Microsoft's official X account, with over 13 million followers, was hijacked by unknown attackers to promote a crypto token as part of a pump-and-dump scheme. The company has since secured the account and removed the
Microsoft has identified a new modular malware framework, NeedyMantis, used by a China-based threat actor to maintain stealthy access to targeted networks.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified NeedyMantis, a stealthy malware framework used by Chinese-linked actors to maintain persistent access in telecommunications, academic, and government networks.
Microsoft has detailed the NeedyMantis malware framework, used by China-based actors to maintain long-term access following the Daemon Tools supply chain attack.
Microsoft will deprecate the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role in future Windows Server releases, prompting IT administrators to migrate to alternative deployment tools.
