Microsoft revokes developer accounts that tricked it into signing malicious drivers

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Windows hardware developers duped Microsoft into signing malicious drivers

Several Microsoft hardware developer accounts have been revoked after drivers certified through their profiles were used for cyber crimes, including ransomware attacks.

Mandiant, Sophos, and SentinelOne notified Microsoft of the malicious activity, and the companies revealed the issue in a coordinated disclosure.
 
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