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Hackers Can Weaponize Microsoft Copilot to Hijack CEO Accounts and Redirect Wire Transfers

📅 4 August 2026 at 17:07 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Hackers Can Weaponize Microsoft Copilot to Hijack CEO Accounts and Redirect Wire Transfers

A new proof-of-concept reveals how attackers can turn Microsoft Copilot, the AI assistant embedded in Microsoft 365, into an unwitting accomplice for business email compromise (BEC) and large-scale wire fraud. The demonstration shows that a single compromised employee account can escalate, with alarming speed, into full CEO account takeover and the theft of a quarter […] The post Hackers Can Weaponize Microsoft Copilot to Hijack CEO Accounts and Redirect Wire Transfers appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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