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Microsoft defends US 2020 elections by disabling Trickbot Malware
Microsoft has made it official on Monday that it is going to disrupt the entire network that distributes Trickbot malware to save the critical infrastructure of the United States from being invaded by Russian Hackers. The American tech giant took action after receiving a court order from the Eastern District of Virginia’s federal judge […]
Microsoft detects a novel Mobile Ransomware
Microsoft has announced that it has detected a new sophisticated malware that encrypts devices, instead of files and disables users from doing anything on a touch interface enabled smart phone. So, all those users who have been infected by such malware have no other choice rather than to pay the ransom or throw their mobile–albeit […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
Clark County School District(CCSD) is trending on Google for all wrong reasons, as hackers have leaked personal information of students belonging to the said school district of Las Vegas. The data is flowing on a tech forum and is for a sale for a triple digit number and the information includes social security numbers, retirement […]
Over 41% Cyber Insurance claims in 1st half of 2020 were related to Ransomware
Ransomware topped the cyber insurance claims in 1st half of 2020 and this was confirmed by a reported published by Coalition, a noted cyber insurance provider in North America. Nearly 41% of claims were related to loss incurred with the file encrypting malware, as there was a 260% increase in the frequency of ransomware attacks […]
Microsoft confirms Russian Cyber Attacks on 2020 US Presidential Election Candidates
US Election Polls 2020, that are slated to be held on November 3rd 2020(Tuesday) are likely to face a cyber threat from US Adversaries, says a report released by Microsoft. Evidence is out that Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has targeted both the election candidates aka Donald Trump and Joe Biden to steal vital information […]
Microsoft to train 25 million people for COVID 19 Pandemic after jobs
To all those who have lost their jobs due to the Corona Virus initiated lockdown imposed by governments across the world, here’s a news piece to rejoice. American technology giant Microsoft led by Satya Nadella is all set to train nearly 25 million job losers with new skills by the end of 2020- all […]
Microsoft offers Mobile Security protection for Android users
Microsoft (MS) has announced that it is entering a $10 Billion mobile security market with its Defender ATP Antivirus designed for Android devices. However, the catch is that the solution will not be available in the open market and so Android device users cannot download it from the Google Play Store. The American technology […]
Microsoft acquires CyberX for $180 million
Microsoft has made it official that it has acquired Israeli startup CyberX for an undisclosed amount. But trade analysts suggest that the deal might have fetched the Cybersecurity firm anything between $150m to $180m- a great deal to relish. Technically speaking, CyberX offers technology to defend critical infrastructure and industrial processes from cyber attacks and […]
Surge in COVID 19 themed Cyber Attacks says the Microsoft
Microsoft (MS) the Technology Giant of America has stated in its recent blog post that there has been a rise in COVID 19 themed cyber attacks from early February or from the day WHO declared to the world that there was a global health emergency- Corona Pandemic was spreading at an alarming rate. Prudently the […]
Microsoft to lay off journalists and use AI for MSN news stories
Microsoft has decided to lay off its journalist employees and instead rely on the technology of Artificial Intelligence to generate news stories which can be published in the homepages of Edge Browser and MSN website. The decision of replacing its journos with robotic tech was expected since Jan this year and might have been […]
