Tag: microsoft
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Microsoft testing 45 percent M365 price hikes in Asia to make sure you can enjoy AI
Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react so far with anger First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/m365_price_rises_asia_test/
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Microsoft Warns of MFA Issue Affecting Microsoft 365 users
Microsoft has issued a warning regarding an ongoing issue with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that is impacting some Microsoft 365 (M365) users. The problem, which surfaced earlier today, is preventing affected users from accessing certain M365 applications, raising concerns for businesses and individuals who rely on these services for essential operations. Microsoft flagged the issue via…
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Microsoft MFA outage blocking access to Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) outage that is blocking customers from accessing Microsoft 365 Office apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-mfa-outage-blocking-access-to-microsoft-365-apps/
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Microsoft took legal action against crooks who developed a tool to abuse its AI-based services
In December, Microsoft sued a group for creating tools to bypass safety measures in its cloud AI products. Microsoft filed a complaint with the Eastern District Court of Virginia against ten individuals for using stolen credentials and custom software to breach computers running Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services to generate content for harmful purposes. >>Defendants used…
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Support-Ende Windows 10 & Co – Diese Produkte mustert Microsoft 2025 aus
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/support-ende-ausmusterung-microsoft-windows-10-a-8ea68ba18b8ce897d7e6866f03c0021d/
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Phishing Campaigns Exploit YouTube URLs and Microsoft 365 Themes to Steal Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers at Cyderes, led by Ethan Fite, have uncovered a phishing trend exploiting YouTube URLs combined with First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/phishing-campaigns-exploit-youtube-urls-and-microsoft-365-themes-to-steal-credentials/
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Fake PoC Exploit Targets Cybersecurity Researchers with Malware
A fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit designed to lure cybersecurity researchers into downloading malicious software. This deceptive tactic leverages a recently patched critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows LDAP service (CVE-2024-49113), which can cause denial-of-service attacks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-poc-exploit-hit-cybersecurity-researchers-malware/
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Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Service used undocumented APIs and other tricks to bypass safety guardrails. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/microsoft-sues-service-for-creating-illicit-content-with-its-ai-platform/
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Microsoft accuses group of developing tool to abuse its AI service in new lawsuit
Microsoft has taken legal action against a group the company claims intentionally developed and used tools to bypass the safety guardrails of its cloud AI products. According to a complaint filed by the company in December in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a group of 10 unnamed defendants allegedly used…
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Four ways to harden Microsoft’s Entra ID
Tags: microsoftFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/four-ways-to-harden-microsofts-entra-id
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Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation
Microsoft has revealed that it’s pursuing legal action against a “foreign-based threatactor group” for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and produce offensive and harmful content.The tech giant’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it has observed the threat actors “develop First seen on…
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Per Windows-Update: Microsoft drängt Windows-10-Nutzern das neue Outlook auf
Microsoft verteilt mit zwei kommenden Updates für Windows 10 automatisch das neue Outlook. Blockieren lässt es sich nicht – nur manuell entfernen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/per-windows-update-microsoft-draengt-windows-10-nutzern-das-neue-outlook-auf-2501-192332.html
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Microsoft to force install new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs in February
Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month’s security update. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-force-install-new-outlook-on-windows-10-pcs-in-february/
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Microsoft DRM Hacking Raises Questions on Vulnerability Disclosures
A research project into vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM raises some questions on responsible disclosure. The post Microsoft DRM Hacking Raises Questions on Vulnerability Disclosures appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/microsoft-drm-hacking-raises-questions-on-vulnerability-disclosures/
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Fake PoC Exploit Targets Security Researchers with Infostealer
Trend Micro detailed how attackers are using a fake proof-of-concept for a critical Microsoft vulnerability, designed to steal sensitive data from security researchers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-poc-exploit-researchers/
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January 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Changes coming in cybersecurity guidance
Welcome to 2025 and a new year of patch excitement! In my December article, I talked about Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and how it manifested in many of the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/10/january-2025-patch-tuesday-forecast/
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Microsoft fixes OneDrive bug causing macOS app freezes
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing macOS applications to freeze when opening or saving files in OneDrive. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-onedrive-bug-causing-macos-app-freezes/
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WatchGuard Strengthens MDR Services With ActZero Acquisition
ActZero Purchase Adds Artificial Intelligence, Open Platform and Process Maturity. With its acquisition of ActZero, WatchGuard gains advanced machine learning capabilities and expertise to improve its MDR service. ActZero’s mature processes and open platform enable seamless integration of WatchGuard products as well as third-party tools like Microsoft Defender. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Microsoft fixes bug causing Outlook to freeze when copying text
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing the classic Outlook email client to stop responding when copying text with the CTRL+C keyboard shortcut. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-causing-outlook-to-freeze-when-copying-text/
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Criminal IP: Bringing Real-Time Phishing Detection to Microsoft Outlook
AI SPERA announced today that it launched its Criminal IP Malicious Link Detector add-in on the Microsoft Marketplace. Learn more about how this tool provides real-time phishing email detection and URL blocking for Microsoft Outlook. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/criminal-ip-bringing-real-time-phishing-detection-to-microsoft-outlook/
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Criminal IP Launches Real-Time Phishing Detection Tool on Microsoft Marketplace
Torrance, United States / California, 9th January 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/criminal-ip-launches-real-time-phishing-detection-tool-on-microsoft-marketplace/
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Microsoft fixes bug causing Outlook freezes when copying text
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing the classic Outlook email client to stop responding when copying text with the CTRL+C keyboard shortcut. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-causing-outlook-freezes-when-copying-text/
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New PayPal Phishing Abusing Microsoft365 Domains for Sophisticated Attacks
A new and sophisticated phishing scam has been uncovered, leveraging Microsoft 365 domains to trick users into compromising their PayPal accounts. The attack exploits legitimate-looking sender addresses and URLs, making it harder for victims to recognize the phishing attempt. Security experts, including Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), have raised alarms about the growing menace, urging…
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Fortinet CISO Details ‘Phish-Free’ Phishing Scheme Using PayPal
A bad actor is using a Microsoft 365 test domain and a self-created distribution list to bypass traditional email protections and entice victims to hand over their PayPal account information in what Fortinet’s CISO is calling a “phish-free” phishing campaign. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/fortinet-ciso-details-phish-free-phishing-scheme-using-paypal/
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SOAR buyer’s guide: 11 security orchestration, automation, and response products, and how to choose
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, chatgpt, cisco, cloud, compliance, container, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, fortinet, gartner, google, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, LLM, malware, mandiant, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, okta, risk, saas, security-incident, service, siem, soar, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-daySecurity orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) has undergone a major transformation in the past few years. Features in each of the words in its description that were once exclusive to SOAR have bled into other tools. For example, responses can be found now in endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Orchestration is now a joint…