Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Microsoft discovered that the SHEIN Android application periodically read the contents of the Android device clipboard and, if a particular pattern was present, sent the contents of the clipboard to a remote server.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000
At Microsoft, we’ve been working on the challenges and opportunities of AI for years. Today we’re sharing some recent developments so that the community can be better informed and better equipped for a new world of AI exploration.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000
With DDoS attacks becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and inexpensive to launch, it’s important for organizations of all sizes to be proactive and stay protected. In this blog, we detail trends and insights into DDoS attacks we observed and mitigated throughout 2022.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000
We share technical details of our work on the AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and how it contributes to durably improving software quality and security at Microsoft.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Understanding how Mac ransomware works is critical in protecting today’s hybrid environments. We analyzed several known Mac ransomware families and highlighted these families’ techniques, which defenders can study further to prevent attacks.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:00:00 +0000
The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team details information on the recent distribution of a Go-based botnet, known as Zerobot, that spreads primarily through IoT and web-application vulnerabilities.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS, referred to as “Achilles”, allowing attackers to bypass application execution restrictions enforced by the Gatekeeper security mechanism.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000
The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team analyzed a cross-platform botnet that infects both Windows and Linux systems from PCs to IoT devices, to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers.
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