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    Киберпреступники, использующие функцию быстрой помощи Microsoft при атаках программ-вымогателей

    Команда Microsoft Threat Intelligence заявила, что обнаружила субъекта угрозы, которого она отслеживает под именем Storm-1811, злоупотребляющего инструментом управления клиентами Quick Assist для атак на пользователей социальной инженерии. "Storm-1811 - финансово мотивированная группа...
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    Microsoft исправляет 61 недостаток, включая два активно используемых нулевых дня

    Microsoft устранила в общей сложности 61 новую ошибку безопасности в своем программном обеспечении в рамках своих обновлений Patch Tuesday за май 2024 года, включая две ошибки нулевого дня, которые активно использовались в дикой природе. Из 61 ошибки одна оценена как критическая, 59 - как...
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    Пришло время освоить Lift & Shift: миграция с VMware vSphere на Microsoft Azure

    Хотя многие ИТ-специалисты уже почти десять лет думают о внедрении облачных технологий, только в последние месяцы, в связи с изменениями в отрасли и объявлениями ключевых игроков, многие осознают, что время для перехода настало. Это может показаться сложной задачей, но существуют инструменты...
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    How Microsoft Fixed Windows Updates that Break VPNs

    There is a solution to the problem of disabling a VPN, but there are some nuances. Microsoft fixed an issue that caused VPN connections to stop working on client and server platforms after installing the April Windows updates. Affected Windows versions include Windows 11, Windows 10, and...
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    May Patch Tuesday Closes 61 security holes in Microsoft products

    The update fixes three zero-day vulnerabilities and resolves the problem with interrupting VPN connections. Microsoft introduced the May Patch Tuesday update, which includes fixes for 61 vulnerabilities, including 3 zero-day vulnerabilities that were actively exploited or publicly disclosed...
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    New Windows bug - a treat for QakBot: Microsoft fights botnet

    The corporation destroyed another way to infect systems. Microsoft has fixed a zero-day vulnerability that was actively used to spread the QakBot botnet on Windows systems. The heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability CVE-2024-30051 (CVSS score 3.1: 7.8) affects the Desktop Window Manager...
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    Microsoft intends to bury passwords: Passkey opens the door to a secure future

    Cryptographic pair as an insurmountable barrier against hacker threat. Not so long ago, Microsoft announced the mass launch of the Passkey feature, which allows users to opt out of using passwords to access company accounts. In its official publication, the company reports that users of...
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    SFI: Microsoft's new plan to create the most reliable technology platform in the world

    Satya Nadella spoke about new unprecedented security measures in the company. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company is implementing new unprecedented measures to strengthen cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Council recently completed an investigation into a major malicious operation...
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    Уязвимость Microsoft Outlook, используемая российской APT28 для взлома чешских и немецких организаций

    Чехия и Германия в пятницу показали, что они стали мишенью долгосрочной кампании кибершпионажа, проводимой связанным с Россией субъектом национального государства, известным как APT28, что вызвало осуждение со стороны Европейского союза (ЕС), Организации Североатлантического договора (НАТО)...
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    Microsoft Bans US Police from Using AI for Facial Recognition

    The rules are now more strict, especially in the field of facial recognition. Microsoft has tightened the rules for using its Azure OpenAI Service, banning US police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition. Changes to the terms of service introduced on Wednesday now...
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    Хакеры все чаще злоупотребляют Microsoft Graph API для скрытой передачи вредоносных программ

    Участники угроз все чаще используют Microsoft Graph API в злонамеренных целях с целью уклонения от обнаружения. Это делается для "облегчения связи с инфраструктурой командования и контроля (C & C), размещенной в облачных сервисах Microsoft Cloud Services", - говорится в отчете Symantec Threat...
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    Microsoft Graph API: how a legitimate platform has become a powerful weapon for cybercriminals

    Hackers deploy their own C2 infrastructure at the company's facilities for free, and don't hesitate to use them for malicious purposes. Cybercriminals are increasingly using the Microsoft Graph API to manage malware and bypass detection systems. According to researchers from Symantec, such...
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    Microsoft fixes an annoying BitLocker bug that disturbed the emotional balance of administrators

    Updates are available for a variety of Windows releases starting in 2021. Microsoft has updated its operating systems to address a bug related to incorrect BitLocker disk encryption messages in some Windows-based managed environments. The problem affected MDM platforms such as Intune, and could...
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    Microsoft was unable to withdraw its new WizardLM 2 model from public access

    "GPT-4 killer" hastily erased from the network, but the Internet remembers everything… Last week, Microsoft researchers introduced WizardLM 2 — one of the most powerful open source large language models (LLMs). However, shortly after the publication appeared, the company hastily removed it from...
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    85% of the market is in the hands of Microsoft: how the corporation became the main danger for the United States

    The government's monopoly on IT systems has raised many questions about security. Former White House Senior Director of Cyber Policy AJ Grotto expressed concern about Microsoft's significant control over IT technologies in the US government, calling it a national security issue. In an...
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    Microsoft предупреждает: северокорейские хакеры прибегают к кибершпионажу на основе искусственного интеллекта

    Microsoft сообщила, что связанные с Северной Кореей государственные киберпреступники начали использовать искусственный интеллект (ИИ), чтобы сделать свои операции более эффективными. "Они учатся использовать инструменты, основанные на больших языковых моделях искусственного интеллекта (LLM)...
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    Google is preparing a response to Microsoft: AI investment will exceed a record 100 billion

    DeepMind assures that the corporation will not remain in the shadow of the Stargate supercomputer. Google intends to invest $ 100 billion in artificial intelligence, said DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. At the TED conference in Vancouver, he answered a question about rumors about the $ 100 billion...
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    The US government is trapped: dependence on Microsoft paralyzes the national security of the country

    Why does the US continue to use Microsoft services if the company doesn't care about security? The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) published a report in which it pointed out the need for a radical change in Microsoft's approach to security issues, in light of a series of major cyber incidents...
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    Is your Intel safe? Microsoft tells you how to protect yourself from the Spectre vulnerability.

    After so many patches: a flaw discovered 6 years ago still threatens our systems. About 6 years ago, vulnerabilities affecting most Intel and AMD processors were discovered. These defects, known as Spectre and Meltdown, can be used to steal sensitive data from compromised systems. In March...
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    YubiKey Manager breach or how Microsoft Edge saves users from hacking

    A browser with an aggressive promotion policy suddenly became the main information security hero for everyone. Yubico, the developer of popular YubiKey authentication devices, has warned Windows users about a serious vulnerability in its software. According to the company's official...
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