Microsoft Finds New Malware Used by Hackers to Maintain Secret Access Inside Target Networks

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered NeedyMantis, a modular post-compromise malware framework designed to preserve covert access inside already-breached networks. The malware has appeared in a small number of highly targeted intrusions involving telecommunications providers, universities, medical nonprofits, intergovernmental bodies, and government contractors. Activity dates to at least October 2025, suggesting operators have quietly used the framework for long-term espionage-oriented access rather than indiscriminate cybercrime. Microsoft new malware secret network access According to research published by Microsoft, researchers discovered NeedyMantis while pivoting from indicators linked to the DAEMON Tools...

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