TWINLOOT Abuses SharePoint and Teams to Steal Credentials and Move Across Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented Python implant framework dubbed TWINLOOT.

"TWINLOOT is a modular, PyArmor-hardened Python implant designed to operate its entire command-and-control infrastructure inside trusted Microsoft services," Ontinue said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News. "Tasking flows through SharePoint Online file

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title: TWINLOOT Abuses SharePoint and Teams to Steal Credentials and Move Across Networks
additional: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented Python implant framework dubbed TWINLOOT.

"TWINLOOT is a modular, PyArmor-hardened Python implant designed to operate its entire command-and-control infrastructure inside trusted Microsoft services," Ontinue said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News. "Tasking flows through SharePoint Online file
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