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Code of Conduct Phishing Emails Target 35,000 Users in Multi-Stage AiTM Attack

📅 5 May 2026 at 12:30 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Code of Conduct Phishing Emails Target 35,000 Users in Multi-Stage AiTM Attack

A large-scale phishing campaign has been caught using fake “code of conduct” emails to trick employees into giving up their account credentials. The attackers did not just steal passwords. They went a step further by hijacking active authentication sessions through an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique, making standard multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection largely ineffective. The campaign ran […] The post Code of Conduct Phishing Emails Target 35,000 Users in Multi-Stage AiTM Attack appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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🔍Threat Overview

A large-scale phishing campaign using fake 'code of conduct' emails tricked employees into giving up their account credentials, hijacking active authentication sessions through an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique, rendering standard MFA protection ineffective.

⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
Employees' accounts
Attack Vectors
Fake 'code of conduct' emails
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: Critical
Who Is at Risk
Employees with access to company accounts
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Verify authenticity of incoming emails
2Use two-factor authentication (2FA) or alternative MFA methods
3Monitor account activity for suspicious behavior

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