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Amber Bouman

Email security features are being hijacked to steal Microsoft 365 logins — what you need to know

An email inbox displayed on the screen of a laptop, next to a cup of coffee.

Hackers are now leveraging this popular email security service in their attacks to send out malicious links with the aim of taking over user accounts.

As reported by Bleeping Computer, a threat actor has been abusing the link-wrapping feature included in email security services like Proofpoint and Intermedia in order to redirect users to phishing pages designed to steal user credentials, specifically Microsoft 365 logins.

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