A Turkish-affiliated cyber espionage group known as Marbled Dust exploited a zero-day vulnerability present in the Output Messenger Server Manager application to target Kurdish military operations in Iraq. Microsoft's Threat Intelligence indicated that the group conducted reconnaissance to establish the usage of the application by Kurdish forces, which enabled them to harvest user data effectively. This incident highlights the persistent security threats faced by military organizations, particularly in regions frequently targeted for espionage and cyber warfare, such as Europe and the Middle East.
Microsoft's Threat Intelligence revealed that a Turkish-linked cyber espionage group, known as Marbled Dust, successfully exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the Output Messenger Server Manager.
By leveraging a flaw in popular chat software, Marbled Dust gathered critical user data from Kurdish military operations, underscoring significant security risks.
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