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05/19/2019
More Than 1.5 Million Malicious And Spam Emails Were Sent From Thousands Of Compromised Office 365 Accounts: Barracuda Networks
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Barracuda researchers have revealed a startling rise in account takeover, one of the fastest growing email security threats. A recent analysis of account-takeover attacks targeted at Barracuda customers found that 29 percent of organizations had their Office 365 accounts compromised by hackers in March 2019. The security vendor revealed new findings from an analysis of cloud-based email accounts under fire from ATO attempts in March. One of the most popular tactics is phishing emails which impersonate Microsoft and request Office 365 log-ins from the unwitting recipient.
Office 365 account takeover attacks begin with infiltration and many hackers impersonate Microsoft and other large firms as a means of tricking users into disclosing their login credentials. In fact, Microsoft is the most impersonated brand in the world with 1 in 3 attacks impersonating the company. Once an account has been compromised, hackers rarely launch an attack straightaway. Instead, they monitor email and track activity in the company to help maximize their chances of executing a successful attack.
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