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title: Microsoft Issues Warning on Adversaries Exploiting OAuth Applications for Cryptocurrency Mining and Phishing
description: Microsoft has warned that adversaries are exploiting OAuth applications to deploy virtual machines for cryptocurrency mining and launch phishing attacks. The IT giant cautions that adversaries compromise user accounts to create, modify, and grant high privileges to OAuth applications for malicious purposes.
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# [Microsoft Issues Warning on Adversaries Exploiting OAuth Applications for Cryptocurrency Mining and Phishing](https://blog.oitc.ca/alerts/microsoft-issues-warning-on-adversaries-exploiting-oauth-applications-for-cryptocurrency-mining-and-phishing)

 Written by [Nathan Zych](https://blog.oitc.ca/author/nathan-zych) | Dec 16, 2023 11:24:28 AM

Microsoft has issued a warning about threat actors exploiting OAuth applications to deploy virtual machines for cryptocurrency mining and launch phishing attacks. The IT giant cautions that adversaries compromise user accounts to create, modify, and grant high privileges to OAuth applications for malicious purposes. Read more [here](https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/microsoft-warns-of-hackers-exploiting.html).

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