Threat actors are abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration to impersonate IT helpdesk staff and convince users to grant remote access. Once inside, attackers can abuse legitimate tools and standard admin protocols to move laterally and exfiltrate data while appearing as routine IT support—activity Microsoft Defender helps detect across Teams, endpoint, and identity telemetry.
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