Extortion Group Luna Moth Targets Law Firms With Microsoft Token Theft
The Luna Moth extortion group launched a renewed campaign targeting law firms that refused previous ransom demands. Attackers used social engineering tactics specifically designed to steal Microsoft access tokens.
why this severityConfirmed real-world extortion campaign against named victims.
- first report
- 12 Nov 2026
- last update
- 12 Nov 2026
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Sources · 1
News and write-ups
- 2026-11-12Extortion Group Luna Moth Flits Into Law Firms a Second TimeDark Reading · darkreading.com/data-privacy/extortion-luna-moth-law-firms-second-time
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- No AI role
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- General security
- severity
- 3 · Confirmed exploitation
- targets
- Individuals
- owasp llm top 10
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- no technique for these categories
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- happened 12 Nov 2026 · first reported 12 Nov 2026
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- record
- confidence 0.90 · created 2026-11-12 20:40Z · updated 2026-11-12 20:40Z
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# Extortion Group Luna Moth Targets Law Firms With Microsoft Token Theft https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/extortion-group-luna-moth-targets-law-firms-with-microsoft-t · AIR-2026-1938 · live - Lane: Breaches & attacks - Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation): Confirmed real-world extortion campaign against named victims. - Fix status: No fix needed - First reported: 2026-11-12 - AI role: No AI role ## Summary The Luna Moth extortion group launched a renewed campaign targeting law firms that refused previous ransom demands. Attackers used social engineering tactics specifically designed to steal Microsoft access tokens. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2026-11-12: Extortion Group Luna Moth Flits Into Law Firms a Second Time (https://darkreading.com/data-privacy/extortion-luna-moth-law-firms-second-time) ## Sources - 2026-11-12 Dark Reading: Extortion Group Luna Moth Flits Into Law Firms a Second Time https://darkreading.com/data-privacy/extortion-luna-moth-law-firms-second-time Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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