Targeted social engineering via fake enterprise meeting invites bypasses all security training
Sophisticated attackers deliver remote access trojans by scheduling fake Microsoft Teams meetings with targets, then presenting a convincing software update prompt during the call that installs malware. This attack exploits implicit trust in familiar enterprise tools and is personalized enough to defeat standard phishing training. No existing endpoint or meeting security tool validates whether software update prompts during video calls are legitimate.
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