S3 Ep138: I like to MOVEit, MOVEit
Backdoors, exploits, and Little Bobby Tables. Listen now! (Full transcript available…)
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Microsoft To Pay $20 Million Settlement For Illegally Collecting Children’s Personal Data
Microsoft has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent and retained it for extended periods. TechCrunch reports: The federa…
Chrome and Edge zero-day: “This exploit is in the wild”, so check your versions now
Chrome 0-day patched now, Edge patch coming soon.
Zero-day MOVEit Transfer vulnerability exploited in the wild, heavily targeting North America
Read the technical details about this zero-day MoveIT vulnerability, find out who is at risk, and learn how to detect and protect against this SQL injection attack.
The post Zero-day MOVEit Transfer vulnerability exploited in the wild, heavily targetin…
MS Paint Gets Its Long-Promised Dark Mode, Along With Other Improvements
Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels now have access to an updated version of MS Paint, featuring dark mode support and more granular zoom settings. The update also introduces a zoom slider in the lower-right corner of the app, a new Setting…
Microsoft Is Finally Killing Cortana On Windows
In a support document today, Microsoft announced its ending support for Cortana on Windows in late 2023. “Cortana continues to live on in Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Teams display, and Teams rooms,” notes XDA Developers. From the report: In the suppo…
Microsoft Stashes Nearly Half a Billion in Case LinkedIn Data Drama Hits
Microsoft has warned investors about a “non-public” draft decision by Irish regulators against LinkedIn for allegedly dodgy ad data practices, explaining it had set aside some cash to pay off any potential fine. From a report: How much? Oh, a mere $425…
Improve your app security on Azure
Application instance lock, Azure Virtual Network Manager and Network Watcher troubleshooting: tools for making the applications you run on Azure more secure.
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Qakbot: The trojan that just won’t go away
Qakbot (aka Qbot) – banking malware-turned-malware/ransomware distribution network – has been first observed in 2007 and is active to this day. The neverending adaptability of this threat is key to its long-term survival and success. “…
Microsoft Signs Deal for AI Computing Power With Nvidia-backed CoreWeave That Could Be Worth Billions
Microsoft’s massive investment in OpenAI has put the company at the center of the artificial intelligence boom. But it’s not the only place where the software giant is opening its wallet to meet the surging demand for AI-powered services. From a report…