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BigBear 2.0 Phishing Service Bypasses MFA to Steal 5,100+ Microsoft 365 Credentials

Researchers say the service captures MFA approvals, replays session cookies through geo‑matched proxies to hijack accounts for data theft and extortion.

Overview

  • CloudSEK researchers who gained access to a BigBear 2.0 control panel reported 5,137 stolen credential records including 4,148 session cookies and 474 completed MFA‑bypass authentications with at least 258 organizations compromised.
  • Arctic Wolf is tracking a related vishing cluster called PREY‑0058 that lures executives with fake IT help‑desk calls and directs them to operator‑controlled pages that harvest live authentication data.
  • The attack uses an Evilginx2‑style adversary‑in‑the‑middle proxy to capture passwords and MFA approvals, then automates session token replay through residential proxy networks such as NodeMaven to avoid location‑based alerts.
  • After access, actors perform Entra ID and SharePoint discovery and then bulk‑collect files from SharePoint, OneDrive and Exchange for extortion, with IT service providers and senior staff especially targeted.
  • Researchers published IoCs and guidance saying defenders should revoke tokens, reset passwords, enforce phishing‑resistant MFA (FIDO2/WebAuthn), require managed devices via Conditional Access, and monitor for proxy token replay and unusual SharePoint activity.