KPN warns of fake messages regarding Microsoft outage

KPN's security team warns of phishing emails exploiting the Microsoft outage. “Friday's outage is unfortunately a 'fertile' opportunity for online crime, and it is expected that they will take advantage of it,” warns KPN CISO Jeffrey Leusink.

Fraudsters can impersonate Microsoft and, for example, ask you to recover your account, reset your password, or click on a link.

Due to this outage, Microsoft is not asking you to reset your account or log in again via another platform. If you do receive such a request, do not click on any links and do not share your login credentials.

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