Misconfigured Server Reveals Three Evilginx Phishing Operations Targeting Microsoft 365
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An attacker running a live Microsoft 365 phishing operation left a Python web server listening on a public port with directory listing switched on. The command that did it: python3 -m http.server 8080, was still sitting in the readable .bash_history. From that one lapse, French security firm Lexfo lifted the operator's entire toolkit and pivoted through it to two more
1Key Takeaways
- An attacker running a live Microsoft 365 phishing operation left a Python web server listening on a public port with directory listing switched on.
- The command that did it: python3 -m http.server 8080, was still sitting in the readable .bash_history.
- From that one lapse, French security firm Lexfo lifted the operator's entire toolkit and pivoted through it to two more.
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Security headlines highlight new attack surfaces as AI gets embedded in more systems. The Hacker News reports that an attacker running a live Microsoft 365 phishing operation left a Python web server listening on a public port with directory listing switched on.
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