Phishing Campaign Targets Education Sector Microsoft Accounts
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🎓🔐 Phishing Campaign Targets Microsoft ADFS to Bypass MFA in Education Sector. A new phishing campaign is exploiting Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to bypass multifactor authentication (MFA) and compromise user accounts, primarily affecting around 150 organizations in the education sector. Attackers send spoofed emails that lead victims to fake ADFS login pages, where they harvest credentials and MFA codes. This allows them to access other services through single sign-on (SSO) capabilities, enabling further malicious activities such as reconnaissance and lateral phishing. The campaign highlights vulnerabilities in legacy systems, particularly in sectors with less mature cybersecurity defenses, prompting experts to recommend transitioning to modern identity platforms and enhancing user education on phishing tactics.
