EvilTokens takedown cuts access to 12,000 compromised inboxes
Daily Cyber News: EvilTokens takedown cuts access to 12,000 compromised inboxes
Thousands of organizations gained some protection after the EvilTokens phishing service was disrupted. The service had compromised more than twelve thousand inboxes across over ten thousand organizations. Microsoft led a coalition of law enforcement and private-sector partners in the takedown.
Key context: A compromised mailbox can reveal sensitive conversations and give criminals a trusted channel for additional fraud.
Additional detail: For leaders, the takedown is valuable, but affected accounts still need an internal response.
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