Users report phishing emails coming from Microsoft’s system, and the company is digging in

Rear view of computer hacker in dark hall wearing hooded top hacks into a computer network, types software code on a keyboard and monitors a virus attack to hack into network systems and servers.

I previously thought that hackers had taken things up a notch by using generative AI to breach sensitive data — but the reality is far worse.

In a damning report by TechCrunch, scammers have been using a legitimate Microsoft email ([email protected]) to send spam emails to unsuspecting people (via PCWorld). For context, the company uses this email to send 2FA authentication codes and other legitimate account alerts.