---
id: 6301
title: "ProxyLogon and ProxyShell Used to Target Government Mail Servers in Asia, Europe, and South America"
source_domain: hunt.io
source_url: "https://hunt.io/blog/proxylogon-and-proxyshell-used-to-target-government-mail-servers-in-asia-europe-and-south-america"
published_at: "2024-07-02T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["threat-hunting", "cyber-espionage", "proxylogon", "exchange-server", "proxyshell", "cve-2021-34473"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6301"
lang: en
---

# ProxyLogon and ProxyShell Used to Target Government Mail Servers in Asia, Europe, and South America

## Summary

Hunt.io uncovers a server exploiting ProxyLogon and ProxyShell to loot government Exchange mailboxes—files named for Afghanistan's presidential palace, plus victims in Georgia, Laos and Argentina.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hunt.io
- **Published:** 2024-07-02T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://hunt.io/blog/proxylogon-and-proxyshell-used-to-target-government-mail-servers-in-asia-europe-and-south-america
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6301