THN Weekly Recap: Google Secrets Stolen, Windows Hack, New Crypto Scams and More
Briefly

This week’s recap emphasizes the growing sophistication of cyber attackers who utilize fake codes and deceptive emails to access sensitive information. A notable incident involves Russian threat actors utilizing device code phishing to compromise Microsoft accounts, leveraging phishing emails disguised as Teams invitations to prompt user authentication with a malicious code. Additionally, the whoAMI attack exploits an AWS naming confusion, leading to code execution vulnerabilities affecting numerous organizations. Furthermore, RansomHub is identified as a prominent ransomware threat impacting over 600 global organizations, indicating a broad attack strategy across multiple sectors.
The method involves sending phishing emails disguised as Microsoft Teams invitations, prompting users to authenticate with a malicious device code, enabling attackers to hijack their sessions.
The whoAMI attack exploits a naming confusion within Amazon Machine Images, allowing improperly named AMIs to execute code in a vulnerable AWS account.
Read at The Hacker News
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