Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2026: Defending trust in the age of AI and supply chain attacks
2026-07-21T08:52:23Z•0ad704bad1d716467a1d2461211ccf6ccc317f8bfcd5b9aad2e3e6c434d5d113
ACR StealerAI agentsAsyncAPIBLUERABBITCI/CD compromiseClickFix lureEntra IDGigaWiperOAuth abuseSMS/voice authenticationShinyHunterscredential theftdestructive backdooridentity and accessimport-time payloadleast privilegemisconfigured guest accessnpm supply chainpasskeysransomware-likesupply-chain attacktoken thefttool binding`,`Defender Experts`,`Secure Future Initiative`,`SFIvishingwiper
What happened
Microsoft Security Blog (July 2026) highlights multiple high-impact threats and defensive guidance: Microsoft Defender Experts observed elevated ACR Stealer activity (late Apr–mid Jun 2026) using ClickFix lures to exfiltrate browser credentials, auth tokens, and sensitive documents via two intrusion chains. Threat actors compromised AsyncAPI npm packages and abused trusted CI/CD workflows to deliver import-time payloads (npm supply-chain compromise). ShinyHunters-linked activity abused OAuth (vishing, supply-chain compromises, misconfigured guest access) to target SaaS apps. GigaWiper (aka BLU
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- microsoft_security_blog
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- 0ad704bad1d716467a1d2461211ccf6ccc317f8bfcd5b9aad2e3e6c434d5d113
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- 2026-07-21T08:52:23Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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