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Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva

Protect and govern personal information, reduce privacy risks, and manage subject rights requests at scale with Microsoft Priva privacy risk management solutions.

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May 27, 2025

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, 2025

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 1, 2025

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, 2025

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.
Simplify endpoint management with Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based unified endpoint management platform that empowers IT to manage, assess, and protect apps and devices.

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April 15, 2025

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, 2025

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.
April 8, 2025

7 min read

Exploitation of CLFS zero-day leads to ransomware activity

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have discovered post-compromise exploitation of a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) against a small number of targets.
April 3, 2025

13 min read

Threat actors leverage tax season to deploy tax-themed phishing campaigns

As Tax Day approaches in the United States on April 15, Microsoft has detected several tax-themed phishing campaigns employing various tactics.
Secure and verify every identity with Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Entra expands beyond identity and access management with new product categories such as cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and decentralized identity.

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March 17, 2025

13 min read

StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft

Microsoft Incident Response uncovered a novel remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT, which demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data.
March 13, 2025

10 min read

Phishing campaign impersonates Booking.com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware

Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a phishing campaign that impersonates online travel agency Booking.
March 11, 2025

22 min read

New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that infects Xcode projects, in the wild.
March 6, 2025

32 min read

Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally.