Recent Security News
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Microsoft Teams outage causes connection issues, message delays
January 26, 2024 at 12:49PM Microsoft is investigating an extensive outage causing login problems, message delays, and connectivity issues for Teams users. The company attributes the problem to a networking issue and is working on remediation. Users reported various issues including login problems, frozen apps, message delivery problems, and other functionality issues. Microsoft has not…
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Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center
January 26, 2024 at 12:05PM Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate claims pro-Ukrainian hackers breached Russia’s Center for Space Hydrometeorology, wiping 2 petabytes of data. The agency is affiliated with Roscosmos, providing vital weather and disaster information. The attack reportedly paralyzed supercomputers and caused significant financial and research losses for Russia. This is not the first state-affiliated…
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Guess the company: Takes your DNA, blames you when criminals steal it, can’t spot a cyberattack for 5 months
January 26, 2024 at 11:03AM 23andMe admitted to failing to detect malicious activity for 5 months while attackers exploited user accounts using credential stuffing techniques. The breach exposed data from 6.9 million individuals with DNA Relatives enabled. The company started mandating two-factor authentication only after the breach, and blamed users’ negligence for the incident. The…
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Microsoft reveals how hackers breached its Exchange Online accounts
January 26, 2024 at 10:28AM Microsoft confirmed that the Russian hacking group Midnight Blizzard, linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, breached its systems in November 2023 and stole email from its leadership. The group gained access through a non-MFA-enabled test account and leveraged OAuth applications to access corporate mailboxes. Similar attacks targeting other organizations…
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Role of Wazuh in building a robust cybersecurity architecture
January 26, 2024 at 10:28AM Cybersecurity architecture is crucial for organizations to secure their information systems against cyber threats. Leveraging open source solutions and tools can offer cost-effective, flexible, and transparent benefits. Wazuh, a free and open source security solution, plays a significant role in implementing cybersecurity architecture by offering unified XDR and SIEM protection,…