Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2026: Defending trust in the age of AI and supply chain attacks

2026-07-18T02:52:13Z7fcb51b5270f3a12f8348a07204d63645de6d773917890fcd8cefc7e24f421b6
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What happened

This Microsoft Security Blog collection (July 2026) highlights multiple high-impact threats and defensive guidance: increased ACR Stealer campaigns (late Apr–mid Jun 2026) using ClickFix lures to exfiltrate browser credentials, auth tokens, and documents; an npm supply‑chain compromise of AsyncAPI that weaponized CI/CD and delivered import‑time payloads; ShinyHunters‑style OAuth abuse targeting SaaS via vishing, supply‑chain compromise, and misconfigured guest access; and GigaWiper (aka BLUERABBIT), a destructive backdoor combining multiple wiping/ransomware capabilities. The posts also cover:

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