New Forrester study shows customers who unified with Microsoft Security benefited from 124% ROI

2026-06-18T20:52:22Z0ca460ddb9040e4b65aaf3d3c4421e61262ac967c179f8071cd2d4674a8ca541
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What happened

Microsoft Security Blog roundup (June 2026) highlights multiple high-impact developments: a Mastra npm supply‑chain compromise that delivered a hidden postinstall payload and infected 140+ projects, and a cryptocurrency clipper campaign that combines clipboard theft, wallet replacement, Tor‑based command-and-control, worm-like propagation, persistence, and a lightweight backdoor. The posts provide detection, hunting, and mitigation guidance using Microsoft Defender and actionable threat intelligence, along with operational guidance for investigating AI activity in Copilot/Azure AI and defenses

Why it matters

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2026-06-18T20:52:22Z
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