News Wrap: Office 365 Voicemail Phish, Bed Bath and Beyond Breach

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 6:20 p.m.

Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O'Donnell break down the top security news of this week, from data breaches to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity.  Top stories include:

  • A Microsoft alert that APT group Fancy Bearhas targeted anti-doping authorities and sporting organizations around the world as the world begins to gear up for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which kick off July 2020.
  • A report outlining that Chinese state-sponsored hackersare attacking telecom networks to sniff out SMS messages that contain keywords revolving around political dissidents.
  • Bed, Bath and Beyond disclosing a data breachthat allowed the adversaries to access customers' online accounts - and what researchers say the attack may have stemmed from.
  • A nasty phishing campaignthat uses fake voicemail messages to lure victims into revealing their Office 365 email credentials.