Vast phishing campaign hits Microsoft users in 62 countries

Microsoft was able to disrupt the scheme through a recent court ruling, which allowed the company to take over domains used by the cybercriminals and prevent them from being used for cyberattacks, according to the post. — Dreamstime/TNS

Microsoft Corp customers were targeted in a massive phishing campaign that has sought to defraud users in 62 countries since December. Recently, the malicious emails have evolved to capitalise on the pandemic, according to Microsoft.

The attack “targeted business leaders across a variety of industries, attempting to compromise accounts, steal information and re-direct wire transfers”, Microsoft said Tuesday in a blog post. The campaign was vast, hitting millions of Microsoft Office 365 users with attempted hacks in a single week, the company said.