Dossier
Microsoft Account
Coverage of Microsoft Account in the Nexus archive.
- Microsoft verification codes [DE]
A user reports receiving daily SMS messages containing Microsoft verification codes from various numbers, including the official Microsoft number, without accompanying links. Despite contacting Microsoft and removing their number from accounts, the codes continue to arrive.
- Fake Microsoft Alerts Used to Deploy North Korean NarwhalRAT Malware
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group ScarCruft (APT37) used spear-phishing emails impersonating Microsoft Account security alerts to deploy NarwhalRAT malware, as reported by Genians Security Center. The attack aimed to exploit concerns over possible account security issues.