EchoLeak Alert: How Hackers Steal Your Data With Zero Clicks!

EchoLeak is the latest cybersecurity hiccup affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot. This zero-click vulnerability lets attackers swipe sensitive company data with a single email, no user interaction needed. It’s like a magic trick, but with your secrets. Aim Labs has shared the flaw details with Microsoft, hoping to pull a Houdini and make the threat vanish.

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Hot Take:

EchoLeak is like that sneaky office gossip who somehow knows everyone’s secrets without ever being invited to the water cooler conversations. Microsoft’s AI assistant, M365 Copilot, has a bit of a blabbermouth problem, and it’s spilling the beans without even a “how do you do?” Aim Labs has exposed this zero-click vulnerability, proving once again that even AI assistants need a crash course in discretion!

Key Points:

  • Aim Labs discovered a zero-click vulnerability named EchoLeak in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • EchoLeak exploits a flaw called LLM Scope Violation, tricking AI into accessing unauthorized data.
  • The attack is initiated via an untrusted email that bypasses Microsoft’s security filters.
  • Aim Labs demonstrated methods to exfiltrate data using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint URLs.
  • Organizations are urged to treat AI assistants as critical infrastructure to prevent such exploits.

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