Tag: security
Researchers uncover major security issue in Microsoft Azure – here’s what we know
Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform carries a high-severity security vulnerability that could result in victim organizations unknowingly executing malware on their endpoints, experts have warned. Researchers from Vectra outlined the issue in a recent blog post, noting that the vulnerability lies in Azure Logs, a tool that – ironically enough –…
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Microsoft unveils a new and safer way for your business to print
Microsoft is changing the way Windows handles printers, which should make for a much safer experience overall – but could also mean that some older devices may no longer be supported. In a blog post published by Johnathan Norman of the Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering (MORSE), it was…
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Bad news – infamous Qbot malware appears to have returned once again
The dreaded QakBot malware is back once again, being distributed among victims in the hospitality industry, experts have warned. A new Microsoft report claims threat actors are sending out phishing emails and impersonating IRS employees using QakBot. In the emails, they’re delivering a PDF file claiming to be a guest…
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Top WordPress hosting company hit by phishing ads attack
A WordPress hosting company is warning its users that they’re being targeted by cybercriminals looking for their login credentials. Kinsta sent out alerts to its customers warning them of a malicious Google ads campaign redirecting visitors to a fake Kinsta website, asking them to log in for different reasons. By…
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Many universities could be at risk of easy phishing attacks
Barely any of the UK’s top universities are protected against being abused in phishing and spoofing attack, new research has claimed. A report from email security provider EasyDMARC reviewed the security policies of all of the main email domains used by the top 100 UK universities, finding less than a…
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Attack on Ledger crypto wallet leads to huge money thefts
Crypto giant Ledger spent December 14 warning users not to interact with web3 decentralized apps amid concerns over a supply chain attack. The attack on the ‘Ledger dApp Connect Kit’ library was found to be pushing a JavaScript wallet drainer, the company found. Ledger has since confirmed that it was…
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