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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.
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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:48:19 +0000
As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she does.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:14:45 +0000
A breach of AT&T that exposed “nearly all” of the company’s customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the bureau’s new embrace of end-to-end encryption.
Read MoreA cybercriminal campaign linked to Russia is deploying QR codes to access the WhatsApp accounts of high-profile targets like journalists, members…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000
In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first time we have identified a shift in Star Blizzard’s longstanding tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to leverage a […]
The post New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Natasha Crampton| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:10:00 +0000
As our Microsoft AI Tour reached Brussels, Paris, and Berlin recently, we met with European organizations that were energized by the possibilities of our latest AI technologies and engaged in deployment projects. They were also alert to the fact that 2025 is the year that key obligations under the European Union’s AI Act come into effect, opening a new chapter in digital regulation as the world’s first, comprehensive AI law becomes a reality.
The post Innovating in line with the European Union’s AI Act appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Gabor Szappanos| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:00:02 +0000
Open-source intelligence reveals the server-side code of this pernicious SEO-driven malware – without needing a lawyer afterward
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