Video Encoding Library Leaves Chrome, Firefox and More Open to Zero-Day Attack
Google and Mozilla have patched the zero-day vulnerability, which originates in the libvpx library.
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Microsoft Discussed Selling Bing To Apple as Google Replacement
Microsoft discussed selling its Bing search engine to Apple around 2020, a deal that would have replaced Google as the default option on the iPhone maker’s devices, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From the re…
Chinese Hackers Stole 60,000 US State Department Emails from Microsoft
By Deeba Ahmed
Chinese hackers have struck again!
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ZenRAT Malware Targets Windows Users Via Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Installation Package
We talked to Proofpoint researchers about this new malware threat and how it infects Windows systems to steal information.
Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses
Users of Bing Chat, the GPT-4-powered search engine Microsoft introduced earlier this year, are being targeted with ads leading to malware. According to Malwarebytes researchers, searching for Advanced IP Scanner (network-scanning software) or MyCase (…
Chinese threat actors stole around 60,000 emails from US State Department in Microsoft breach
China-linked threat actors stole around 60,000 emails from U.S. State Department after breaching Microsoft’s Exchange email platform in May. China-linked hackers who breached Microsoft’s email platform in May have stolen tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters this week. During a briefing by U.S. State Department IT officials, […]
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Microsoft’s Bing AI Chatbot Users Targeted in Malvertising Campaign
By Waqas
Is it really necessary to display advertisements within an AI chatbot?
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Microsoft Considered Investing Billions in Apple To Compete With Google Search
Microsoft weighed investing multiple billions in a deal with Apple in 2016 to make its Bing search engine the default on the Safari browser and better compete with Alphabet’s dominant Google search, a Microsoft vice president testified Thursday in cour…
Microsoft Says Apple Used Bing Offer as Google ‘Bargaining Chip’
A Microsoft executive said the company has tried for years to displace Alphabet’s Google as the default web browser on iPhones, but that Apple never seriously considered switching to Microsoft’s Bing and was content to use it as a “bargaining chip” wit…
QR codes in email phishing
Scammers are camouflaging phishing links with QR codes and distributing them through email.