Microsoft: Suspected Russian Hackers Are Targeting Logins Via Hotel Wi-Fi
Microsoft is sounding the alarm about a suspected Russian hacking group that has been hijacking Wi-Fi at various hotels to steal passwords and spread malware. But the hijacked Wi-Fi has also been funneling malware to affected users, disguising them as browser or OS updates. ClickFix can sometimes dupe a user because the websites are dressed up to look like a legitimate CAPTCHA page or an update process that’ll ask you to complete extra steps to finish.
- ▪Microsoft is sounding the alarm about a suspected Russian hacking group that has been hijacking Wi-Fi at various hotels to steal passwords and spread malware.
- ▪But the hijacked Wi-Fi has also been funneling malware to affected users, disguising them as browser or OS updates.
- ▪ClickFix can sometimes dupe a user because the websites are dressed up to look like a legitimate CAPTCHA page or an update process that’ll ask you to complete extra steps to finish.
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Microsoft is sounding the alarm about a suspected Russian hacking group that has been hijacking Wi-Fi at various hotels to steal passwords and spread malware. The company is responding after cybersecurity vendor ReliaQuest discovered Wi-Fi gateways at hotels and conference centers in multiple US cities and abroad had been tampered with to redirect users to secretly malicious websites to steal logins for Microsoft 365 portals.Microsoft confirmed the compromised Wi-Fi gateways are sending users to “doppelganger domains mimicking Microsoft online services” to steal login details. But the hijacked Wi-Fi has also been funneling malware to affected users, disguising them as browser or OS updates.
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