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Microsoft Server Hack Likely Single Actor, Over 8,000 Firms Hit
A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within organisations is likely the work of a single actor, a cybersecurity researcher said on Monday.
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"Fabricated": China On Microsoft Hacking Charges By US
China on Tuesday criticised the US for "fabricated" allegations that Beijing was behind the massive cyber attack on Microsoft.
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Microsoft Could Reap Over $150 Million in New US Cybersecurity Spending Despite Recent Hacks
Microsoft could receive over $150 Million of the $650 million Covid relief fund destined for US cybersecurity defenders, sources told Reuters, angering some lawmakers who don't want to increase funding for a company whose software was recently at the heart of two big hacks.
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Microsoft Email Flaw Said to Compromise Over 20,000 US Organisations
Over 20,000 US organisations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft's email software, a person familiar with the US government's response said.
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Microsoft Warns Chinese Hackers Plundering Email Inboxes Using Flaws
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online.
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GitHub Hit by Hacker Holding Code Repositories for Ransom
Hackers have hit open source software development platform GitHub, removing code repositories and asking ransom from developers in order to restore their source codes.
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Hackers used previously unknown Internet Explorer flaw in new attacks
A previously unknown flaw in a recent version of Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some visitors to a major site for U.S. military veterans, researchers said on Thursday.
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Microsoft says hacking code could have leaked
Microsoft in hot water as "proof-of-concept" code for a vulnerability finds its way onto the Internet.
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Microsoft Server Hack Likely Single Actor, Over 8,000 Firms Hit
A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within organisations is likely the work of a single actor, a cybersecurity researcher said on Monday.
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"Fabricated": China On Microsoft Hacking Charges By US
China on Tuesday criticised the US for "fabricated" allegations that Beijing was behind the massive cyber attack on Microsoft.
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Microsoft Could Reap Over $150 Million in New US Cybersecurity Spending Despite Recent Hacks
Microsoft could receive over $150 Million of the $650 million Covid relief fund destined for US cybersecurity defenders, sources told Reuters, angering some lawmakers who don't want to increase funding for a company whose software was recently at the heart of two big hacks.
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Microsoft Email Flaw Said to Compromise Over 20,000 US Organisations
Over 20,000 US organisations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft's email software, a person familiar with the US government's response said.
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Microsoft Warns Chinese Hackers Plundering Email Inboxes Using Flaws
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online.
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GitHub Hit by Hacker Holding Code Repositories for Ransom
Hackers have hit open source software development platform GitHub, removing code repositories and asking ransom from developers in order to restore their source codes.
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Hackers used previously unknown Internet Explorer flaw in new attacks
A previously unknown flaw in a recent version of Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some visitors to a major site for U.S. military veterans, researchers said on Thursday.
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Microsoft says hacking code could have leaked
Microsoft in hot water as "proof-of-concept" code for a vulnerability finds its way onto the Internet.
