Feb 8 / Admin

New Scam Alert: 7-Steps to BEC Using SharePoint

Microsoft reported:

Microsoft Defender Researchers uncovered a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector, resulting in the compromise of various user accounts. 

The 7-Steps: 
  1.  Attacker initial access to user inbox via SharePoint URL 
  2. SharePoint service for the phishing campaign
  3.  URL redirected users to a credential prompt
  4. The attacker created an Inbox rule to delete all incoming emails 
  5. Phishing emails sent to victims contacts 
  6. The attacker responded to contact reply emails that the email was legitimate
  7. Those that clicked the phishing URL were targeted in another attack

Find the original article here.

Takeaway:   Use a password manager to both store passwords and store sign-in URLs so you don't click links in emails. 

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