Analyzing attacks using the Exchange vulnerabilities CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082

MSTIC observed activity related to a single activity group in August 2022 that achieved initial access and compromised Exchange servers by chaining CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082 in a small number of targeted attacks.
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Malicious OAuth applications used to compromise email servers and spread spam

Microsoft discovered an attack where attackers installed a malicious OAuth application in compromised tenants and used their Exchange servers to launch spam runs.
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Analyzing attacks taking advantage of the Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Microsoft continues to monitor and investigate attacks exploiting the recent on-premises Exchange Server vulnerabilities. As organizations recover from this incident, we continue to publish guidance and share threat intelligence to help detect and evict threat actors from affected environments.
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Automatic on-premises Exchange Server mitigation now in Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection will automatically mitigate CVE-2021-26855 on any vulnerable Exchange Server on which it is deployed. We have taken this additional step to further support our customers who are still vulnerable and have not yet implemented the complete security update.
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HAFNIUM targeting Exchange Servers with 0-day exploits

Microsoft has detected multiple 0-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in limited and targeted attacks. In the attacks observed, threat actors used this vulnerability to access on-premises Exchange servers, which enabled access to email accounts, and install additional malware to facilitate long-term access to victim environments. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this campaign with high confidence to HAFNIUM.
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Defending Exchange servers under attack

Exchange servers are high-value targets. These attacks also tend to be advanced threats with highly evasive, fileless techniques. Keeping these servers safe from these advanced attacks is of utmost importance.
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