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Malicious Exchange Server Module Hoovers Up Outlook Credentials

15
Dec
2021
Malicious Exchange Server Module Hoovers Up Outlook Credentials

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Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown malicious IIS module, dubbed Owowa, that steals credentials when users log into Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA).

Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft’s web server/web-hosting software suite, can be extended via various add-ons that are known as modules.

Like plugins for WordPress or Chrome extensions, IIS modules offer an attractive way to side-load malicious features into web-facing applications. In this case, Owowa infects Exchange servers, exposing Exchange’s OWA function. Beyond credential theft, it allows remote attackers to run commands on the underlying server and to establish a foothold for access to the broader network, researchers warned.

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