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New attack turned Microsoft 365 Copilot into 1-click data theft tool

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3 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 15 June 2026
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18 Aug
Microsoft Copilot Personal Flaws Could Let One Click Exfiltrate Data From Connected Apps

Varonis Threat Labs has disclosed three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Copilot Personal that it said could allow a single click on a crafted link to silently pull data from

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
18 Jun
Copilot vulnerability could expose emails and 2FA codes

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OPINION · WHAT · singularityOPEN STORY
18 Aug
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

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OPINION · WHAT · singularityOPEN STORY
25 May
Microsoft Copilot Cowork Exfiltrates Files

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
30 Jul
Microsoft Copilot for Word Can Copy Hidden Prompts Into New Documents

Hidden instructions in a Word document can make Microsoft 365 Copilot rewrite figures in a report, then copy the same instructions into the finished file. Håkon Måløy disclosed

REPORT · WHEN · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
30 Jul
Hidden prompt turns Microsoft Copilot into an AI worm

A new type of attack can trick Microsoft Copilot for Word into spreading hidden prompt injections from document to document.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
19 May
Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks

A threat actor targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure production environments is stealing data in attacks that abuse legitimate applications and administration features. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
13 Sept
Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data

Microsoft has disclosed details of two campaigns in which threat actors are abusing third-party email delivery infrastructure to blast financial fraud scam messages and using

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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