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spring-ring

2 stories · 2 in the wild · September 1, 2026 – September 3, 2026

evidence: 1 observed · 1 attempted

how they got in

  • voice call 2 · Sep 3

sectors

  • technology 2 · Sep 3
  • defense 1 · Sep 3
  • finance 1 · Sep 3
  • healthcare 1 · Sep 3

techniques

  • ntlm relay 1 · Sep 3
  • petitpotam 1 · Sep 3
  • remote access 1 · Sep 3
  • vishing 1 · Sep 3
  • social engineering 1 · Sep 1

attack phases seen

  • Initial access 2 · Sep 3
  • Execution 1 · Sep 3
  • Lateral movement 1 · Sep 3

what we reported, newest first, grouped by story

Sep 1 – September 3, 2026 · 2 reports

  • Spring Ring's Teams vishing ends in NTLM relay against domain controllers. Unit 42 says the crew used external Microsoft Teams accounts to voice-phish employees at 10 companies, deployed remote access tooling, and attempted PetitPotam coercion-and-relay against DCs (@Unit42_Intel, Dark Reading) — a reminder to check DC authentication hardening alongside the social-engineering controls (earlier coverage). · Sep 3 · attempted · via voice call · Threat Activity
  • Spring Ring runs voice phishing inside Microsoft Teams, impersonating IT staff to coerce users into deploying malware or handing over domain access; Unit 42 says detection rests on behavioural anomalies rather than content filtering (Unit 42). · Sep 1 · observed · via voice call · Threat Activity