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Tailored AI insights from Microsoft Security Copilot
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July 28

9 min read

Sploitlight: Analyzing a Spotlight-based macOS TCC vulnerability

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a macOS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31199, that could allow attackers to steal private data of files normally protected by Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC), including the ability to extract and leak sensitive information cached by Apple Intelligence.
July 22

20 min read

Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities

Microsoft has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, exploiting vulnerabilities targeting internet-facing SharePoint servers.
June 30

18 min read

Jasper Sleet: North Korean remote IT workers’ evolving tactics to infiltrate organizations

Since 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed remote IT workers deployed by North Korea leveraging AI to improve the scale and sophistication of their operations, steal data, and generate revenue for the North Korean government.
June 27

12 min read

Unveiling RIFT: Enhancing Rust malware analysis through pattern matching

As threat actors are adopting Rust for malware development, RIFT, an open-source tool, helps reverse engineers analyze Rust malware, solving challenges in the security industry.
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May 29

12 min read

Defending against evolving identity attack techniques

Threat actors continue to develop and leverage various techniques that aim to compromise cloud identities.
May 27

16 min read

New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a cluster of worldwide cloud abuse activity conducted by a threat actor we track as Void Blizzard, who we assess with high confidence is Russia-affiliated and has been active since at least April 2024.
May 21

15 min read

Lumma Stealer: Breaking down the delivery techniques and capabilities of a prolific infostealer

Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the persistent growth and operational sophistication of Lumma Stealer, an info-stealing malware used by multiple financially motivated threat actors to target various industries.
May 12

10 min read

Marbled Dust leverages zero-day in Output Messenger for regional espionage

Since April 2024, the threat actor that Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracks as Marbled Dust has been observed exploiting user accounts that have not applied fixes to a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-27920) in the messaging app Output Messenger, a multiplatform chat software.
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May 1

9 min read

Analyzing CVE-2025-31191: A macOS security-scoped bookmarks-based sandbox escape

Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted on the system.
April 23

14 min read

Understanding the threat landscape for Kubernetes and containerized assets

The dynamic nature of containers can make it challenging for security teams to detect runtime anomalies or pinpoint the source of a security incident, presenting an opportunity for attackers to stay undetected.
April 15

10 min read

Threat actors misuse Node.js to deliver malware and other malicious payloads

Since October 2024, Microsoft Defender Experts has observed and helped multiple customers address campaigns leveraging Node.
April 9

13 min read

Stopping attacks against on-premises Exchange Server and SharePoint Server with AMSI

Exchange Server and SharePoint Server are business-critical assets and considered crown-jewels for many organizations, making them attractive targets for attacks.