21-Year-Old Woman Pleads Guilty to Sending Phishing Emails to Political Candidates securityweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from securityweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team.
Rhode Islander Charged with Phishing Political Candidates
A woman from Rhode Island has been charged with impersonating Microsoft to steal personal information from political candidates and their campaign staff.
Cranston resident Diana Lebeau allegedly sent phishing emails to approximately 22 members of the campaign staff of a candidate for political office in or around January 2020.
In the emails, the 21-year-old allegedly posed as either the campaign’s managers or one of the campaign’s co-chairs. Recipients were directed to enter their account login details into an attached spreadsheet, or to click on a link that took them to a Google Form that requested the same credentials.
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Have your say and comment below. Friday, 09 April 2021 10:50 Marketing first, tech second: Microsoft pushes firmware security to sell new hardware
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The BBC has questioned whether Microsoft s publication of a post claiming that firmware attacks are on the rise is a red herring to distract from the issues the company is having with Microsoft Exchange Server.
But on closer examination it looks like Redmond has some new toy to sell and that is the reason why it has started the talk about firmware security.
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