#payrollpirate — Public Fediverse posts

#Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” #scam stealing employees’ direct deposits

Microsoft is warning of an active scam that diverts employees' #paycheck payments to attacker-controlled accounts after first taking over their profiles on #Workday or other cloud-based #HR services

#PayrollPirate , gains access to victims’ HR portals by sending them #phishing emails that trick the recipients into providing their #credentials for logging in to the cloud account
#security

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/payroll-pirate-phishing-scam-that-takes-over-workday-accounts-steals-paychecks/

‘Payroll Pirate’ Attacks Target U.S. Universities, Diverting Employee Salaries https://thecyberexpress.com/payroll-pirate-attacks-target-u-s-universities/ #BusinessEmailCompromiseTrend #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence #multifactorauthentication #TheCyberExpressNews #phishingcampaigns #TheCyberExpress #WorkdayAccounts #phishingemails #FirewallDaily #payrollpirate #CyberNews #Microsoft

‘Payroll Pirate’ Attacks Target U.S. Universities, Diverting Employee Salaries https://thecyberexpress.com/payroll-pirate-attacks-target-u-s-universities/ #BusinessEmailCompromiseTrend #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence #multifactorauthentication #TheCyberExpressNews #phishingcampaigns #TheCyberExpress #WorkdayAccounts #phishingemails #FirewallDaily #payrollpirate #CyberNews #Microsoft

‘Payroll Pirate’ Attacks Target U.S. Universities, Diverting Employee Salaries https://thecyberexpress.com/payroll-pirate-attacks-target-u-s-universities/ #BusinessEmailCompromiseTrend #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence #multifactorauthentication #TheCyberExpressNews #phishingcampaigns #TheCyberExpress #WorkdayAccounts #phishingemails #FirewallDaily #payrollpirate #CyberNews #Microsoft

‘Payroll Pirate’ Attacks Target U.S. Universities, Diverting Employee Salaries https://thecyberexpress.com/payroll-pirate-attacks-target-u-s-universities/ #BusinessEmailCompromiseTrend #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence #multifactorauthentication #TheCyberExpressNews #phishingcampaigns #TheCyberExpress #WorkdayAccounts #phishingemails #FirewallDaily #payrollpirate #CyberNews #Microsoft

Universities are under attack! Cybercriminals are using ultra-realistic phishing to hijack HR emails and reroute payroll funds. Could your institution be next?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/universities-targeted-by-sophisticated-payroll-pirate-cyberattacks/

#payrollpirate
#phishingattacks
#universitycybersecurity
#mfaexploits
#businessemailcompromise