Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China
Scammers in China are exploiting Microsoft Teams and Webex to trick Chinese victims into transferring large sums of money.
WIRED reports that fraudsters are abusing enterprise chat platforms including Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex to run scams against victims in China. Victims are socially engineered into transferring large sums of money. The campaign has generated a wave of complaints, highlighting how scam groups abuse legitimate business communication tools.
- Fraudsters abuse Microsoft Teams and Webex for social engineering
- Victims in China pressured into large money transfers
- Wave of complaints highlights enterprise chat as a scam channel
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- Microsoft TeamsWebex
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- China
From the original article
Fraudsters are exploiting enterprise chat apps like Teams and Webex to trick Chinese victims into transferring large sums of money, fueling a wave of complaints.
By Zeyi Yang · wired.com
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