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Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses

Reported by Help Net Security (Mirko Zorz)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Oct 2026, 07:30 CET

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Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses — Image: Help Net Security

Attackers posing as IT help desk staff contacted employees by phone, email and Microsoft Teams in the third quarter of 2026 and talked them into opening remote access sessions, Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) found across several engagements. In one case, that access ended in ransomware.

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