Threat actors misusing Quick Assist in social engineering attacks leading to ransomware

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Storm-1811 misusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks that lead to malware like Qakbot followed by Black Basta ransomware deployment.

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