#Microsoft security code not sending Offline#

вЂњThe person on the phone said they were from the fraud department and they needed to help her secure her account but needed information from her to make sure they were talking to the account owner and not the scammer.вЂќ вЂњWhen she replied вЂno,вЂ™ someone called immediately, and the caller ID said вЂJP Morgan ChaseвЂ™,вЂќ reader Kris Stevens told KrebsOnSecurity. Since this seemed like a reasonable and simple request - and she indeed had an account at the bank in question - she responded, вЂњNO.вЂќ The message said she should reply вЂњYesвЂќ or вЂњNo,вЂќ or 1 to decline future fraud alerts. KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who said his daughter received an SMS that said it was from her bank, and inquired whether sheвЂ™d authorized a $5,000 payment from her account. But increasingly, phishers are turning to a hybrid form of smishing - blasting out linkless text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text. Smishing messages usually include a link to a site that spoofs a popular bank and tries to siphon personal information. Most of us have probably heard the term вЂњsmishingвЂќ - which is a portmanteau for traditional ph ishing scams sent through SMS text messages. A critical step in that process says applicants will receive an email confirmation from with a one-time passcode - ostensibly to validate that the applicant can receive email at the domain in question.Д«ut according to Pompompurin, the FBIвЂ™s own website leaked that one-time passcode in the HTML code of the web page. Much of that process involves filling out forms with the applicantвЂ™s personal and contact information, and that of their organization. Helpfully, step-by-step instructions for registering a new account on the LEEP portal also are available from the DOJвЂ™s website. Until sometime this morning, the LEEP portal allowed anyone to apply for an account.

вЂњThese resources will strengthen case development for investigators, enhance information sharing between agencies, and be accessible in one centralized location!,вЂќ the FBIвЂ™s site enthuses. The FBIвЂ™s Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP). Pompompurin says the illicit access to the FBIвЂ™s email system began with an exploration of its Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP), which the bureau describes as вЂњa gateway providing law enforcement agencies, intelligence groups, and criminal justice entities access to beneficial resources.вЂќ вЂњAnd this wouldвЂ™ve never been found by anyone who would responsibly disclose, due to the notice the feds have on their website.вЂќ вЂњI couldвЂ™ve 1000% used this to send more legit looking emails, trick companies into handing over data etc.,вЂќ Pompompurin said. We continue to encourage the public to be cautious of unknown senders and urge you to report suspicious activity to or In an interview with KrebsOnSecurity, Pompompurin said the hack was done to point out a glaring vulnerability in the FBIвЂ™s system.

#Microsoft security code not sending Offline#

The impacted hardware was taken offline quickly upon discovery of the issue. вЂњThis is an ongoing situation and we are not able to provide any additional information at this time. вЂњThe FBI and CISA are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an email account,вЂќ reads the FBI statement. In response to a request for comment, the FBI confirmed the unauthorized messages, but declined to offer further information. CJIS systems are available to the criminal justice community, including law enforcement, jails, prosecutors, courts, as well as probation and pretrial services.вЂќ I am contacting you today because we located a botnet being hosted on your forehead, please take immediate action thanks.вЂќДЄ review of the emailвЂ™s message headers indicated it had indeed been sent by the FBI, and from the agencyвЂ™s own Internet address.В The domain in the вЂњfrom:вЂќ portion of the email I received - corresponds to the FBIвЂ™s Criminal Justice Information Services division (CJIS).ДЄccording to the Department of Justice, вЂњCJIS manages and operates several national crime information systems used by the public safety community for both criminal and civil purposes. вЂњCheck headers of this email itвЂ™s actually coming from FBI server. Around that time, KrebsOnSecurity received a message from the same email address. 12 ET, tens of thousands of emails began flooding out from the FBI address warning about fake cyberattacks. The phony message sent late Thursday evening via the FBIвЂ™s email system.