Security News

Microsoft slaps down 99 APT35/Charming Kitten domains
2019-04-01 11:29

Court order in hand, Microsoft seized control of the hacker group's (which it calls Phosphorous) phishing sites.

Unpatched Zero-Days in Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Disclosed Publicly
2019-03-30 07:33

A security researcher today publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for two 'unpatched' zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft's web browsers after the company allegedly failed to...

Brit founder of Windows leaks website BuildFeed, infosec bod spared jail over Microsoft hack
2019-03-29 18:20

26 and 24-year-olds slapped with suspended sentences, community work orders The Brit who ran the BuildFeed website of Windows leaks has been handed a suspended prison sentence – along with a...

Brit founder of Windows leaks website Buildfeed and infosec bod spared jail for hacking Microsoft
2019-03-29 18:20

26 and 24-year-olds slapped with suspended sentences, community work orders The Brit who ran the BuildFeed website of Windows leaks has been handed a suspended prison sentence – along with a...

Microsoft Takes Control of 99 Websites From APT Group
2019-03-29 17:18

Phosphorus Group Waged Spear-Phishing Campaign, Company ReportsMicrosoft is using its legal muscle to push back against an advanced persistent threat group that is says is "widely associated with...

Microsoft Launches Azure Security Center for IoT
2019-03-29 13:18

Microsoft this week announced a new set of tools to help secure Internet of Things projects within corporate environments.  The first of these is Azure Security Center for IoT, which should...

Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns
2019-03-29 11:16

Australia's controversial anti-encryption laws came under independent scrutiny this week as tech leaders criticized the proposed rules.

Microsoft Takes Control of 99 Domains Used by Iranian Cyberspies
2019-03-28 06:57

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it had taken control of 99 domains used by an Iran-linked cyberespionage group it tracks as Phosphorus. read more

How Microsoft found a Huawei driver that opened systems to attack
2019-03-26 19:03

Monitoring systems were looking for attacks using technique popularized by the NSA.

Microsoft Finds Privilege Escalation, Code Execution Flaws in Huawei Tool
2019-03-25 19:17

Microsoft researchers have identified potentially serious privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in a tool from Huawei. The vendor has released updates that should patch...