Seriously? Native Phishing. Are You Fucking Kidding Me?

Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. Apparently, the script kiddies and their slightly-more-competent older siblings have figured out that they don’t even *need* to send you to dodgy websites anymore. They’re abusing Microsoft 365 apps – Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, the whole goddamn suite – to do their phishing. It’s called “native phishing” because it happens entirely within legitimate Microsoft infrastructure. Clever? No. Inevitable given how many morons use this crap? Absolutely.

Basically, they’re creating malicious files and links *inside* your trusted Microsoft environment. This makes detection a nightmare for security tools because everything looks legit. They’re exploiting features like SharePoint workflows and Teams message extensions to deliver payloads, steal credentials, and generally cause chaos. And guess what? Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) doesn’t always help! Because people are *still* clicking things they shouldn’t.

The article highlights how this is a growing trend, with attackers getting more sophisticated in blending their attacks into normal business flows. They’re using legitimate app functionality to bypass security controls and steal data. It’s all about social engineering – tricking users into approving things they shouldn’t. Honestly, it’s just… pathetic.

The “fix”? More training (which will be ignored), better monitoring (that probably won’t catch everything), and hoping your users aren’t complete idiots. Fantastic. Just what we needed. Another layer of bullshit to deal with because people can’t tell the difference between a real email and something clearly designed to screw them over.

Source: BleepingComputer – The Rise of Native Phishing

Speaking of idiots, I once had a sysadmin (yeah, *once*) who thought resetting the root password on a production server to “password” was a good idea. He claimed it was “easy to remember.” I swear, sometimes I think humanity is actively trying to self-destruct. This native phishing thing? Just another symptom.

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