Threat intelligence

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence community is made up of world-class experts, security researchers, analysts, and threat hunters who analyze 78 trillion signals daily to discover threats and deliver timely and timely, relevant insight to protect customers. See our latest findings, insights, and guidance.

- May 12, 2025
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- March 31, 2025
- 13 min read
Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI

Using Microsoft Security Copilot to expedite the discovery process, Microsoft has uncovered several vulnerabilities in multiple open-source bootloaders impacting all operating systems relying on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot.
- 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.

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