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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Welbert Bauyaban

FBI Warned Hackers Can Bypass Microsoft Outlook, Teams and 365 Without Your Password—Here's What You Should Do

Microsoft building at Atlantic Station in Atlanta (Credit: Tyler Lahti, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The FBI has warned that hackers can now break into Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and 365 accounts without a password, after identifying a phishing tool known as Kali365 that has been circulating since April and is already being used to hijack user access.

The reports came after the FBI issued a public alert outlining how the tool works and why it poses a different kind of risk. Unlike conventional phishing attempts that rely on stolen passwords, Kali365 exploits Microsoft's own authentication system, meaning even users with multi-factor authentication enabled could still be exposed.

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