Parasitizing trust: How legitimate infrastructure becomes a delivery pipeline for attackers
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- Adversaries are using trusted business tools as delivery mechanisms for malicious activity, according to Cisco Talos.
- Cisco Talos observed abuse of over 25 legitimate platforms in the past year, exploiting built-in trust in collaboration, file-sharing, and payment services.
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Parasitizing trust: How legitimate infrastructure becomes a delivery pipeline for attackers
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Parasitizing trust: How legitimate infrastructure becomes a delivery pipeline for attackers
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Adversaries are turning the tools businesses trust into delivery mechanisms for malicious activity. Cisco Talos observed abuse of more than 25 legitimate platforms over the past year, exploiting the built-in trust of collaboration, file-sharing, payment and other services to reach their targets.