--- title: "Office 365 Phishing Email: 2018 Scams | DuoCircle" description: "Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in" image: "https://www.duocircle.com/images/og-default.png" canonical: "https://www.duocircle.com/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-phishing-email-2018/" --- Content # Office 365 Phishing Email: 2018 Scams Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in [ Talk to an Expert → ](/contact/) [ See what we make ](/products/) ## Office 365 Phishing Email: 2018 Scams [Phishing Protection - Sign Up](/email/phishing-protection) If your company uses an office suite, it’s probably Office 365\. Microsoft is a major trusted brand, so many consumers feel safe under their wing. But the truth is, their _office suite still has many vulnerabilities that cybercriminals exploit._ Take a look at some Office 365 **phishing email**: 2018 scams to know what to look out for in 2019 and beyond. ![spear phishing prevention](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2019/02/two-email-impersonation.png) ### Fake login screens This is a [phishing attack](https://www.millriverwealth.com/2018/05/01/latest-email-phishing-scam-targets-office365-users/) that often happens no matter what year it is. _Fake login screens are one of the main ways scammers obtain their victims’ login credentials_. Be on the lookout for **suspicious emails** that ask you to log in. If you fall prey to a fake login screen, not only do the cybercriminals steal your login details, but they also target people on your contact list. ### SharePoint phishing Scammers masquerade as Microsoft and [send users SharePoint files](https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/microsoft-office365-phishing.html) through email. Since those files are legitimate, it doesn’t set off alarms in [Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-advanced-threat-protection). Within the SharePoint document are **malicious links**, which steal credentials once entered. MORE: [Setup Office 365 Anti-Phishing Policy](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-anti-phishing-policy) ![spear phishing protection](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2019/02/brand-forger-targets.png)![email protection service](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2019/02/anti-phishing-services.png) ### BaseStriker attack In some attacks, _cybercriminals exploited HTML code to get malicious links through_. They used a tag to split up the malicious links they were sending, which bypassed Safe Links in Office 365 ATP. To avoid falling victim to any of these **phishing attacks**, you should always type in the domain name yourself to ensure you’re logging in on the official website. MORE: [Enable Office 365 Phishing Protection](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/enable-office-365-phishing-protection) ### Stop Office 365 phishing attacks with robust software [Office 365 phishing](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-phishing) attacks can be very stealthy, so don’t risk infiltration. In addition to learning from [office 365 phishing email example](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-phishing-email-example) and having a good antivirus program and [office 365 atp anti-phishing](/content/office-365-phishing-protection/office-365-atp-anti-phishing), you need to have [office 365 phishing protection](/content/office-365-phishing-protection) as well. When your organization has three walls for cybercriminals to get through, _it can be precisely what it takes to discourage them from targeting you._ ![phishing protection](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2019/02/account-phishing-attack.png) ##### Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle --- Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised. [Phishing Protection - Sign Up](/email/phishing-protection)Interested in our Partner Program for MSPs and VARs? Visit Our [MSP Partner Program](/msp-partner-program). ## Ready to talk? Same-day response from someone technical. We tell you yes or no quickly. If yes, we get to work. 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