#Microsoft says it caught an Austrian #spyware group using previously unknown #Windows #exploits

source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23281215/microsoft-austrian-commercial-spyware-dsirf-knotweed-intelligence-committee

The spyware developer — officially named #DSIRF but which Microsoft tracks under the codename #KNOTWEED — made spyware known as Subzero that was used to target law firms, banks, and consultancy firms in the #UK, #Austria, and #Panama, Microsoft said. Analysis from #MSTIC found that exploits used by DSIRF to compromise systems included a zero-day privilege escalation exploit for Windows and an Adobe Reader remote code execution attack.

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