Unusual sign-in activity mail goes phishing for Microsoft account holders

From malware.news

We’ve received an interesting spam email which (deliberately or not) could get people thinking about the current international crisis. Being on your guard will pay dividends over the coming days and weeks, as more of the below is sure to follow.

Unusual sign-in activity detected?

The email’s subject line, “Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity”, is always guaranteed to attract some attention. It continues:

Unusual sign-in activity

We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account

Sign-in details

Country/region: Russia/Moscow

IP address:

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 02:31:23 +0100

Platform: Kali Linux

Browser: Firefox

A user from Russia/Moscow just logged into your account from a new device, If this wasn’t you, please report the user. If this was you, we’ll trust similar activity in the future.

Report the user

Thanks,

The Microsoft account team

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