Security News

Microsoft Detects More Russian Cyber Attacks Ahead of Mid-Term Election
2018-08-21 08:48

Microsoft claims to have uncovered another new Russian hacking attempts targeting United States' Senate and conservative think tanks ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. The tech giant said...

Darkhotel Exploits Microsoft Zero-Day VBScript Flaw
2018-08-20 16:39

The recently-patched flaw could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Microsoft: 5 tips for developers to reduce malware false positives
2018-08-17 18:27

Digitally signing files and keeping a good reputation are among the best practices Microsoft lays out for developers.

Microsoft Cortana Flaw Allows Web Browsing on Locked PCs
2018-08-15 20:42

The tricky Cortana flaw, CVE-2018-8253, was addressed by Microsoft during Patch Tuesday.

Email Phishers Using New Way to Bypass Microsoft Office 365 Protections
2018-08-15 18:33

Phishing works no matter how hard a company tries to protect its customers or employees. Security researchers have been warning of a new phishing attack that cybercriminals and email scammers are...

August 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days
2018-08-15 14:46

In the August 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has plugged over 60 vulnerabilities, two of which are being actively exploited in the wild. In addition to those, the company has also released a...

Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison for Role in Reveton Ransomware
2018-08-15 09:33

A former Microsoft network engineer who was charged in April this year has now been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering in connection with the Reveton...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaws in Windows, Internet Explorer
2018-08-15 05:34

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for August 2018 address 60 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws affecting Windows and Internet Explorer. read more

Florida Man laundered money for Reveton ransomware. Then Microsoft hired him
2018-08-15 00:03

Former network engineer gets 18 months in the clink A former Microsoft network engineer will be spending a sojourn behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.…

Microsoft ADFS flaw allows attackers to bypass MFA safeguards
2018-08-14 23:19

A vulnerability (CVE-2018-8340) in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) allows a second authentication factor for one account to be used for all other accounts in an organization,...