Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data

Sep 13, 2026 - 19:23
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Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data
Microsoft has disclosed details of two campaigns in which threat actors are abusing third-party email delivery infrastructure to blast financial fraud scam messages and using passkey-themed social engineering to breach cloud environments. The first campaign, per the tech giant, involved sending over a million scam emails between August 3 and 5, 2026, by masquerading as chief executive officers

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Raghib Awan Raghib Awan is an Information Security and Technology professional with expertise spanning cybersecurity, cloud security, IT infrastructure, information risk, regulatory compliance, and enterprise security. He is also an author at TeQManch, a technology and cybersecurity news platform covering cyber threats, artificial intelligence, BFSI technology, data privacy, digital risk, and emerging technology trends.