Tag: Hacking

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Microsoft suspends Azure Active Directory Apps used by hackers

Microsoft suspends Azure Active Directory Apps used by hackers

Microsoft has suspended 18 Active Directory apps used by hackers for malicious command and control infrastructure. As many Azure customers have moved to cloud-based network infrastructure, the hackers who attack them have followed suit. Chinese government-backed hackers who exploit Microsoft Azu... Read more

date3 years ago
Nearly all companies report email-related breaches

Nearly all companies report email-related breaches

Outgoing emails constitute the most widespread cause of enterprise data breaches. With the pandemic forcing people to work from home, the amount of emails sent has increased, making the threat even more pronounced. This comes from a new report by the security firm Egress, which says that about 9... Read more

date4 years ago
Microsoft CISO: Big data is ‘giving us an edge over hackers’

Microsoft CISO: Big data is ‘giving us an edge over hackers’

The ability to utilize massive resources is giving Microsoft the upper hand in the battle against cybercriminals. The enormous size and diversity of signal data that Microsoft’s security teams have at their disposal has dramatically improved the company’s response to cyber security threats. ... Read more

date4 years ago
State-sponsored cyberattacks have increased during the pandemic

State-sponsored cyberattacks have increased during the pandemic

A new report from Check Point has revealed that state-sponsored hacking groups, political organizations, and cybercriminals took advantage of Coronavirus pandemic to destroy rival organizations. A series of cyberattacks has targeted various sectors, including healthcare services, critical infrastru... Read more

date4 years ago
LinkedIn job offers could be fake and contain malware

LinkedIn job offers could be fake and contain malware

Security threats have been found impersonating the human resource employees from Collins Aerospace and General Dynamics in a spear-phishing move, by using LinkedIn messaging. The fake human resource employees sent job-seeking individuals fraudulent offers that were filled with malicious documents, ... Read more

date4 years ago
Yelp for conservatives’ 63red Safe leaks user data

Yelp for conservatives’ 63red Safe leaks user data

A new mobile app described as 'Yelp for Conservatives' is leaking user data and business reviews, according to a French security researcher. The app, 63red Safe, was launched this weekend in the App Store and Play Store. 63red Safe describes itself as a service where users can read "reviews of loca... Read more

date5 years ago
Unpatched Docker hosts target of cryptojacking campaign

Unpatched Docker hosts target of cryptojacking campaign

Hackers have successfully attacked hundreds of unpatched Docker hosts. The cybercriminals were able to use the hosts to run cryptomining scripts. That puts security firm Imperva in a new report, reports Silicon Angle. The new wave of attacks on Docker follows the announcement of a vulnerability in F... Read more

date5 years ago

Thunderclap leak makes Thunderbolt computers vulnerable to attacks

A team of researchers has discovered a new vulnerability in Thunderbolt's data transfer specification. The vulnerability is called Thunderclap and can open up computers to serious attacks from otherwise harmless USB-C or DisplayPort hardware. Thunderclap uses the privileged, direct memory access (D... Read more

date5 years ago
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