In January 2025, security researchers at Aim Labs uncovered a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot AI, designated as CVE-2025-3271 and dubbed "EchoLeak." This flaw allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive user data without any interaction from the victim, marking a...
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In August 2024, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, dubbed "EchoLeak." This flaw allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive user data without any user interaction, raising significant concerns about the security of AI-driven enterprise...
A sophisticated new threat named “Echoleak” has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers, triggering alarm across industries and raising probing questions about the security of widespread AI assistants, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and other MCP-compatible solutions. This attack, notable...
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The emergence of artificial intelligence in the workplace has revolutionized the way organizations handle productivity, collaboration, and data management. Microsoft 365 Copilot—Microsoft’s flagship AI-powered assistant—embodies this transformation, sitting at the core of countless enterprises...
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Here are the key details about the “EchoLeak” zero-click exploit targeting Microsoft 365 Copilot as documented by Aim Security, according to the SiliconANGLE article (June 11, 2025):
What is EchoLeak?
EchoLeak is the first publicly known zero-click AI vulnerability.
It specifically affected...
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In June 2025, a critical "zero-click" vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-32711, was identified in Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft's suite of productivity tools. This flaw, dubbed "EchoLeak," had a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating its severity. It allowed...
Microsoft's Copilot, an AI-driven assistant integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite, has recently been at the center of significant security concerns. These issues not only highlight vulnerabilities within Copilot itself but also underscore broader risks associated with the integration of AI...
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In a landmark revelation for the security of AI-integrated productivity suites, researchers have uncovered a zero-click data leak flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot—an AI assistant embedded in Office apps such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. Dubbed 'EchoLeak,' this vulnerability casts a spotlight...
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Microsoft 365 Copilot, one of the flagship generative AI assistants deeply woven into the fabric of workplace productivity through the Office ecosystem, recently became the focal point of a security storm. The incident has underscored urgent and far-reaching questions for any business weighing...
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The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into business operations has revolutionized productivity and innovation. However, the unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees—often referred to as "shadow AI"—has introduced significant data security risks. This phenomenon exposes...
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Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from a research curiosity to an essential tool that powers everything from search engines and voice assistants to cybersecurity and creative applications. At the center of this transformation stands AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT—an engine built to...
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As artificial intelligence transforms how the world accesses, consumes, and interprets news, the integrity of the data fueling these systems becomes inextricably tied to the health of democratic societies. Nowhere is this entanglement more visible than in the Nordics, where state-backed...
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The swirl of generative AI’s rapid progress has become impossible to ignore. Its influence is already reshaping everything from healthcare diagnostics to movie scriptwriting, but recent headlines have illuminated not just breakthroughs, but also baffling claims, unexpected user habits, and...
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The surge in artificial intelligence workloads is exposing serious fissures in hybrid cloud security, reshaping the challenges facing enterprises worldwide. As business leaders accelerate the adoption of generative AI and machine learning, a new storm of cybersecurity hurdles is gathering...
When it comes to the intersection of enterprise AI ambitions and modern security best practices, even the best-laid plans can occasionally fall prey to human error—on the grandest of stages. That reality became all too clear during Microsoft's Build 2025 conference, where an unexpected technical...
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Microsoft's recent announcement marks another pivotal moment in the evolution of AI agent interoperability. In a bold move to simplify multi-agent workflows, Microsoft is integrating Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its Azure AI Foundry. This integration supports cross-vendor...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have become integral to our digital interactions, offering assistance, entertainment, and information. However, their deployment has not been without controversy. Two notable instances—Microsoft's Tay and Elon Musk's Grok—highlight the challenges and...
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The inaugural day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, hosted by the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), showcased a series of groundbreaking exploits across various categories, including the debut of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) category. The event awarded a total of $260,000 to participating researchers, with...
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The cybersecurity community was jolted by recent revelations that Microsoft’s Copilot AI—a suite of generative tools embedded across Windows, Microsoft 365, and cloud offerings—has been leveraged by penetration testers to bypass established SharePoint security controls and retrieve restricted...
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In a bold move against cybercriminality, Microsoft has taken decisive legal action to disrupt a sophisticated network abusing generative AI—a threat that not only jeopardizes AI integrity but also the digital safety of users worldwide. This operation, targeting an international consortium of...
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