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Impersonating IT support: how threat actors turn a remote session into enterprise-wide access

calendar_today September 2, 2026 person Microsoft Security Research, Sagar Patil, Arlette Umuhire Sangwa, Jesse Birch and Ravikant Tiwari domain microsoft-defender

Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed a human-operated intrusion campaign that abuses Microsoft Teams external collaboration to impersonate IT support, gain remote access, and deploy a Node.js-based implant. Learn how attackers move from social engineering to lateral movement using legitimate tools, and how Microsoft Defender helps detect and disrupt the activity. The post Impersonating IT support: how threat actors turn a remote session into enterprise-wide access appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .

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