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Massive Phishing-as-a-Service Campaign Revealed by Microsoft Security Researchers

On Tuesday, Microsoft’s security researchers published a report detailing a massive phishing-as-a-service campaign known as BulletProofLink. Phishing-as-a-Service offerings, or phishing kits, arm even the most novice threat actors with sophisticated platforms to launch widespread phishing campaigns with little more than a computer and a few hundred dollars. Researchers at Microsoft discovered this operation while investigating a separate phishing operation.

Flaw in Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover Function Allows Clear-Text Leakage of Windows Credentials

Approximately 100,000 Windows users worldwide have had their credentials leaked due to a flaw in the Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover feature. The Autodiscover feature is used by Microsoft Exchange to automatically configure a user’s email client with their organization’s predefined mail settings. After a user enters their credentials into an email client, the program attempts to authenticate to multiple Exchange Autodiscover URLs. It’s during this process that clear-text credentials could be routed to third-party untrusted websites to be collected.

CISA, FBI, and NSA Note Increase in Conti Ransomware Attacks in Advisory

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and the NSA have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on the Conti ransomware, noting they have observed the increased use of this malware in attacks. The advisory contains technical details on the malware; it also maps the malware’s techniques to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Additionally, it discusses mitigation measures to reduce the risk of compromise by the Conti ransomware.

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