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Microsoft Warns US Universities Of Alarming Payroll Pirate Attack Security Threat

  • Aaron Leong--Hot Hardware
  • published date: 2025-10-10 15:39:00 UTC

A financially-motivated hacking group, tracked by Microsoft as Storm-2657, has so far successfully compromised employee accounts at three U.S. universities to steal their salaries in what campaign experts are deeming "payroll pirate" attacks. The sophisticate…

A financially-motivated hacking group, tracked by Microsoft as Storm-2657, has so far successfully compromised employee accounts at three U.S. universities to steal their salaries in what campaign ex… [+2896 chars]