Microsoft breaks up a family business

Microsoft and law enforcement finally dismantled Fox Tempest, an enterprising service that abused Microsoft's own code-signing frameworks to disguise ransomware as trusted applications. This highly successful deception allowed threat groups like Vanilla Tempest to target helpless schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure. While we must celebrate this specific teardown, protecting ourselves from the next inevitable exploit requires us to remain deeply suspicious of anything claiming to be trusted. It is exhausting to watch this constant game of digital whack-a-mole.