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Hackers Pose as IT Support to Breach Salesforce, Steal Corporate Data, and Demand Ransom

June 4, 2025 by Edward Silha

Illustration of hacker posing as IT support to access Salesforce dataHackers posing as IT support are targeting employees at large companies to sneak into their Salesforce systems and steal data. They start with a phone call, pretending to help with a routine issue. The real goal? To get the employee to connect to a fake version of Salesforce’s Data Loader tool. Once that happens, the attackers can quietly grab sensitive company data.

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has been tracking the group behind this, known as UNC6040. Their method depends on trust—posing as helpful support staff and guiding employees through what feels like a normal setup process. Because the tool is something many employees already use, it doesn’t seem suspicious. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Cybersecurity Tagged With: CRM security, cybersecurity, data breach, data extortion, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Microsoft 365, Mullvad, Okta, phishing, ransomware, Salesforce, ShinyHunters, UNC6040, voice phishing, Workplace

Microsoft Extends Office Security Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028

May 18, 2025 by Edward Silha

Laptop screen displaying Microsoft Office apps on a Windows 10 desktopMicrosoft will continue rolling out security updates for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 until October 2028, extending support three years past the operating system’s planned end-of-life.

The change follows the company’s earlier position, announced in January, that Office apps would stop receiving updates on Windows 10 starting in October 2025. At the time, Microsoft urged users to upgrade to Windows 11 to maintain access to updated versions of Word, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 tools.

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Filed Under: Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: end-of-life support, ESU program, extended security updates, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Office 365, security patches, software updates, Windows 10, Windows 11

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