Distributed Workforce

The scam begins with a phishing email designed to appear as an official communication from the IRS, informing recipients they are eligible for a $5,000 financial grant supposedly from Elon Musk.

Attackers abuse Microsoft 365 mailbox rules to hide activity, steal data, and persist after password resets.

The incident, disclosed in a regulatory filing, involved a business email compromise attack where cybercriminals likely infiltrated email or accounting systems to alter payment details.

Binding access to devices offers a practical way to secure modern cloud environments.

In a world where attackers operate at machine speed, cybersecurity must follow suit.

The attack chain begins with a user receiving an email containing a URL that downloads an encoded .cmd file.

Attacks on email that exploit OAuth consent, lateral phishing, and AI payroll fraud top the list.