#help-desk-compromise

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fromTheregister
6 days ago

Payroll pirates conned the help desk, stole employee's pay

Attackers used compromised shared-mailbox credentials and a help-desk MFA reset via social engineering to divert a physician's salary into the attacker's account.
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fromFortune
4 months ago

London teenager orchestrated 'help desk' extortion scheme against 47 U.S. companies that netted $115 million says DOJ | Fortune

A 19-year-old London resident allegedly led social-engineering attacks that extorted $115 million, compromising at least 120 networks and targeting 47 U.S. entities including federal courts.
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