The clock is ticking as attackers scramble to beat April 15 deadline with your Microsoft account in the crosshairs.
If there’s one thing that cybercriminals love, it’s a deadline. Anything that injects a sense of urgency into an attack massively increases the chances of that threat turning into a successful exploit. It’s why you see so many attacks start with a message or notification warning you thatSometimes, however, the immediacy trigger is based around a very real deadline. Such is the case of the latest warning for Windows users as threat actors look to exploit the April 15 U.S.
With the April 15 deadline for filing taxes in the U.S. now less than 24 hours away, those who would socially engineer their way into your valuable online accounts have gone into overdrive with a big push to make the most of the certainty that people are hurrying to comply. Hurrying suggests stress, and stress can make people do things and click on things they otherwise might not.
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