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Microsoft Outlook users should take care when receiving an email asking them to ‘validate your account’ – this is a phishing attempt by cybercriminals to gain access to sensitive credentials, including your email login and password. With over 400 million Outlook customers using email as part of their daily tasks, it is highly likely that unsuspecting victims will fall prey to this phishing attempt, if not vigilant.  

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If you are one of the 300M+ users around the globe, be alert for an email scam that is targeting users claiming that an update is required.

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MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email warning users that their Office 365 registration needs to be verified within 48 hours, or else risk having their account suspended.  With millions of businesses and individuals using (Microsoft) Office 365 globally for their daily tasks and communications, it is highly likely that a lack of vigilance will result in cybercriminals stealing credentials for later criminal use, such as identity theft, BEC, sold on the dark web and more.  

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MailGuard has intercepted an email attack that uses multiple trusted brand names to fool victims into providing their sensitive information for credential harvesting. DocuSign, with hundreds of millions of users worldwide, is a household name with businesses and organizations using the tool for electronic signatures and agreements. Purporting to be from a prominent healthcare provider a DocuSign link is sent to recipients, in an attempt to capture email and login addresses and to potentially download malware. Other trusted names such as Adobe, Microsoft and IBM have been spoofed using accurately depicted branding and logos to catch victims off guard.  

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A sophisticated fast-breaking payload email identified by MailGuard today exploits a bug in unpatched versions of Microsoft Office.

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