Microsoft is recommending administrators to disable the SMBv1 network communication protocol on Exchange servers to prevent malware attacks. Microsoft is urging administrators to disable the SMBv1 protocol on Exchange servers as a countermeasure against malware threats like TrickBot and Emotet. “To make sure that your Exchange organization is better protected against the latest threats (for […]
Microsoft February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 99 new vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer zero-day exploited in the wild. Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday updates for February 2020 that address a total of 99 vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer zero-day tracked as CVE-2020-0674 reportedly exploited by the APT group. In January, Microsoft has […]
An expert discovered that over 250 million Microsoft customer support records might have been exposed along with some personally identifiable information. The popular researcher Bob Diachenko found an unprotected database containing over 250 million customer support records along with some personally identifiable information. The unprotected archive was containing support requests submitted to the tech giant […]
Microsoft published a security advisory to warn of an Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2020-0674) that is currently being exploited in the wild. Microsoft has published a security advisory (ADV200001) that includes mitigations for a zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-0674, affecting Internet Explorer. The tech giant confirmed that the CVE-2020-0674 zero-day […]
Researchers published proof-of-concept (PoC) code exploits for a recently-patched CVE-2020-0601 flaw in the Windows operating system reported by NSA. Security researchers have published two proof-of-concept (PoC) code exploits for the recently-patched CVE-2020-0601 vulnerability that has been reported to Microsoft by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for January 2020 address a […]
Microsoft has released a security update to address “a broad cryptographic vulnerability” that is impacting its Windows operating system. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for January 2020 address a total of 49 vulnerabilities in various products, including a serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-0601, in the core cryptographic component of Windows 10, Server 2016 and 2019 editions. […]
Microsoft sued Thallium North Korea-linked APT for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. Microsoft sued a North Korea-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Thallium for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. The hackers target Microsoft users impersonating the company, according to a lawsuit unsealed Dec. 27 in […]
Microsoftâs December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix a total of 36 flaws, including CVE-2019-1458 Windows zero-day exploited in North Korea-linked attacks Microsoftâs December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 36 flaws, including a Windows zero-day, tracked as CVE-2019-1458 exploited in attacks linked to North Korea. The vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary […]
A vulnerability in the Microsoft OAuth implementation exposes Azure cloud accounts to takeover. The vulnerability affects the way Microsoft applications use OAuth for authentication, these applications trust certain third-party domains and sub-domains that are not registered by Microsoft. Experts from Cyberark discovered the following three vulnerable Microsoft applications that trust these unregistered domains Portfolios, O365 […]
Microsoft October 2019Â Patch Tuesday addressed a total of 59 vulnerabilities. 9 of which are rated as critical and 49 as important. The tech giant released its October 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates to address a total of 59 vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems and other software, 9 of which are rated as ‘critical’, 49 are […]