Hackers Use NeedyMantis to Maintain Long-Term Access in Breached Networks
Hackers Use NeedyMantis to Maintain Long-Term Access in Breached Networks
28 September 2026
Hackers have used a malware family called NeedyMantis to maintain long-term access to networks they had already breached, Microsoft said in a technical analysis.
The malware has been seen in a small number of targeted intrusions at telecommunications organizations, universities, medical nonprofits, intergovernmental organizations, and government contractors. Its use goes back to at least