Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Windows Users Can Now Use Other Methods to Access Microsoft Products Microsoft has officially gone fully passwordless, allowing Windows users to replace their alphanumeric passwords with one of several substitute sign-in technologies to gain entry into a Microsoft product - a move received positively by industry insiders.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

3CX hired incident response firm Mandiant , which released a report on Wednesday that said the compromise began in 2022 when a 3CX employee installed a malware-laced software package distributed via an earlier software supply chain compromise that began with a tampered installer for X_TRADER , a software package provided by Trading Technologies.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Microsoft Corp. There is currently no official patch for the flaw, but Microsoft has released recommendations for mitigating the threat. IE been slowly abandoned for more recent Windows browsers like Edge , but the same vulnerable component also is used by Microsoft Office applications for rendering web-based content.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already being exploited. ” Microsoft also patched zero-day bugs in Skype for Business ( CVE-2023-41763 ) and Wordpad ( CVE-2023-36563 ). .

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — On the eve of what promises to be a news-packed RSA Conference 2024 , opening here on Monday, Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is. His breaking news coverage is as thorough as you’d expect as a Microsoft beat writer with institutional knowledge going back a couple of decades.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by cybercrime group Storm-1152 to sell fraudulent Outlook accounts. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a cybercrime group, tracked as Storm-1152, to sell fraudulent accounts. ” reads the announcement published by Microsoft.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

OpenAI on Bing Carries Code and Traffic Risks But Will Also Simplify Code Analysis Embedding OpenAI technology in Microsoft Bing will help both hackers and cyber defenders.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2021

Here’s a brief timeline of what we know leading up to last week’s mass-hack, when hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Exchange Server systems got compromised and seeded with a powerful backdoor Trojan horse program. When did Microsoft find out about attacks on previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange? Reston, Va.-based

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 12, 2021

Deal Part of Effort to Provide Industry-Specific Cloud Offerings Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it will acquire cloud-based speech technology and artificial intelligence vendor Nuance Communications in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 The deal is expected to close by the end of this year.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy Advocates Criticize Measure That Microsoft Supported Washington's governor has signed a new law that regulates the use of facial recognition technology. But some privacy advocates say the measure, which was backed by Microsoft, doesn't do enough to protect individuals' rights.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 22, 2022

Ransomware Groups Over-Hype Their Efforts to Drive More Victims to Pay, Expert Says Technology giant Microsoft and access management provider Okta are both investigating claims by the ransomware group Lapsus$ that it breached information pertaining to them or their customers.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2023

Guest expert: Geoff Haydon, CEO, Ontinue For its part, Ontinue is leveraging Microsoft collaboration and security tools and making dedicated cyber advisors available to partner with its clients. Microsoft has emerged as the largest, most important cybersecurity company on the planet,” Haydon told me.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 25, 2022

New 'trust' tool improves online experience and helps tackle digital fraud.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

London, United Kingdom, May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Logicalis, the global technology service provider delivering next-generation digital managed services, has today announced the launch of Intelligent Security, a blueprint approach to its global security portfolio designed to deliver proactive advanced security for customers worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

Microsoft today released updates to fix nearly 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. National Security Agency , and a critical Microsoft SharePoint Server bug that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to make an anonymous connection. “Full details on how to do this are in the bulletin.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

US Cyber Safety Review Board released a report on the summer 2023 hack of Microsoft Exchange by China. It was a serious attack by the Chinese government that accessed the emails of senior U.S. government officials. From the executive summary: The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – DigiCert today announced the expansion of its certificate management platform, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, to provide full lifecycle support for multiple CAs including Microsoft CA and AWS Private CA, as well as integration with ServiceNow to support existing IT service workflows. Lehi, Utah, Aug.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As a leading supplier of advanced security information and event management ( SIEM ) technology, Splunk happens to find itself in the thick of a tectonic shift. LW: You’ve asserted that this deal is a boon for Microsoft? This will also be a boon for Microsoft Sentinel. Network security is getting reconstituted.

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Daymark

JANUARY 19, 2024

One technology we are particularly enthusiastic about is Copilot for Microsoft 365. We are very excited to announce that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available to organizations of all sizes. We at Daymark are excited by the prospect of leveraging AI to help us and our clients optimize their businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2023

Guest expert: Eyal Benishti, CEO, Ironscales Successful attacks slip past legacy security email gateways (SEGs) and even past the newer ‘ cloud-native security ’ controls that Microsoft and Google have embedded Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. These filters look for known bad attachments and links.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. More concerning, Microsoft warns that one of the flaws fixed this month is “wormable,” meaning no human interaction would be required for an attack to spread from one vulnerable Windows box to another.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lazarus Group Uses Social Engineering to Manipulate Victims Into Downloading Malware North Korean is using weaponized versions of open source utilities to spy on the technology, defense and entertainment sectors worldwide.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 30, 2020

Microsoft's Diana Kelley on Ensuring Care for the People Behind Those Processes and Technologies When securing the remote workforce, it's important to be mindful of the human challenges - educating children, caring for elders and dealing with the barrage of COVID-19 news, says Microsoft's Diana Kelley, who shares insights on balancing cybersecurity (..)

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Microsoft Corp. is investigating reports that attackers are exploiting two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server , a technology many organizations rely on to send and receive email. Microsoft says it is expediting work on software patches to plug the security holes.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Google, Microsoft and Apple are bitter arch-rivals who don’t often see eye-to-eye. Related: Microsoft advocates regulation of facial recognition tools. Google, Microsoft and Apple now get this. Whatever their ulterior motives, Google, Microsoft and Apple should be congratulated for finally seeing the light.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

technology partner," rejecting a bid by Microsoft. Chinese State Media Says TikTok Operations and Source Code Off Limits to US Buyers Potentially capping a fraught political showdown, China's TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, has reportedly chosen Oracle to be its U.S.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have managed to compromise multiple artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including ChatGPT, Google Bard and Microsoft Bing Chat, to produce content that breaches their developers' guidelines—an outcome known as "jailbreaking."

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

31 that uses Linkedin.com links to redirect anyone who clicks to a site that spoofs Adobe , and then prompts users to log in to their Microsoft email account to view a shared document. ” LinkedIn also said it uses 3rd party services — such as Google Safe Browsing, Spamhaus, Microsoft, and others — to identify known-bad URLs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI warn that nation-state actors are using ChatGPT to automate some phases of their attack chains, including target reconnaissance and social engineering attacks. ” reads the report published by Microsoft. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Company's Move Could Influence Other Technology Companies Microsoft will apply the core rights of the California Consumer Privacy Act across all its customers in the U.S., which could nudge other technology companies in the same direction as online privacy becomes an increasing concern.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Lazarus Group Uses Social Engineering to Manipulate Victims to Download Malware North Korea is using weaponized versions of open-source utilities to spy on the technology, defense and entertainment sectors worldwide.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As attacks grow in number and sophistication, these smaller organizations will need technology that tightly integrates with modern productivity suites such as Microsoft 365 and/or Google Workspace that also provides comprehensive threat intelligence.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 8, 2023

IBM® and Microsoft—the two largest global IT companies—are working together. While many may see IBM and Microsoft as competitors, we are much better partners bringing the best of both companies together to accelerate impact and influence at scale. We are the #1 Red Hat GSI specialized in ARO.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 5, 2021

FireEye Acquisition Opens New Doors for Private Equity Firm Symphony Technology Group's acquisition of FireEye Products Business in a $1.2

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

“If you’re working today at the cutting edge of technology then geopolitics is interested in you, even if you’re not interested in geopolitics.” ” Commercial businesses in the technology sector of any size, especially small companies and start-ups and researchers, are more exposed to Chinese espionage. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

Researchers recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. The victims were redirected to compromised sites hosting the exploit for the Microsoft Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw CVE-2024-21412 that led to malicious Microsoft (.MSI) CVE-2024-21412 (CVSS score 8.1)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers uncovered a supply chain attack carried out by North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet (ZINC) involving a trojanized variant of a CyberLink software. According to Microsoft, the supply chain attack impacted over 100 devices in multiple countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States.

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