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What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?

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Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts belonging to a wide range of targets, researchers warned. The technique is known as device code phishing. It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized …

Ongoing campaign compromises senior execs’ Azure accounts, locks them using MFA

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of Microsoft Azure accounts, some belonging to senior executives, are being targeted by unknown attackers in an ongoing campaign that's aiming to steal sensitive data and financial assets from dozens of organizations, researchers with security firm Proofpoint said Monday. The campaign attempts to compromise …