KnowBe4 - "Delete" Notification as Office 365 Phishbait

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Attackers are posing as Office 365 support in emails that warn users about an “unusual volume of file deletion” on their accounts, BleepingComputer has found. The emails claim that a medium-severity alert was triggered by fifteen file deletions within five minutes. If victims click on the link to view the alert’s details, they’ll be taken to a spoofed Microsoft login page. The attackers will then collect their credentials before forwarding them to the legitimate Microsoft login portal.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/delete-notification-as-office-365-phishbait

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