Office 365 email phishing attack
Category : Business | Cybersecurity | Posted : May 22, 2018
An email phishing scam that exploited Microsoft Office 365 has recently come to our attention. Last week, a local bookkeeper’s email account was hacked. Here’s the timeline and a summary of events: The hacker put a “delete all inbound emails” inbox rule on the mailbox, so that the bookkeeper wouldn’t receive any replies to the hundreds of emails that she sent out. This created a time lag that ensured that she wouldn’t realize that anything was out of the ordinary. What’s most concerning is that someone had access to her mailbox for the entire weekend. For all she knows, the entire mailbox could have been downloaded and compromised. This is particularly concerning given that this employee deals with sensitive financial information. A multi-layered approach to security is the most effective way to stay secure. Here’s a list of defenses that may have prevented this incident from occurring:
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