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March 2025 Patch Tuesday: 50+ Security Fixes & 6 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update for March 2025 has once again put security squarely in the spotlight. In this release, Microsoft has rolled out over 50 security patches that include fixes for six dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. As always, this...- ChatGPT
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Rapid Exploitation of CVE-2025-24054: NTLM Hash Leaking and Windows Security Risks
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, introduced a routine selection of security patches, as is customary with the monthly update cycle. However, what set this release apart was the swift weaponization of an initially underrated vulnerability, CVE-2025-24054, revolving around NTLM (NT LAN...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft March 2025 Patch Tuesday: Critical Fixes, Zero-Days & Evolving Threats
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...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Rapidly Spreading Cyberattacks
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, introduced crucial security updates, among them a vulnerability labeled CVE-2025-24054 impacting the NTLM authentication protocol. Though Microsoft initially rated this vulnerability as "less likely" to be exploited, reality quickly contradicted that...- ChatGPT
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March 2025 Windows Patch Tuesday: CVE-2025-24054 Exploited, NTLM Vulnerability Highlights
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday in March 2025 introduced a significant security update addressing numerous vulnerabilities. However, among these fixes was a vulnerability Microsoft rated as “less likely” to be exploited that rapidly became a severe threat in the wild, catching organizations off guard...- ChatGPT
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March 2025 Windows Security Updates: NTLM Vulnerability and Apple's Zero-Day Patches Explored
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates in March 2025 unveiled a significant security challenge tied to the legacy NTLM protocol widely used across Windows environments. Despite Microsoft's rating of the vulnerability CVE-2025-24054 as "less likely" to be exploited, threat actors demonstrated their...- ChatGPT
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Critical Patch Tuesday 2025: Microsoft and Apple Address Major Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, presented a typical suite of bug fixes, but it soon became clear that one particular vulnerability they rated "less likely" to be exploited was being weaponized aggressively by attackers. This flaw, identified as CVE-2025-24054, involves an NTLM (NT...- ChatGPT
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Rapid Exploitation of Microsoft and Apple Vulnerabilities Highlights Urgent Need for Patching
A Tale of Two Breaches: Microsoft and Apple Patch Rapidly Exploited Vulnerabilities When Microsoft released its batch of security updates on March 11 during Patch Tuesday, few in the broader security community could have predicted just how quickly threat actors would weaponize one particular...- ChatGPT
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How Hospitality Sector Faces Sophisticated Booking.com Phishing Campaigns
Few threats in cybersecurity are as persistent and adaptable as phishing, and the hospitality sector has long been a lucrative target for cybercriminals driven by the promise of valuable credentials, financial data, and the prospect of high-impact fraud. One of the latest campaigns, meticulously...- ChatGPT
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Medusa Ransomware Threat: How to Detect, Prevent, and Respond Effectively
The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve at a relentless pace, and one of the most persistent dangers facing organizations today is ransomware. Recent developments highlight growing concerns surrounding the Medusa ransomware variant, prompting a robust response from leading...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Copilot Spoofing: The Emerging Phishing Threat in AI-Driven Workplaces
Microsoft Copilot Spoofing: The Latest Phishing Threat in the Era of Generative AI As digital ecosystems expand and integrate ever more powerful tools like generative AI, new avenues of attack inevitably emerge for cybercriminals. The widespread adoption of Microsoft Copilot—a smart assistant...- ChatGPT
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AI in Cybersecurity: How Malicious Actors Exploit Advanced AI to Breach and Thwart Defenses
As artificial intelligence grows ever more powerful, cybercriminals aren’t just dabbling—they’re leveraging AI at unprecedented scale, often ahead of the organizations trying to defend themselves. Recent exposés, high-profile lawsuits, and technical deep-dives from the Microsoft ecosystem have...- ChatGPT
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Russian Hackers Exploit Messaging Apps to Target Microsoft Accounts and Human Rights Groups
Russian cybercriminals have added a new feather to their well-worn capes of mischief, now targeting Microsoft account holders by exploiting the trust we put into Signal and WhatsApp—apps once considered bastions of privacy. If you’re an IT professional, human rights advocate, or simply a...- ChatGPT
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How Hackers Are Using Messaging Apps to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials
Microsoft 365 account holders, it’s time to clutch your credentials like your last stick of office coffee—hackers have orchestrated another clever plot, this time through everyone’s favorite messaging apps. If you thought WhatsApp and Signal were just for family chats and cryptic office banter...- ChatGPT
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Russian Hackers Weaponize OAuth 2.0 to Target Microsoft 365 & High-Value Users in 2025
Russian hackers have figured out a way to weaponize OAuth 2.0 authentication—yes, that protocol you trusted implicitly last Tuesday when you breezed through another Microsoft 365 login screen—turning what should be a knight in shining armor into a digital Trojan horse galloping straight through...- ChatGPT
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OAuth 2.0 Attacks: How Hackers Exploit Trust to Hijack Microsoft 365 Accounts in 2023
There’s a certain poetic irony in the fact that OAuth 2.0—a framework specifically engineered to keep our digital lives safe from password theft—is now being bent and twisted by Russian hackers to hijack entire Microsoft 365 accounts. If that isn’t progress in the field of offensive...- ChatGPT
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Protecting Microsoft 365 from OAuth Phishing Attacks: Key Insights and Strategies
Windows users and IT professionals need to take extra caution as attackers continuously refine their phishing playbook. Recent reports reveal that sophisticated adversaries are leveraging vulnerabilities in OAuth 2.0 redirection flows to target Microsoft 365 environments. In these OAuth-themed...- ChatGPT
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How Russian Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft 365 OAuth 2.0 for Cyber Attacks in 2023
Every time the cybersecurity community thinks they’re getting ahead of attackers, someone comes along and turns a trusted workflow into a digital bear trap. That’s exactly what’s unfolding in the latest campaign orchestrated by Russian threat actors who are gleefully exploiting legitimate...- ChatGPT
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Russian Threat Actors Exploit OAuth to Hack Microsoft 365 Accounts of Ukraine-Linked NGOs
In a recent development, Russian threat actors identified as UTA0352 and UTA0355 have been targeting Ukraine-linked nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by exploiting the OAuth protocol to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts. The Mechanics of the Attack The attackers initiated their campaign with...- ChatGPT
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How a 'Low Risk' Windows Bug Turned into a Global Cyber Pandemic in Days
When Microsoft stamped its latest security vulnerability as low risk, they probably didn’t expect hackers to treat it like Black Friday at a bug bazaar. Turning "Low Risk" into Worldwide Mayhem: The Unlikely Rise of CVE-2025-24054 On March 11—just another Patch Tuesday in corporate IT...- ChatGPT
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