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New Phishing Scam Pretends to Renew Microsoft Office 365
It’s time to protect yourself from phishing attacks
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Unfortunately, the Covid pandemic and working from home is also a good time for attackers to release their malware and phishingnets.
The most recentthreatwe covered was the return of theEmotet banking trojan, but unfortunately, there are a lot of other vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited by attackers.
Now, it’s not the time to leave your computer unprotected. Ensure you have apowerful antivirusand update it as frequently as possible.
Microsoft renewal scam targets Office 365 users
The specialists from Abnormal Securitydetectedtwo types of attacks from the same source, a domain calledoffice365family.com, registered on the Wix website builder platform.
The first type of attack is to send an e-mail telling you thatOffice 365is now Microsoft 365 and that you should renew your subscription by the due date.
If you click on the link provided by thephishing attackerin the message, you will be taken to a form to complete with your personal data, just like in the screenshot below.
The second form of attack is an email warning you that your Microsoft 365 subscription has expired and, again, it needs to be renewed sooner than later.
This time, theRenew nowlink will take you to a PayPal page where you’re invited to enter your payment credentials.
This should raise a red flag for anybody, not because Microsoft wouldn’t accept PayPal payments but because the Office account page wouldn’t bring you directly to a PayPal option.
If you want tocancel the Microsoft 365 subscription, follow the steps in this guide.
Of course, either type of scamming will result in losing important information that the attackers will use to steal money from you.
How can I protect myself from phishing attacks?
Phishing attacks prey on the user’s innocence and misinformation. You can easily protect yourself from phishing attacks if you stop clicking on unsolicited e-mails and links andreporting any phishing emails..
Also, it doesn’t hurt to keep yourself informed about thelatestthreatsand attacks.
Have you been the victim of a phishing attack? Tell us your story in the comments section below.
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
