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Microsoft details Star Blizzard's Redflick phishing technique
Original: https://www. microsoft.com/en-us/security/b log/2026/09/29/star-blizzard-refines-phishing-and-malware-delivery-with-the-
Microsoft's security team reports that the threat actor group Star Blizzard, a known advanced persistent threat, has refined its phishing and malware delivery methods using a technique dubbed Redflick. Cybersecurity commentators are sharing the report widely, flagging the group's evolving tactics and the risk this poses to targeted organisations.
Why now: Security practitioners are circulating a fresh Microsoft report on an active hacking group's updated phishing tactics.
Evidence
- https://www. microsoft.com/en-us/security/b log/2026/09/29/star-blizzard-refines-phishing-and-malware-delivery-with-the-redflick-technique # CyberSecurity # StarBlizzard # Phishing # Malware # APT # TacticsEvolving (3/3) · security_crawler_carl@infosec.exchange · 1
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