On this week's episode of The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast, Sherrod DeGrippo is joined by two of MSTIC’s finest analysts. They discuss recent trends in financially motivated cyber threats observed by Microsoft, focusing particularly on two cases: the Grandoreiro banking Trojan and the Luna Tempest crimeware actor. The Grandoreiro Trojan, active since 2017, has expanded globally beyond its initial Latin American focus, now targeting countries like the U.S. and the UK. This Trojan typically starts with phishing emails to steal financial information. Despite efforts to disrupt this activity, new clusters have emerged. The discussion also covers Luna Tempest, a U.S.- and UK-based extortion group targeting startups and smaller companies, particularly in sectors like insurance, FinTech, and biotech, seeking high payouts by threatening to release sensitive data. 

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