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Microsoft Disrupts ‘Malware‑Signing‑as‑a‑Service’ Using Its Artifact Platform

May 31, 2026 · Evening edition

Microsoft shut down Fox Tempest (OpFauxSign), which weaponized the Artifact Signing platform to mint over 1,000 short‑lived certificates used to launder ransomware and info‑stealers as trusted code. Certificates valid f…

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