Parasitizing trust: How legitimate infrastructure becomes a delivery pipeline for attackers

· Blog Talosintelligence · Oct. 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses how attackers are abusing trusted tools and services, such as collaboration and file-sharing platforms, to deliver malicious content. Cisco Talos highlights their observations of over 25 legitimate platforms being exploited in this manner over the past year.