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Phishing Emails Use New Technique to Bypass Microsoft 365 Security Filters

Threat actors are using phishing emails with blank SMTP sender fields to bypass Microsoft 365 security filters, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. Attackers can therefore exploit this technique to impersonate internal users.

Phishing Emails Use New Technique to Bypass Microsoft 365 Security Filters

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Threat actors are using phishing emails with blank SMTP sender fields to bypass Microsoft 365 security filters, according to researchers at ReliaQuest.

Attackers can therefore exploit this technique to impersonate internal users.

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Threat actors are using phishing emails with blank SMTP sender fields to bypass Microsoft 365 security filters, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. Attackers can therefore exploit this technique to impersonate internal users.

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