Russian hackers breached Microsoft to steal corporate emails
Microsoft disclosed Friday night that some of its corporate email accounts were breached and data stolen by the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Midnight Blizzard. The…
Month: January 2024
AWS to invest US$15 billion to expand cloud in Japan – Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest 2.26 trillion yen ($23 billion) in Japan by 2027 to expand cloud computing infrastructure that serves as a…
Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for AI chip factories – Hardware
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to use the billions of dollars he is trying to raise for a chip venture for setting up a network…
Payoneer accounts in Argentina hacked in 2FA bypass attacks
Numerous Payoneer users in Argentina report waking up to find that their 2FA-protected accounts were hacked and funds stolen after receiving SMS OTP codes while…
Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as ‘shameful and appalling’
The UK boss of Fujitsu said he does not know why evidence of software bugs were not provided to subpostmasters when they were being prosecuted…
CISA emergency directive: Mitigate Ivanti zero-days immediately
CISA issued this year’s first emergency directive ordering Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to immediately mitigate two Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure…
The Devastating PixieFail Flaws in UEFI – Is Your Device at Risk?
The recent discovery of “PixieFail,” a set of nine vulnerabilities in Tianocore’s EDK II IPv6 network stack, has raised significant concerns in the cybersecurity community.…
MPs flag similarities between HMRC’s treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal
The treatment of tens of thousands of IT contractors who are being pursued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for life-changing amounts of unpaid tax…
FTC bans one more data broker from selling your location info
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to target data brokers, this time in a settlement with InMarket Media, which bans the company from selling…
Iran’s Mint Sandstorm Hits Universities with Hamas-Israel Phishing Scam
Microsoft has warned of a sophisticated phishing scam, accompanied by the use of a custom backdoor called MediaPI, orchestrated by the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT.…
Cloud Security Is Best Achieved With The Right Preparation
Cloud migration is one of the hottest industry topics right now. Many organizations are rapidly making the transformation to the cloud, and industry professionals are…
Ivanti EPMM and MobileIron Core vulnerability is actively exploited, CISA confirms (CVE-2023-35082)
A previously patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-35082) affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and MobileIron Core is being actively exploited, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…