How legitimate cloud platforms enable phishers to bypass MFA

2026-08-06T20:51:46Z8cd17c6af98f6f7c1386dd523cbc9142508945366ff916fb603f9480b345ab86
BitLockerDNS-tunnelingKerberoastingMFA-bypassMSSQLMicrosoft-GraphOutlook-C2RDPRMMUltravioletadversary-in-the-middlebackdoorscloud-platform-abusecredential-dumpingcyber-espionagedata-exfiltrationeducational-sectorkeyloggingmalicious-updatesnetwork-scanningphishingransomwareservice-workerssoftware-supply-chainweb-shells

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist RSS entries describe current cyber threats including adversary-in-the-middle phishing that bypasses MFA using legitimate cloud platforms, tailored espionage backdoors, ransomware and BitLocker extortion, malicious software-update delivery, covert C2 over Outlook and DNS, tunneling, credential theft, keylogging, and data exfiltration. The collection spans campaigns targeting Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia, and Brazilian educational institutions. No specific CVE identifiers are provided.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
8cd17c6af98f6f7c1386dd523cbc9142508945366ff916fb603f9480b345ab86
Enrichment time
2026-08-06T20:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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