Tag: microsoft
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Target-rich environment: Why Microsoft 365 has become the biggest risk
Microsoft 365’s dominance and tight integration makes it a massive target in today’s cyber landscape. Its tight integration expands the attack surface and amplifies risk. Learn from Acronis TRU why backup blind spots & lateral movement risks demand stronger defenses. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-rich-environment-why-microsoft-365-has-become-the-biggest-risk/
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Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11
Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/notepad-gets-free-ai-features-on-copilot-plus-pcs-with-windows-11/
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Microsoft schaltet gefährliches Phishing-Netzwerk ab
Über die Phishing-as-a-Service-Plattform RaccoonO365 sollen mehr als 5.000 Microsoft-Accounts in 94 Ländern kompromittiert worden sein.Die Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) von Microsoft hat die Phishing-as-a-Service-Plattform RaccoonO365 lahmgelegt. Wie das Unternehmen aus Redmond berichtet, wurden dabei 338 Webseiten beschlagnahmt, um die Infrastruktur zu zerstören.Das von Microsoft als Storm-2246 verfolgte kriminelle Netzwerk hinter der Plattform hat sich auf…
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Microsoft beschlagnahmt 338 Websites zur Zerschlagung des schnell wachsenden Phishing-Dienstes ‘RaccoonO365″
Die Digital-Crimes-Unit (DCU) von Microsoft hat mit einem Gerichtsbeschluss des Southern District of New York 338 Websites beschlagnahmt, die mit ‘RaccoonO365″ verbunden sind. Ziel war es, die technische Infrastruktur des Dienstes zu stören und Kriminellen den Zugriff auf Opferkonten zu entziehen. RaccoonO365 ist ein Phishing-Toolkit, mit dem Microsoft-365-Zugangsdaten gestohlen werden. Dieser Fall zeigt, dass Cyberkriminelle…
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Hacker konnten wohl beliebige EntraTenants kapern
Eine Sicherheitslücke in Microsoft Entra ID erweist sich als verheerend. Ein Forscher zeigt, wie er unzählige fremde Tenants hätte übernehmen können. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/microsoft-hacker-konnten-wohl-beliebige-entra-id-tenants-kapern-2509-200233.html
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Raccoon O365: Microsoft zerschlägt Phishing-Dienst
Raccoon O365 bietet abobasierte Phishing-Kits für Microsoft-Konten. Microsoft zählt in einem Jahr mindestens 5.000 kompromittierte Konten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/raccoon-o365-microsoft-zerschlaegt-phishing-dienst-2509-200213.html
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Warlock Ransomware Deployed via Compromised GOLD SALEM Networks and Bypassed Security Solutions
Counter Threat Unit (CTU) researchers are tracking a sophisticated threat actor known as Warlock Group, which CTU designates as GOLD SALEM. Since March 2025, the group has compromised enterprise networks and bypassed security solutions to deploy its custom Warlock ransomware. While Microsoft refers to this collective as Storm-2603 and associates it “with moderate confidence to…
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Where CISOs need to see Splunk go next
Tags: ai, api, automation, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, finance, framework, google, incident response, intelligence, jobs, metric, microsoft, open-source, RedTeam, resilience, risk, router, siem, soar, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityResilience resides at the confluence of security and observability: There was also a clear message around resilience, the ability to maintain availability and recover quickly from any IT or security event.From a Cisco/Splunk perspective, this means a more tightly coupled relationship between security and observability.I’m reminded of a chat I had with the chief risk…
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Office 2016 and 2019 face October 14 execution date
The Microsoft Axman Cometh First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/office_2019_2016_support/
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Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates
Nothing says ‘circular economy’ like Microsoft stranding 400 million PCs on International E-waste Day First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/campaigners_urge_eu_to_mandate/
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Microsoft Disrupts ‘RaccoonO365’ Phishing Service
Phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kits have become an increasingly popular way for lower-skill individuals who want to get into cybercrime. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-disrupts-raccoono365-phishing-service
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What’s Old Is New Again as Iranian Hackers Exploit Macros
MuddyWater Also Embraces Bulletproof Hosts and Custom Malware. The Iranian nation-state cyberespionage group MuddyWater is going back to the future with attacks featuring Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. It is also shifting to homegrown malware in place of commercial remote monitoring and management tools, said researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/whats-old-new-again-as-iranian-hackers-exploit-macros-a-29465
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The Industry’s Passkey Pivot Ignores a Deeper Threat: Device-Level Infections
Passkeys Are Progress, But They’re Not Protection Against Everything The cybersecurity community is embracing passkeys as a long-overdue replacement for passwords. These cryptographic credentials, bound to a user’s device, eliminate phishing and prevent credential reuse. Major players, like Google, Apple, Microsoft, GitHub, and Okta, have made passkey login widely available across consumer and enterprise services….…
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Microsoft scores win against Office 365 credential thieves
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts a major phishing-as-a-service operation that targeted and stole Office 365 usernames and credentials First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366631473/Microsoft-scores-win-against-Office-365-credential-thieves
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Microsoft disrupts global phishing campaign that led to widespread credential theft
Officials say the operation led to ransomware and BEC attacks on U.S. hospitals and healthcare organizations. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-disrupts-global-phishing-credential-theft/760378/
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Microsoft and Cloudflare teamed up to dismantle the RaccoonO365 phishing service
Microsoft and Cloudflare disrupted the RaccoonO365 phishing service, used to steal thousands of user credentials. A joint operation conducted by Microsoft and Cloudflare has taken down the infrastructure used by the RaccoonO365 phishing service (tracked by Microsoft as Storm-2246). Microsoft announced that its Digital Crimes Unit shut down RaccoonO365, seizing 338 sites used to steal…
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Office 2016 and Office 2019 reach end of support next month
Microsoft reminded customers again this week that Office 2016 and Office 2019 will reach the end of extended support in less than 30 days, on October 14, 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-reach-end-of-support-next-month/
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Microsoft OneDrive Auto-Sync Flaw Leaks Enterprise Secrets from SharePoint Online
A new report from Entro Labs reveals that one in five exposed secrets in large organizations can be traced back to SharePoint. Rather than a flaw in SharePoint itself, the real culprit is a simple convenience feature: OneDrive’s default auto-sync. When OneDrive silently backs up key folders like Desktop and Documents to SharePoint Online, it…
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Microsoft and Cloudflare execute ‘rugpull’ on massive phishing empire
Tags: access, ai, attack, blockchain, breach, computer, credentials, crime, crimes, crypto, cybercrime, data, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, infrastructure, international, law, microsoft, phishing, programming, scam, service, strategy, threat, toolLegal victory with limitations: Microsoft’s investigation identified Joshua Ogundipe, based in Nigeria, as the operation’s leader and primary architect. The company filed a lawsuit against Ogundipe and four associates listed as John Does in late August, then obtained a court order from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in early…
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Microsoft and Cloudflare disrupt massive RaccoonO365 phishing service
Microsoft and Cloudflare have disrupted a massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) operation, known as RaccoonO365, that helped cybercriminals steal thousands of Microsoft 365 credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-and-cloudflare-disrupt-massive-raccoono365-phishing-service/
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Microsoft Shuts Down RaccoonO365 Phishing Ring, Seizes 338 Websites
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit dismantled RaccoonO365, a major phishing service that stole thousands of user credentials and targeted US healthcare organisations. Discover how the operation worked and its global impact. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/microsoft-shuts-down-raccoono365-phishing-seizes-sites/
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Microsoft disrupts the RaccoonO365 Phishing-as-a-Service operation, names alleged leader
Microsoft and Cloudflare have disrupted a Phishing-as-a-Service operation selling the RaccoonO365 kit for stealing Microsoft 365 account credentials. >>Using a court … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/17/microsoft-disrupts-raccoono365-phishing/
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Microsoft disrupts the RaccoonO365 Phishing-as-a-Service operation, names alleged leader
Microsoft and Cloudflare have disrupted a Phishing-as-a-Service operation selling the RaccoonO365 kit for stealing Microsoft 365 account credentials. >>Using a court … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/17/microsoft-disrupts-raccoono365-phishing/
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Cloudflare und Microsoft zerschlagen RaccoonO365-Trojaner-Infrastruktur
Cloudflare und Microsoft ist es wohl gelungen, die Infrastruktur eines globalen Phishing-Imperium zu zerschlagen. Die Unternehmen konnten 338 gefälschte Domains, die mit dem “RaccoonO365”-Trojaner in Verbindung stehen, in einer koordinierten Aktion beschlagnahmen. Bei RaccoonO365 handelt es sich um ein Phishing-as-a-Service-Angebot, … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/17/cloudflare-und-microsoft-zerschlagen-raccoono365-trojaner-infrastruktur/
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Microsoft Disrupts RaccoonO365 Phishing Kit, Seizes 338 Malicious Sites
Microsoft revealed it has seized 338 websites associated with RaccoonO365, a phishing kit which has stolen at least 5000 Microsoft credentials worldwide First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-disrupts-phishing-kit/
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Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft Featured in MITRE ATTCK Evaluations 2026
Two cybersecurity industry leaders have made significant announcements regarding their participation in the upcoming MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations, marking a notable shift in how major security vendors approach independent testing validation. Diagram illustrating core features of Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XDR cybersecurity platform, including threat intelligence, endpoint protection, and automation Palo Alto Networks Steps Back After…
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Microsoft Takes Down 300+ Websites Behind RaccoonO365 Phishing Scheme
Tags: access, control, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, infrastructure, microsoft, phishing, serviceMicrosoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized control of 338 websites facilitating RaccoonO365, the rapidly expanding phishing-as-a-service platform that enables anyone to harvest Microsoft 365 credentials. Acting under a court order from the Southern District of New York, the DCU disrupted the operation’s technical infrastructure, denying cybercriminals access to victims and cutting off their revenue…
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RaccoonO365 Phishing Network Dismantled as Microsoft, Cloudflare Take Down 338 Domains
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit said it teamed up with Cloudflare to coordinate the seizure of 338 domains used by RaccoonO365, a financially motivated threat group that was behind a phishing-as-a-service (Phaas) toolkit used to steal more than 5,000 Microsoft 365 credentials from 94 countries since July 2024.”Using a court order granted by the Southern District…
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RaccoonO365 Phishing Network Shut Down After Microsoft and Cloudflare Disrupt 338 Domains
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit said it teamed up with Cloudflare to coordinate the seizure of 338 domains used by RaccoonO365, a financially motivated threat group that was behind a phishing-as-a-service (Phaas) toolkit used to steal more than 5,000 Microsoft 365 credentials from 94 countries since July 2024.”Using a court order granted by the Southern District…
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Microsoft, Cloudflare disrupt RaccoonO365 credential stealing tool run by Nigerian national
Microsoft found that the group behind RaccoonO365 has been paid at least $100,000 in cryptocurrency from about 100 subscriptions. This is likely only a portion of the money earned from the tool, according to Microsoft. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-cloudflare-disrupt-raccoono365-credential-stealing-tool