---
title: "Hackers co-opt Microsoft’s anti-phishing feature for phishing attacks"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/hackers-co-opt-microsofts-anti-phishing-feature-for-phishing-attacks/"
date: "2021-07-22T10:23:27+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Cyber Vulnerability"
  - "Cyberattacks"
  - "Cybercrime"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Cyberthreat"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Data Privacy"
  - "Data Protection"
  - "Data Security"
  - "Email Security"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Microsoft"
  - "Phishing Attack"
source: "venturebeat.com"
source_url: "https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/21/hackers-co-opt-microsofts-anti-phishing-feature-for-phishing-attacks/"
---

# Hackers co-opt Microsoft’s anti-phishing feature for phishing attacks

July 22, 2021 · Reported by venturebeat.com

> Sometimes, security features don’t go as planned. Email security company Vade has discovered that a Microsoft 365 setting intended to protect enterprise users has been co-opted by malicious actors

[Read the full article at venturebeat.com](https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/21/hackers-co-opt-microsofts-anti-phishing-feature-for-phishing-attacks/)

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