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2021 Malwarebytes — nation-state intrusion via privileged cloud apps (SolarWinds-era reporting)

2021 Unknown records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Selected internal O365 email content and operational metadata described in Malwarebytes’ public reporting

Technical writeup

Malwarebytes disclosed evidence of unauthorized access to a limited subset of internal company emails after Microsoft notified the company of suspicious activity tied to third-party applications with privileged Mailgun access; Malwarebytes published a detailed technical post describing investigation scope.

Root cause

Abuse of third-party application/OAuth integrations with access to email workflows (per Malwarebytes Labs writeup)

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