February 13, 2025
Microsoft is publishing for the first time our research into a subgroup within the Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and its multiyear initial access operation, tracked […]
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January 17, 2025
Published by azurefeeds on January 17, 2025
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In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the […]
December 12, 2024
Published by azurefeeds on December 12, 2024
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After co-opting the tools and infrastructure of another nation-state threat actor to facilitate espionage activities, as detailed in our last blog, Russian nation-state actor Secret Blizzard […]
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Published by azurefeeds on December 5, 2024
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Based on both Microsoft Threat Intelligence’s findings and those reported by governments and other security vendors, we assess that the Russian nation-state actor tracked as Secret […]