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Protect Your Data: Russian Spear-Phishing Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts

ID: 17631a1a-6c78-5d6d-ba21-e506c4b86e82

STIX ID: report--17631a1a-6c78-5d6d-ba21-e506c4b86e82

Feed Name: KnowBe4 Blog

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2025-02-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Stu Sjouwerman

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**Executive Summary:** Multiple Russian threat actors, including SVR-associated Cozy Bear, are conducting targeted spear-phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 accounts—impersonating government and research organizations and abusing Microsoft’s Device Code Authentication flow to trick victims into granting long-term account access through real-time coordinated messages and invites.

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