October 12, 2023 at 04:44PM Microsoft announced that it is deprecating and eventually removing VBScript from future Windows releases. Although the programming language is nearly 30 years old, cybercriminals still use it to gain access to targets. Microsoft will make VBScript a feature on demand and users can turn it on if desired, but there … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 01:36PM Microsoft has introduced a new AI bounty program for the AI-driven Bing experience, offering rewards up to $15,000. The program covers vulnerabilities found in AI-powered Bing experiences across various services and products, including bing.com, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Start Application, and Skype Mobile Application. Qualified submissions are eligible for bounty rewards … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 12:46PM Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that were being exploited in attacks. The first vulnerability allows local attackers to elevate privileges on vulnerable devices, while the second vulnerability could allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code. Although Apple has not confirmed … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 03:40PM China-sponsored APT Storm-0062 is responsible for exploiting a critical bug in Atlassian Confluence Server, according to Microsoft. Proof-of-concept exploits are now available, indicating potential mass exploitation. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-22515) allows remote code execution without authentication. Microsoft identified four IP addresses associated with the exploit and warned of the creation of … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 02:46PM Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now has a new feature called ‘contain user’ in public preview that helps prevent lateral movement in hands-on-keyboard attacks. It isolates compromised user accounts to disrupt attacks and prevent malicious actions such as credential theft and data exfiltration. The feature has been effective in protecting thousands … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 12:15PM Microsoft is currently investigating mail delivery issues in Exchange Online that are causing delays and “Server busy” errors for Microsoft 365 customers worldwide. The problem, which started this morning, may be linked to the enforcement of IP address anti-spam rules. Microsoft is working on formulating a remediation plan and has … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 10:35AM A Chinese-backed threat group, known as Storm-0062 or DarkShadow, has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server since September 2023. Microsoft has shared more information about the group’s involvement and identified four offending IP addresses. The vulnerability allows the group to create arbitrary administrator accounts. … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 08:42AM Protect AI, the maker of Huntr, a bug bounty program for open source software, has licensed three of its AI/ML security tools under the permissive Apache 2.0 terms. The first tool, NB Defense, helps protect machine learning projects in Jupyter Notebooks. The second tool, ModelScan, scans ML models for attacks … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 08:24AM Tech companies including Cloudflare, AWS, and Google have responded to the HTTP/2 zero-day vulnerability that led to massive distributed denial-of-service attacks. The attacks exploited the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset feature, resulting in servers being taken down. Organizations like CISA, Microsoft, NGINX, F5, Netty, Apache, Swift, and Linux distributions have issued advisories … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 03:12AM Microsoft has released its October 2023 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 103 flaws, two of which are actively being exploited. Among the vulnerabilities are information disclosure in Microsoft WordPad and privilege escalation in Skype for Business. Microsoft also fixed flaws in Microsoft Message Queuing and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. Additionally, Microsoft … Read more