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Defending against evolving identity attack techniques

Threat actors continue to develop and leverage various techniques that aim to compromise cloud identities. Despite advancements in protections like multifactor authentication (MFA) and passwordless solutions, social engineering remains a key aspect of phishing attacks. Implementing phishing-resistant solutions, like passkeys, can improve security against these evolving threats.
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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. Void Blizzard’s cyberespionage operations tend to be highly targeted at specific organizations of interest to Russia, including in government, defense, transportation, media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and healthcare sectors primarily in Europe and North America.
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