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Another new phishing campaign has just been unmasked… We explain!

Every day its scam! And today, the fraud brought to light is none other than a new phishing campaign which attacked many French companies. The procedure is simple, employees receive emails stating that their Microsoft 365 account password will expire soon and therefore some procedure needs to be followed in order to fix it. And that’s the whole problem… If they follow the whole procedure, they therefore communicate their data to hackersas pointed out Numerama, this Tuesday, April 4. Indeed, the hackers against detection tools by hiding their fraudulent URLs behind an address Youtube. A scam that targets everyone up to the CEO of companies, and which was detected by the cybersecurity company Vade.

The “victim” receives a very convincing message with a link to change or keep the current password. At this stage, hackers have found a way to exploit a flaw of Youtube. They use the platform as a relay to avoid being detected by anti-spam. “This technique makes it possible to integrate a fraudulent hyperlink and potentially detectable by the spam filter of the email at a legitimate YouTube URL“, explains Antoine Morel, cybersecurity expert at Vade. A technique that allows crooks to collect data that they can resell on the darknet or keep for a potential attack, detail Numerama. To guard against this phishing, it is always very important to be as vigilant as possible and in particular pay close attention to the URL to which you are redirected to type in your new password. You can also inquire directly with your company’s IT department.

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CAF bonus scam

There are many scams in the digital world… And it’s not the family allowance fund who will say otherwise. On Tuesday March 21, the public service wanted to alert the French in order to avoid being a potential victim of these scams via e-mail or other SMS. “Fake ‘optional bonus’ messages or ‘unpublished bonus’ have been circulating on the Internet lately. Intended to lure consumers to fake pages in order to gain audience or impersonate their accounts, this information has no legitimacy“explained CAF in an official press release. And to add: “These last weeks, [la Caf] made no announcements of new aid or bonuses“. Everything is clear. And for good reason, the last aid dates back to the end of 2022, and the beneficiaries were able to receive the inflation bonus in the amount of 100 euros. For more information on your rights, go to the Caf website : “The site allows you to check and if necessary correct your profile information as well as simulate your rights and apply for family and social benefits“.

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