Earlier in Part 11 and Part 22 of this blog series, Microsoft Incident Response outlined the strategies, methodologies, and approaches that are used while performing a cyberthreat hunt in both pre- and post-compromised environments. This chapter outlines how Microsoft Incident Response, in collaboration with partner security teams, leverages[…]
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Between April and July 2024, Microsoft observed Iranian state-sponsored threat actor Peach Sandstorm deploying a new custom multi-stage backdoor, which we named Tickler. Tickler has been used in attacks against targets in the satellite, communications equipment, oil and gas, as well as federal and state government sectors in[…]
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Between April and July 2024, Microsoft observed Iranian state-sponsored threat actor Peach Sandstorm deploying a new custom multi-stage backdoor, which we named Tickler. Tickler has been used in attacks against targets in the satellite, communications equipment, oil and gas, as well as federal and state government sectors in[…]
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Between April and July 2024, Microsoft observed Iranian state-sponsored threat actor Peach Sandstorm deploying a new custom multi-stage backdoor, which we named Tickler. Tickler has been used in attacks against targets in the satellite, communications equipment, oil and gas, as well as federal and state government sectors in[…]
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If you’re in charge of cybersecurity for a United States government agency, you’re already familiar with Memorandum M-22-09, “Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles,” which the US Office of Management and Budget issued in January 2022. This memo set a September 30, 2024, deadline for[…]
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