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New FinalDraft malware abuses Outlook mail service for stealthy comms

A malware named FinalDraft uses Outlook email drafts for command-and-control communication in its attacks, including those against a South American ministry. Using Outlook drafts allows the malware to avoid detection and blend into normal Microsoft 365 traffic. Discovered by Elastic Security Labs, the attack involves a threat actor compromising a target’s system with PathLoader, a custom malware loader, before executing the FinalDraft backdoor.

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