# Microsoft GenAI Research Labs

> As of 2026-05-30, Microsoft GenAI Research Labs is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning supply chain. Also known as Yaoyao Chang, Microsoft GenAI Beijing.

- **Nation:** China
- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** SUPPLY_CHAIN
- **Also known as:** Yaoyao Chang, Microsoft GenAI Beijing
- **As of:** 2026-05-30

## Tracked threats

- [Microsoft Vibing — Microsoft-Store-Distributed GenAI Application Silently Captures Screenshots, Clipboard, Microphone Audio, and Active Window Titles via Azure Front Door WebSocket Beacon](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0418) — HIGH

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Microsoft%20GenAI%20Research%20Labs