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Cross‑tenant helpdesk impersonation to data exfiltration: A human-operated intrusion playbook

Threat actors are abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration to impersonate IT helpdesk staff and convince users to grant remote access. Once inside, attackers can abuse legitimate tools and standard admin protocols to move laterally and exfiltrate data while appearing as routine IT support—activity Microsoft Defender helps detect across Teams, endpoint, and identity telemetry.
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Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management

Learn how to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory and strengthen quantum‑safe readiness using Microsoft Security tools, best‑practice lifecycle models, and partner solutions.
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Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor Sapphire Sleet that abuses user driven execution and social engineering to bypass macOS security protections and steal credentials, cryptocurrency assets, and sensitive data.
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