Microsoft 365 Under Siege: Botnet Bonanza Threatens Your Inbox!
Microsoft 365 users, beware! A new botnet-powered cyber attack is causing a ruckus with over 130,000 devices launching password-spraying attacks. By exploiting non-interactive sign-ins, attackers are dodging the usual security alerts. It’s like the cyber ninja version of breaking and entering, and it’s putting sensitive data at risk.
Hot Take:
Botnet armies are rising, and they’re not playing fair with Microsoft 365! Imagine waking up to find your work email has gone rogue, sending out invites to a BBQ at your place. Time to lock down those non-interactive logins before your colleagues mistake you for a party planner!
Key Points:
- Over 130,000 devices are compromised, launching password-spraying attacks on Microsoft 365.
- Attackers use non-interactive sign-ins, evading traditional security alerts.
- Basic Authentication abuse exposes accounts to greater risks.
- Six C2 servers orchestrate the attack, with ties to cloud providers linked to China.
- Organizations need to update security protocols to handle non-interactive log events.
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