Security News > 2016 > December > Corporate Office 365 users hit with clever phishing attack (Help Net Security)
2016-12-14 15:01
Corporate Office 365 users are being targeted by phishers using a clever new trick to bypass email filters and the default security protections of the Microsoft service. The attack comes in the form of fake emails, and the trick makes the user to see one URL in the link, anti-phishing filters another, and the actual link leading to a third, phishing URL. Here is an example: The attackers take advantage of how Office 365 anti-phishing … More →
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