Microsoft breaks down one of the oldest email scams around

A security report from Microsoft breaks down a classic email scam.



What you need to know


A Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team report breaks down a common gift card scam.
The report shows that scammers are still using some of the oldest schemes to steal money.
A specific campaign looked at by Microsoft accidentally didn't use the right organization name when claiming to send company emails.


Spam emails are a constant in the modern world. Whether it's a personal or work email address, most people are inundated with all sorts of scams and schemes. A new study from the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team breaks down one of the more common schemes, business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

These types of attacks try to trick people into approving payments, transferring money, or in the case of a specific campaign looked at by Microsoft, purchasing gift cards.

These types of attacks center around tricking people who might not look at the recipient email addre...