Cyber Warfare, attacks on U.S. grow as elections approach
Microsoft cyber security experts: Foreign activity stepped up targeting the 2020 vote. It’s the work of well known actors as Strontium, Zirconium and Phosphorus.
Cyber Security, Microsoft fixes urgently two Codec vulnerabilities
They are the CVE-2020-1425 and the CVE-2020-1457, and affects Library on several Windows 10 and Windows Server versions. Up to date, there aren’t any alternative mitigating measures.
Cyber Security, Microsoft fixes 129 product vulnerabilities at once
Eleven were critical, but none of them has been exploited by cybercrime. SecurityAffairs: One was located in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, and dubbed SMBleed.
Cybercrime, phishing on Covid-19 passes via NetSupport Manager
Microsoft's cyber security experts: An ongoing campaign exploits RAT through malicious macros on an Excel document related to the coronavirus. Attention, the baits vary!
Microsoft protects for free healthcare organizations against cybercrime
The company will offer AccountGuard threat notification service at no cost to providers who fight coronavirus. The cyber security experts: attacks have 2 things in common: a person and email.
Cybercrime hit Windows 10 users thanks to a critical flaw
Microsoft confirmed “limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library”. The cyber security experts: Today there’s not available fix.
Cyber Security, Microsoft patches the Windows 10 “SMBGhost”
The CVE-2020-0796 affected the Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3). It could enable remote and arbitrary code execution, potentially taking control of the system. Moreover, it was wormable.
Cyber Security: Windows 10 has a critical vulnerability, not yet patched
Microsoft confirmed. It has been dubbed “SMBGhost” and affects the Server Message Block (SMB) network communications protocol. It’s wormable and there are no mitigating factors.
Cyber Security: Over 44 million Microsoft accounts were vulnerable to hijacking
The company discovered it checking billions of credentials compromised in different breaches against consumer and enterprise credentials. Password reuse is still too common and dangerous.
Fancy Bear target anti-doping authorities ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games
Microsoft cyber security experts: At least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations across three continents hit by cyber attacks which began September 16th.