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Microsoft 365 AitM Phishing Hijacks Accounts to Collect Payroll and Finance Emails

A widespread phishing campaign is leveraging adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts, specifically targeting employees involved in payroll and financial operations. The attackers use residential proxies to mask malicious sign-ins as legitimate consumer traffic, making detection more difficult and enabling unauthorized access to sensitive financial communicati

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August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

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Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to an active "widespread email-driven phishing campaign" that employs adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to take control of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to identify key personnel involved in financial workflows and gather related email. "The campaign uses residential proxies to disguise malicious sign-ins as ordinary consumer traffic,

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