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Microsoft discovers OAuth applications being used to compromise email servers
Microsoft (MS) security teams have recently discovered that threat actors are using OAuth applications to compromise email servers and then use them to spread spam. Already, three of the big companies were targeted by threat actors who use phishing attacks to spread the malicious OAuth application. OAuth is a kind of open standard password-based access […]
Microsoft induces several security features into Windows 11
Microsoft (MS) has released an update into Windows 11, which updates and upgrades the current security features to a new level. This includes enhancements to application controls, protection shield to vulnerable drivers, identity theft protection and a simple way to manage all passwords. The American tech giant disclosed that the new security induction into its […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyber attacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. The technology giant mentioned in its Cyber Signals reports that most of the attempts were made by exploiting configuration errors by admins […]
Microsoft disrupts cyber espionage campaign against NATO Countries
It is a known fact that all NATO countries are against the Russian war on Ukraine and have denounced it, and that has probably not gone down well with Vladimir Putin. Apparently, the leader of the Russian Federation could have launched a cyber espionage campaign that was neutralized by Microsoft on a recent note. On […]
Microsoft to turn on ransomware protection on Windows 11 and 10 OS by default
Microsoft is all set to make ransomware protection turned on by default and has announced that the new update will be rolled out to all its Win 10 users by this month’s end. The technology giant is also interested in shutting down the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) by default and made it official that the […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
1. A Financial service offering company to healthcare industry has admitted that a ransomware attack on its data firm could have led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare establishments. The firm that is being discussed is Professional Finance Company Inc (PFC) and was founded in the year 1904 and allows customers of various […]
Microsoft stops Windows 10 and 11 updates in Russia
Russia might soon start facing a lot of cyber troubles as most of the computers operating in the region are not been able to grasp updates, as the technology giant from America has chosen to skip up the entire region from now on, regarding software patches. In March 2022, as soon as Russian started an […]
Microsoft uses AI to tackle Ransomware Attacks
As ransomware attacks are ever-evolving, they are hard to detect with human intelligence. So, Microsoft issued a press statement on Tuesday confirming the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to tackle ransomware attacks. In a tech post released on ‘Patch Tuesday’, the tech giant disclosed it is harnessing the power of AI in exploring the […]
Office 365 vulnerability opens OneDrive files to ransomware attacks
Cybersecurity researchers from Proofpoint have detected that an Office 365 vulnerability is exposing files being stored on Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive to hackers launching ransomware attacks. Research has found that the files which are being stored through the auto-save feature to the cloud are being intercepted by hackers. The attack chain works simply by compromising […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
1) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given an update that all those who are using Adobe products and services should be cautious, as hackers can easily hack their systems by exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in the software. According to CERT-In, the attacker can gain access to admin privileges, execute arbitrary codes and write arbitrary […]
