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Cybercrime service disrupted for abusing Microsoft platform to sign malware

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

Microsoft says it has disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused the company's Artifact Signing service to generate fraudulent code-signing certificates used by ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals. [...]

Analysis

Microsoft says it has disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused the company's Artifact Signing service to generate fraudulent code-signing certificates used by ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals. [...]
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Originally published by BleepingComputer on May 19, 2026.

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