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Microsoft research confirms that 44M users using same passwords
In an internal security review conducted by Microsoft, it was revealed that more than 44 million user accounts are using the same username and passwords that have been leaked through security breaches. Going deep into the details, a team of researchers from Microsoft’s Threat Research carried out a scan on the usernames and passwords being […]
Microsoft fixes Azure Login Vulnerability
American Technology Microsoft has released a press statement yesterday stating that it has fixed a flaw on the login system of its Azure cloud which could have put thousands of users at risk of being hacked. Â After receiving a threat report from the researchers of Israeli based Cybersecurity firm CyberARK, Microsoft immediately analyzed and […]
Over 80K computers running on Microsoft Windows OS found generating bitcoins with Malware
According to a security report released by Microsoft, over 80,000 computers running on different versions of the Windows Operating system were found mining bitcoins without the knowledge of the users. Dubbed as Dexphot, the malware has been reportedly infecting Win machines since Oct’18 stealing the computing power of its machines to mine bitcoins. Technologically, bitcoins […]
Microsoft updates are filled with Ransomware
Chicago based Information Security company named Trustwave has discovered a new cyber threat campaign in disguise of Microsoft Update. The Illinois based Cybersecurity company’s team of experts from its subsidiary SpiderLabs have found that an email campaign in the name of Microsoft is doing round from the past few weeks which is actually a phishing […]
Microsoft offers Cloud Security Services to Office 365 Business Customers
Microsoft(MS), the cloud-based technology giant has recently announced two cloud-based Cybersecurity services for Office 365 GCC High Customers in the government sector. Â Dubbed as Cloud App Security and Azure Advanced Threat Protection, the objective of these two services will be to protect and secure mission-critical applications of Office 365 Government customers. Â Thus, with […]
Google Trending Cybersecurity news headlines for this week
1.) The first trending news headlines related to Cybersecurity is a malware spread scare in which security researchers confirm that it is being spread on mobile phones by hackers through the Android OS feature called NFC(Near Field Communication). Although Google has issued a fix to this flaw, a recent study carried out by an independent […]
Microsoft and Hewlett Foundation host CyberPeace Institute
To help cyberattack victims in a streamlined way, Microsoft and Hewlett Foundation have decided to invest $5 million each to launch a CyberPeace Institute. The objective of this institute is to enhance the stability of Cyberspace to help victims of cyberattacks to come out of the situation and at the same time promote adherence to […]
US Presidential Campaign was targeted by Iran Phosphorous Cyber Attack
Microsoft issued a surprising statement on Friday last week that an Iranian hacking group named Phosphorous has carried out a cyberattack on the US Presidential Campaign between Aug and Sept this year and did manage to compromise some of the email accounts. The tech giant confirmed that some American Government Officials, Journalists, prominent Political leaders […]
French Police destroyed botnet server controlling 850,000 Microsoft Windows PCs
A specially formed cyber team from the France police has reportedly conducted a special operation in August this year to destroy a botnet server which was suspected to be controlling over 850,000 viruses-infected Microsoft Windows Computer systems. Yes, you’ve have read it right! C3N which happens to be a special judicial unit of the National […]
Malware turning Microsoft PCs into Zombie Proxies n new details on Baltimore ransomware attack
Researchers from Cisco Talos in commission with Microsoft have discovered a new kind of malware strain which is being dubbed as Zombie Proxies. News is out that the malware has already infected thousands of PCs across the US and Europe and is being technically called as Nodersok and Divergent by Microsoft respectively. According to the […]
