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Microsoft shifts to a new threat actor naming taxonomy

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I was wondering why the new name for Cozy Bear was Midnight Blizzard. Here is the "new" Microsoft sanctioned naming convention.

And this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/int...

NEW_THREAT_ACTOR_MEMBER_A: "Guys, let's find a cool name for the team."

NEW_THREAT_ACTOR_MEMBER_B: "Nah. Microsoft will do it for us."

Yes, my thought was unwelcome skin conditions: Dandruff, Athletes Foot etc. Should have the opposite effect.

Better than APTXYZ, but it’s still impossible to remember more than three of these.

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