A storm of controversy has erupted over revelations that Israel’s elite intelligence agency, Unit 8200, has leveraged Microsoft Azure cloud technology to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian phone conversations—a move that has ignited urgent debate around surveillance...
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As the countdown to October 14, 2025, intensifies, the world edges closer to the official end-of-support for Windows 10, a milestone signaling a seismic shift in cybersecurity risk for over a billion devices globally. For organizations, families, and individuals entrenched in the Windows 10...
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In April 2025, Chinese authorities in Harbin accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting sophisticated cyberattacks during the February Asian Winter Games, targeting critical infrastructure such as energy, transportation, and defense institutions in Heilongjiang province. The...
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Microsoft has recently issued an urgent alert regarding active cyberattacks targeting vulnerabilities in its on-premises SharePoint server software, a widely utilized platform for internal document sharing among businesses and government agencies. This "zero-day" exploit enables attackers with...
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A surge in targeted cyberattacks is challenging even the most seasoned IT professionals, as attackers leverage sophisticated SEO poisoning campaigns and exploit critical vulnerabilities buried within cloud infrastructure. Recent revelations by leading cybersecurity firm Varonis have ignited...
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday: Analyzing the Security Implications of 57 Fixed Flaws and the PipeMagic Threat
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for March 2025 stands out as a critical milestone in the ongoing struggle to secure Windows environments worldwide. With 57 newly patched...
Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout, released on March 11, originally aimed to address a range of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems. However, one particular flaw, CVE-2025-24054, quickly transformed from a routine patch into a potent cybersecurity threat. This...
If the relentless onslaught of over 600 million daily attacks on Microsoft Entra ID hasn’t made you lose sleep (or at least reach for another cup of coffee), then you probably weren’t aware of just how truly dire digital identity protection has become. But fear not, because Veeam Software, ever...
Cyber threats, much like glitter, have a knack for turning up everywhere, long after you thought you’d swept them away. From ransomware hijacking city councils in Europe to state-sponsored cyber shenanigans in Asia, the internet’s underbelly doesn’t discriminate by nation or time zone. The good...
Inside the New Wave of Cyberattacks Exploiting Microsoft Teams to Infect Windows PCs
Microsoft Teams has become indispensable in modern workplaces, a hub for collaboration and communication. Yet, this very platform trusted by millions has transformed into a battleground where hackers wage...
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Original release date: July 20, 2021
Summary
This Advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 9. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques.
Note: CISA released technical information...
As reported by Facebook and Link Removed, Microsoft can confirm that we also recently experienced a similar security intrusion.
Consistent with our security response practices, we chose not to make a statement during the initial information gathering process. During our investigation, we found...
The hackers that launched attacks against Link Removed have passed their evidence along to the FBI, which is performing a follow-up investigation. Jinan is also the headquarters of the Chinese intelligence service, and both that organization and the PLA have repeatedly said that China is beefing...
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http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/12/decline-in-web-increase-in-p2p-attacks-predicted-for-2010.ars
Cybercriminals have already begun shifting their focus from websites to file-sharing networks when it comes to dispensing malware, and will continue with this trend throughout 2010...