New phishing tool hijacked thousands of Microsoft business email accounts

Researchers have uncovered a hidden “phishing empire” targeting businesses in Europe, Australia and the U.S. with a sophisticated new tool. A hacking group called W3LL, which has been active since at least 2017, has created an English-language underground marketplace to sell a phishing kit that can bypass multi-factor authentication, according to a report by cybersecurity

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