Stock Exchange Executive’s Outlook Account Targeted in Credential Theft Attack

A senior executive at a major global stock exchange recently fell victim to a highly targeted, five-month-long espionage campaign designed to siphon sensitive communications quietly. Rather than moving laterally across the corporate network, the threat actors focused solely on the executive’s Microsoft Outlook mailbox . This singular focus provided the attackers with a wealth of intelligence, including external negotiations, market-moving events, and the…