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Microsoft Teams Used to Deploy Sophisticated Snow Malware

Cyber attackers have cleverly used Microsoft Teams to deploy a sophisticated malware suite, dubbed Snow, by tricking victims into installing a fake anti-spam patch that ultimately led to prolonged access, credential theft, and domain compromise. They started by creating a sense of urgency through email bombing, then followed up with a direct message on Microsoft Teams.

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Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft Teams for SNOW Malware Deployment

Cyber attackers are exploiting Microsoft Teams by impersonating IT helpdesk staff, tricking victims into accepting chats from unfamiliar accounts and deploying SNOW malware. They start by flooding inboxes with urgent emails, then pose as IT support over Teams, offering to fix the problem.

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