Tag: Midnight Blizzard

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Announcing a new strategic collaboration to bring clarity to threat actor naming

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/02/announcing-a-new-strategic-collaboration-to-bring-clarity-to-threat-actor-naming/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Announcing a new strategic collaboration to bring clarity to threat actor naming Feedly Summary: Microsoft and CrowdStrike are teaming up to create alignment across our individual threat actor taxonomies to help security professionals connect insights faster. The post Announcing a new strategic collaboration to bring clarity to…

  • Slashdot: Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/1523248/amazon-paused-rollout-of-microsoft-office-for-a-year-after-hacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon has delayed the adoption of Microsoft’s cloud-based Office suite for its workforce due to security concerns arising from a recent cyber attack linked to a Russian hacking group. This…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

  • Alerts: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/foreign-threat-actor-conducting-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-rdp-attachments Source: Alerts Title: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments Feedly Summary: CISA has received multiple reports of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign targeting organizations in several sectors, including government and information technology (IT). The foreign threat actor, often posing as a trusted entity, is sending spear-phishing emails containing malicious…

  • The Register: Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/30/russia_wrangles_rdp_files_in/ Source: The Register Title: Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive Feedly Summary: The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel Microsoft says a mass phishing campaign by Russia’s foreign intelligence services (SVR) is now in its second week, and…