Email threat landscape: Q1 2026 trends and insights
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In early 2026, email threats increased with a rise in credential phishing, QR code phishing, and CAPTCHA-gated campaigns, highlighted by Microsoft’s disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing platform which led to a 15% volume decrease and shifts in threat actor tactics. The post Email threat landscape: Q1 2026 trends and insights appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .
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April 9
Investigating Storm-2755: “Payroll pirate” attacks targeting Canadian employees
Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers observed an emerging, financially motivated threat actor, tracked as Storm-2755, compromising Canadian employee accounts to gain unauthorized access to employee profiles and divert salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts.