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Microsoft is tracking an active supply chain attack in which a threat actor compromised the trusted OAuth App of the backup application ConnectWise Cloud Backup (AppId: 506e08f9-6e9a-4da4-942b-a099a03644ae), formerly SkyKick Backup, to obtain access tokens across customer tenants.

ConnectWise Cloud Backup is a multitenant application; customers grant consent for the application to operate in their tenants. We assess that the actor likely abused permissions previously granted by customers to the application, including highly elevated permissions like Directory.ReadWrite.All.

On October 15, 2026, we observed broad successful service principal authentication originating from the IP address 144.172.64[.]128.

Microsoft Defender detects post-exploitation activity with the following alerts: - Any alert related to "Suspicious sign-in" - Graph API activity from a Microsoft threat intelligence IP address - Verified Threat Actor IP

Defenders should review service principal sign-ins from unrecognized IP addresses, app credential changes, and OAuth grant activity associated with this OAuth AppId. We recommend looking for Threat Intelligence alerts on matching of IP against the Graph API activity & service principal activities.

We will continue to monitor this incident and will share updates as they become available. We encourage customers to check ConnectWise advisory for more information and additional guidance: msft.it/63322aQBLq.