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Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Microsoft says threat actors linked to ShinyHunters, Helix, and other extortion gangs are using passkey and single sign-on-themed social engineering attacks to compromise corporate Microsoft accounts and steal data from Microsoft 365 services. [...]

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