Tag: office
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Bootleg Windows, Office scheme crashes, triggers 22-month lockup for Florida woman
Heidi Richards paid more than $5M for certificate of authenticity labels in five years First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/windows_office_software_scalper/
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Microsoft’s February Security Update of High-Risk Vulnerability Notice for Multiple Products
Tags: cyber, microsoft, network, office, remote-code-execution, risk, update, vulnerability, windowsOverview On February 11, 2026, NSFOCUS CERT monitored Microsoft’s release of its February security update patches, addressing 59 security issues across widely used products such as Windows, Azure, Microsoft Office, and Visual Studio Code. These vulnerabilities include privilege escalation, remote code execution, and other high-risk vulnerabilities. In this monthly update, 5 vulnerabilities are rated as…The…
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NDSS 2025 Be Careful Of What You Embed: Demystifying OLE Vulnerabilities
Tags: conference, cve, data, detection, exploit, Internet, malicious, microsoft, network, office, remote-code-execution, risk, tool, vulnerability, windowsSession 14C: Vulnerability Detection Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yunpeng Tian (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Feng Dong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Haoyi Liu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Meng Xu (University of Waterloo), Zhiniang Peng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Sangfor Technologies Inc.), Zesen Ye (Sangfor Technologies Inc.), Shenghui Li…
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Vulnerability monitoring service secures public-sector websites faster
Tags: business, ceo, cyber, dns, government, Internet, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityTools good, talk better: The UK government’s VMS uses a combination of commercial and proprietary scanning tools to detect vulnerabilities in internet-facing assets.But McKay cautions against drawing the wrong conclusion from the results.”Process, accountability and taking ownership for explaining why this matters to the resilience of the business is far more important than the technical…
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Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data
A hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass deportation campaign, and the companies aiding it. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/hacktivists-claim-to-have-hacked-homeland-security-to-release-ice-contract-data/
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Microsoft Defender Enhances Security with URL Click Alerts for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is expanding its threat detection capabilities by extending Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO) URL click alerting into Microsoft Teams. This critical update allows security teams to detect, investigate, and respond to potentially malicious link clicks within Teams messages, expanding threat monitoring beyond traditional email vectors. By surfacing these alerts, organizations can identify threats…
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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UK’s Data Watchdog Gets a Makeover to Match Growing Demands
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office is about to ditch single-leader model for CEO and board in a major shake-up First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-data-watchdog-ico-makeover/
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Conduent Says Hack Now Affects at Least 25 Million Patients
State Officials Investigating Breach of Back-Office Services Provider Found in 2025. The victim count in the 2024 hack on back-office support services vendor Conduent Business Services has just ballooned again, with the Xerox-spinoff now reporting to Wisconsin regulators that the incident affected 25 million-plus people nationwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/conduent-says-hack-now-affects-at-least-25-million-patients-a-30848
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Reddit fined $19.5 million for failing to protect children’s personal data
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit $19.5 million after finding that the company failed to use children’s personal information lawfully, exposing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/25/uk-reddit-children-privacy-fine/
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Reddit, porn sites fined by UK regulators over children’s safety and privacy
Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office respectively fined a US porn company and Reddit for failing to protect children online. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/reddit-porn-sites-fined-by-uk-regulators-over-childrens-safety-and-privacy/
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UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit £14.47 million (over $19.5 million) for collecting and using the personal information of children under 13 without adequate safeguards. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-reddit-19-million-for-using-childrens-data-unlawfully/
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Romanian Hacker Extradited to US Admits Hacking Oregon State Network
Catalin Dragomir admits to hacking an Oregon government office and selling network access. Read more on the $250k fraud case and his 2026 sentencing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/romanian-hacker-extradited-us-hacking-oregon-state/
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International operation dismantles fraud network, Euro400,000 seized
A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/24/eurojust-international-action-fraudulent-call-centre-takedown/
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Modern Workplaces Demand a New Meaning for “Site” in Network Security
The Problem with the Traditional Idea of a Site For a long time, the concept of a “site” in networking and security was synonymous with a physical office. This included: a headquarters building a branch office a campus connected to the corporate network This traditional model was built on several assumptions: employees primarily worked from……
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Your Most Dangerous User Is Not Human: How AI Agents and MCP Servers Broke the Internal API Walled Garden
Highlights The Perimeter is Porous: Modern Agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) have effectively turned internal data centers inside out, making the “internal API” security model obsolete. The “Confused Deputy” Risk: Legitimate AI agents act as trusted internal entities but can be exploited to bypass Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, as seen in…
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Malvertising gegen Mac-Nutzer über Evernote-Links
Beliebte Software und Tools bleiben wirksame Lockvogel-Angebote im Dienste von Cyberkriminellen. Aktuell nutzen sie Google-Anzeigen für Mac-Nutzer mit Interesse an Anwendungen wie Microsoft-Office, Libre-Office, Notepad++, 7-Zip, VLC oder Final-Cut-Pro. Die Täter leiten ihre Opfer auf in Evernote geteilte Seiten mit bösartigen Links. Nach Klick auf die Links mit den vermeintlichen Angeboten führen die Opfer Kommandos…
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Malvertising gegen Mac-Nutzer über Evernote-Links
Beliebte Software und Tools bleiben wirksame Lockvogel-Angebote im Dienste von Cyberkriminellen. Aktuell nutzen sie Google-Anzeigen für Mac-Nutzer mit Interesse an Anwendungen wie Microsoft-Office, Libre-Office, Notepad++, 7-Zip, VLC oder Final-Cut-Pro. Die Täter leiten ihre Opfer auf in Evernote geteilte Seiten mit bösartigen Links. Nach Klick auf die Links mit den vermeintlichen Angeboten führen die Opfer Kommandos…
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How Modern Security Platforms Organize Rules
Every security platform eventually faces the same foundational question: How should security rules be organized? At first glance, this sounds like a simple data-modeling choice. In practice, it defines the daily reality of security operations: how quickly incidents can be debugged, how safely policies can evolve, how easily new offices or user communities can be……
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Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers’ confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/microsoft-says-office-bug-exposed-customers-confidential-emails-to-copilot-ai/
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MCSC 2026: ‘Politik und Wirtschaft müssen zusammenarbeiten”
Tags: bsi, china, conference, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, north-korea, office, usaDas Motto der Munich Cybersecurity Conference 2026: “Command Control, Really? Confronting The Illusion Of Deterrence In The Age Of Relentless Cyber Threats.” Julia MutzbauerAuch in diesem Jahr waren wieder zahlreiche internationale Institutionen auf der Münchner Cybersicherheitskonferenz (MCSC) vertreten. Darunter das Weiße Haus, FBI, Europol, OECD, BSI, BND und die Europäische Kommission sowie das National Cybersecurity…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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CISO Julie Chatman wants to help you take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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Texas AG Investigating Conduent, BCBS Texas in Hack
Will the Back-Office Services’ Firm Incident Shatter US Data Breach Records?. The Texas attorney general office has launched an investigation into the Conduent Business Services hacking incident, which affected about 15.5 million Texans, including about 4 million Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas members. Will the nationwide victim tally shatter data breach records in the…