Microsoft 365 Admin Portal Abused
Users have shared that they have received sextortion emails through the Microsoft 365 Message Center. Posts on LinkedIn, X, and the Microsoft Answers forum have revealed the extent of the problem.
Cyber Security Executive, Edwin Kwan, wrote on LinkedIn: “I received an extortion scam email yesterday. These things usually end up in junk/spam, however this one made it past the filters as it was sent by Microsoft 365 Message Center.” He asked: “Any ideas on how they would have managed to do this?”
The emails coming through follow a set pattern. The cybercriminals make a demand for money by threatening to expose compromising photos of the victim, which the hackers claim to have got access to by hacking their computer.
