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Microsoft Teams social engineering and update trap

April 4, 2026Austen Allred

Austen Allred claims the Axios meltdown was a social engineering attempt to lure a developer into a fake Microsoft Teams call and get them to update Teams. The episode reinforces how routine collaboration flows can be exploited.

The entire Axios meltdown was social engineering to get a dev to join a fake Microsoft Teams call and the dev trying to update Microsoft Teams.
Austen Allred
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