Microsoft: Iran-linked Hackers Breached Israeli, U.S. Security Firms' Accounts
Over 250 Microsoft Office 365 accounts belonging to the security companies were targeted by hackers associated with Tehran, according to the tech giant
Hackers linked to Iran tried to break into 250 Microsoft Office 365 accounts belonging to Israeli and American security companies using a hacking technique known as “password spraying,” the tech giant said Monday.
Microsoft did not elaborate on which companies were attacked.
Password spraying is a traditional brute force attack, in which the hackers try to obtain access to as many accounts as possible by trying common passwords – every time from a different IP address. This allows them to evade some of the automatic defenses for protecting passwords and accounts. The goal is to find an account to enter the organization – and use it to continue on from the inside.
No comments:
Post a Comment