackers have orchestrated another clever plot, this time through everyone’s favorite messaging apps. If you thought WhatsApp and Signal were just for family chats and cryptic office banter...

There’s a certain poetic irony in the fact that OAuth 2.0—a framework specifically engineered to keep our digital lives safe from password theft—is now being bent and twisted by Russian hackers to hijack entire Microsoft 365 accounts. If that isn’t progress in the field of offensive...

If you’re going to be phished, you might as well be courted by some of Russia’s digital finest—at least that’s what a fresh report from Volexity would lead you to believe, as Ukraine-linked NGOs have found themselves starring in an unexpected cyber-espionage romcom, with the Russian hacking...

In a recent development, Russian threat actors identified as UTA0352 and UTA0355 have been targeting Ukraine-linked nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by exploiting the OAuth protocol to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts. The Mechanics of the Attack The attackers initiated their campaign with...

We live in an era where simply clicking a video call link could lead to the digital equivalent of inviting a burglar in for tea—and hackers are getting increasingly creative with their invitations, especially when it comes to Microsoft 365 access. The Evolving Art of Social Engineering (or: Why...

A New Phishing Frontier: Tycoon2FA Evolving to Outsmart Microsoft 365 Security Phishing attacks are evolving, and the latest twist comes from the Tycoon2FA phishing kit. Designed as a Phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, Tycoon2FA is notorious for bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA)...

The digital underworld has once again evolved its trickery, this time using a time-tested method—QR codes—to bypass modern email security and steal delicate Microsoft 365 credentials. Cybercriminals are now capitalizing on the ubiquity of QR codes, transforming an everyday tool into a weapon...

ConnectWise is charging ahead with bold innovations designed to empower Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with a unified, secure, and streamlined toolkit. The company’s latest announcements detail significant enhancements to its Asio platform, which aims to consolidate disparate business...

In a shocking revelation, Oasis Security's research team has uncovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system that poses a severe risk to the security of over 400 million Office 365 accounts. Dubbed “AuthQuake,” this flaw allows malicious actors to...