Recent Security News

  • A Frontline Report of Chinese Threat Actor Tactics and Techniques

    October 11, 2023 at 12:09AM Microsoft analysts and researchers analyze trillions of signals daily to uncover emerging threats and provide timely security insights. They focus on nation-state groups to understand their activities within geopolitical trends. With the shift to remote work due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are exploiting system vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to access sensitive resources…

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  • It’s 2023 and Microsoft WordPad can be exploited to hijack vulnerable systems

    October 10, 2023 at 07:58PM Microsoft has released over 100 security updates, including fixes for two bugs that are already being actively exploited. One of the vulnerabilities, known as Rapid Reset, is an HTTP/2 weakness that has been used since August to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Microsoft WordPad also has an information…

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  • Microsoft Blames Nation-State Threat Actor for Confluence Zero-Day Attacks

    October 10, 2023 at 07:54PM Researchers at Microsoft have identified a known nation-state threat actor, referred to as Storm-0062, as responsible for the recent zero-day exploits targeting Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server products. The malicious activity had been ongoing since September 14, before Atlassian publicly disclosed the issue. Microsoft has provided IP addresses related…

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  • Internet-Wide Zero-Day Bug Fuels Largest-Ever DDoS Event

    October 10, 2023 at 03:35PM A new zero-day attack named “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset” has exploited a security vulnerability, resulting in a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) flood. The attack targeted cloud and Internet infrastructure providers and lasted for minutes. The attack utilized a bug in the HTTP/2 protocol, affecting about 60% of web applications. While mitigation…

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  • October 10, 2023 at 03:10PM – Windows 10 KB5031356 update released with 25 improvements

    October 10, 2023 at 03:10PM Microsoft has released the KB5031356 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2, containing security updates and fixes for various issues. Users can manually install the update through Windows Update or Microsoft Update Catalog. Notable fixes include improvements to the search box experience on the taskbar and addressing issues with…

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