id: 1158
uid: xKW3O
insdate: 2026-05-19 22:10:06
title: Cybercrime service disrupted for abusing Microsoft platform to sign malware
additional: {"priority":"HIGH","cve":"N/A","target":"Microsoft Artifact Signing service","threat_actor":"Malware gangs","patch_ready":true,"insight":"Microsoft disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service operation that abused its Artifact Signing service to generate fraudulent code-signing certificates used by ransomware gangs."}
category: Cybersecurity
md5:
guid: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-service-disrupted-for-abusing-microsoft-platform-to-sign-malware/
source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-service-disrupted-for-abusing-microsoft-platform-to-sign-malware/
updated:
image:
author_name: Lawrence Abrams
author_link: