‘Denim Tsunami’ and ‘Mulberry Typhoon’: Microsoft alters the way it names hacking groups

Cybersecurity specialists may find it hard to remember all the different names companies use to refer to threat actors — some use a number system, while others use colors, animals and adjectives like “fancy” and “charming.” Now they have one more naming scheme to remember: On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it’s switching from a taxonomy

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