Consumers can now access all Microsoft accounts using passwordless authentication using Microsoft Authenticator App, Windows Hello, security key, or SMS and email verification codes.
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Mirai Botnet Trojans Actively Exploiting Microsoft Azure Vulnerability and Locking Other Hackers Out
Security researchers discovered that Mirai Botnet trojans actively exploited the OMIGOD Azure vulnerability and then closed the OMI SSL port 5896 to prevent others from doing the same.
Japanese tech giant Olympus suffered a suspected BlackMatter ransomware attack in early August that disrupted operations in its European, Middle East, and African operations.
Microsoft Azure cloud container vulnerability allows an attacker to escape their container and compromise other user's containers on the same cloud services by executing malicious code.
A threat actor linked to Babuk and Groove ransomware gangs leaked login credentials of 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts to promote a new underground hacking forum.
Yandex warded off the largest DDoS attack in history recorded at 22 million requests per second and attributed to a new botnet Meris that exploits MikroTik devices.
CISA added single-factor authentication to bad cybersecurity practices, adding that it was extremely risky for remote and administrative access to critical infrastructure.
A threat actor sold for an undisclosed amount a toolkit to conceal and execute malicious code without detection on most graphics cards, including AMD, Nvidia, and Intel.
Report found that 43% of IT security professionals surveyed believe they are paying too much for their current SIEM solution relative to the system's capabilities and the value it brings the organization.
Hackers could exploit ProxyToken authentication bypass vulnerability to steal victims’ emails and personally identifiable information from vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers.
