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US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned Americans of an increasing wave of SMS (Short Message Service) phishing attacks attempting to steal their personal information and money. […]

29 Jul

LockBit ransomware abuses Windows Defender to load Cobalt Strike

Security analysts have observed an affiliate of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware operation abusing a Windows Defender command line tool to decrypt and load Cobalt Strike beacons on the target systems. […]

29 Jul

LockBit operator abuses Windows Defender to load Cobalt Strike

Security analysts have observed an affiliate of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware operation abusing a Windows Defender command line tool to decrypt and load Cobalt Strike beacons on the target systems. […]

29 Jul

Windows 11’s new kiosk mode lets admins limit available apps

Microsoft is testing a new multi-app kiosk mode lockdown feature for IT admins in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build released to the Dev Channel. […]

29 Jul

Microsoft links Raspberry Robin malware to Evil Corp attacks

Microsoft has discovered that an access broker it tracks as DEV-0206 uses the Raspberry Robin Windows worm to deploy a malware downloader on networks where it also found evidence of malicious activity matching Evil Corp tactics. […]

28 Jul

Ransom payments fall as fewer victims choose to pay hackers

Ransomware statistics from the second quarter of the year show that the ransoms paid to extortionists have dropped in value, a trend that continues since the last quarter of 2021. […]

28 Jul

Microsoft releases Windows 10 22H2 preview for enterprise testing

Microsoft has released the first preview build of Windows 10, version 22H2, to Windows Insiders for enterprise testing before the general release later this year. […]

28 Jul

Microsoft SQL servers hacked to steal bandwidth for proxy services

Threat actors are generating revenue by using adware bundles, malware, or even hacking into Microsoft SQL servers, to convert devices into proxies that are rented through online proxy services. […]

28 Jul

MS-SQL servers hacked to steal bandwidth with proxyware

Threat actors have been adopting a less common method to generate revenue and are leveraging payloads to install proxyware services on target systems. […]

28 Jul

Microsoft 365 outage knocks down admin center in North America

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing incident impacting administrators in North America who report seeing blank pages and 404 errors when trying to access the Microsoft 365 admin center. […]