"US Retailers Under Attack by Gift Card-Thieving Cyber Gang"
"US Retailers Under Attack by Gift Card-Thieving Cyber Gang"
"Storm-0539," also known as "Atlas Lion," is a Moroccan cybercriminal group that compromises retailers and creates fake gift cards. Microsoft detailed the group's tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), which show their reconnaissance skills, cloud environment use, and cost-cutting. Microsoft analysts noted that Storm-0539's ability to breach and create cloud-based attack infrastructure saves them upfront costs. The group poses as a legitimate non-profit to cloud providers in order to receive sponsored or discounted services.