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KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches
Initial access broker KongTuke has moved to Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, taking as little as five minutes to gain persistent access to corporate networks. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
KongTuke hackers have shifted their tactics to use Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, gaining persistent access to corporate networks in under five minutes.
⚙️Technical Details
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: high
Who Is at Risk
company employees and corporate networks
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Restrict external Microsoft Teams federation using allowlists to block Team-initiated attacks at their start.
2Use indicators of compromise available in ReliaQuest’s report to hunt for attacks, signs of compromise, and persistence artifacts.
3Implement Unicode whitespace tricks to verify the display name of incoming IT support staff
📦Affected Products
Product Name: Microsoft TeamsAffected Software:FileFixCrashFix
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