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Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Calendar Events as Dead Drops for Malware Commands

Cyber Press
Cyber Press
Published July 21, 2026Original Report

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Excerpt

A newly identified Windows malware sample, dubbed HOLLOWGRAPH, is abusing the Microsoft Graph API to turn a compromised Microsoft 365 calendar into a covert two-way command-and-control channel. Group-IB attributes the malware, with high confidence, to the Iranian-linked Cavern backdoor framework , and says it communicates through a compromised Microsoft 365 account in Israel, blending its traffic into legitimate enterprise communications. HOLLOWGRAPH is a .NET…

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SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYAPT34INFRASTRUCTUREcloudlanecdn.comCAPABILITYunknownVICTIMunknown
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Infrastructure(1)
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4 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
SHA256f3f3006f8304788251b153d53b305322b8acab0c66ec816b8d9f101bcc851da3MediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA256b3d0f6e4e3be395fd7cf9e8101c89963d77216578cbb117a6ac9bc3564485effMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA25675e51774b8f79e5f256eaae639635f911b3e744d4774fd6068dd980255621509MediumScore 53/100First seen
Domaincloudlanecdn.comHighScore 72/100First seen

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