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BigBear Phishing Service Hijacks MFA-Protected Microsoft 365 Accounts at 258 Organizations

Researchers at CloudSEK gain administrator access to the control panel of BigBear 2.0, a phishing-as-a-service framework that bypasses multi-factor authentication and steals Microsoft 365 credentials at scale. The investigation reveals that the service manages 42 VPS nodes, all configured to target Microsoft 365 environments, and operates across more than

Widespread Microsoft 365 Outage Disrupts Exchange Online Email and Authentication

Microsoft is investigating a widespread service outage causing authentication issues, connection problems, and service failures for Microsoft 365 customers worldwide. The company first acknowledged the incident, tracked as EX1464935 in the admin center, at 5:30 PM UTC after a flood of reports from users on social media. According to

Russian Hackers Target Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Microsoft links a global campaign targeting hotel and conference center Wi-Fi networks to the Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard, also known as APT29. The campaign, dubbed CaptiveCrunch, has been active since at least early May 2026 and manipulates DNS settings on captive portal equipment to intercept user connections and redirect

ARToken PhaaS Platform Exposes Advanced Microsoft 365 Phishing Toolkit

Cisco Talos researchers discover a new phishing-as-a-service platform called ARToken that operates as an affiliate of the EvilTokens phishing ecosystem. The platform features a React-based management panel exposing over 80 API endpoints, revealing capabilities that extend far beyond typical phishing toolkits. Attackers use ARToken to steal Microsoft 365 authentication tokens,

Microsoft 365 Copilot Adds Anthropic Claude and Infinite Chat Scrolling

Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces Anthropic's Claude as a new AI model option across all major platforms. The latest update also brings infinite scroll to the web chat history for a smoother browsing experience.

Microsoft 365 Adds New AI Features and Announces Pricing Changes

Microsoft unveils new capabilities across its Microsoft 365 suite alongside an upcoming pricing update. The changes reflect the company's continued investment in AI-powered productivity tools.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Now Supports Multiple AI Models

Microsoft expands its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform to give users the ability to choose from multiple AI models beyond the default options. This update provides organizations with greater flexibility to tailor their AI tools to specific security and performance needs.

Microsoft Copilot Dashboard Adds AI Summaries for IT Admins

Microsoft is rolling out intelligent summaries to the Copilot Dashboard in April 2024 to help IT administrators analyze Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments. The feature provides AI-generated overviews of usage, security, and governance metrics to save time on manual data analysis.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Expands to Small Businesses and Individuals

Microsoft rebrands Copilot for Microsoft 365 and removes seat minimums for commercial plans, making the AI assistant available to businesses of all sizes. The company also introduces a new $20 per month Copilot Pro subscription for individual users.

Microsoft Expands Copilot Access With New Pro Tier and Mobile Apps

Microsoft introduces Copilot Pro for individual power users and extends its AI assistant to small businesses and mobile devices. The expansion follows a milestone of five billion chats and images generated by the tool.

Microsoft Introduces $20 Copilot Pro Plan to Boost AI Revenue

Microsoft launches a new $20 per month consumer subscription called Copilot Pro to monetize its AI features across popular applications like Word and Excel. The move aims to transform the costly Copilot technology into a reliable revenue generator by expanding its paying user base.

Microsoft Copilot Marks First Year with GPT-4 Turbo and DALL-E 3 Upgrades

Microsoft celebrates the first anniversary of its AI assistant by rolling out powerful new features like GPT-4 Turbo and an improved DALL-E 3 image generator. These updates promise to make the newly unified Copilot experience even more productive for users across all devices.

Microsoft Rebrands Bing Chat to Copilot Amid Enterprise Expansion

Microsoft drops the Bing Chat name, unifying its AI assistant under the Copilot brand for both consumers and businesses. The rebrand comes with new commercial data protections and broader integration across Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Reaches General Availability for Enterprises

Microsoft announces that Microsoft 365 Copilot becomes generally available for enterprise customers on November 1, 2023. The AI assistant requires an eligible Microsoft 365 license plus a $30 per user monthly fee.