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Microsoft secures MSA and Entra ID with Azure Confidential VMs + HSM, preventing token forgery and reducing breach risks.

Lotus Panda breached 6 Southeast Asian organizations using custom tools, browser stealers, and sideloaded malware.

A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few…

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Sydney Saubestre about DOGE and its access to Americans' data.

The city of Abilene disconnected servers after officials detected a cyber incident last week.

The CVE could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain full access to a device. Many of these devices are widely used in IoT and telecom platforms.

A U.S. judge limits what evidence NSO Group can present in the WhatsApp spyware trial, blocking arguments about suspected criminal targets and focusing the case on NSO’s conduct.

In a statement to CyberScoop, acting Director Bridget Bean said that encouraging the private sector to build more secure products will continue to be a priority at the agency.

Kimsuky exploited CVE-2019-0708 and CVE-2017-11882 since Oct 2023 to target 15 countries.

The CVE could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain full access to a device. Many of these devices are widely used in IoT and telecom platforms.

The Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) stands as the largest cybersecurity engineering project in history and most extensive effort of its kind at Microsoft. Now, we are sharing the second SFI progress report, which highlights progress made in our multi-year journey to improve the security posture of Microsoft, our customers, and the industry at large.

Microsoft confirms that the weekend Entra account lockouts were caused by the invalidation of short-lived user refresh tokens that were mistakenly logged into internal systems.

SuperCard X malware exploits NFC relay and social engineering to steal card data in Italy, enabling ATM fraud.

The technology giant, as part of its Secure Future Initiative program, has overhauled security practices following a series of crippling nation-state-linked cyberattacks.

There are plenty of frameworks, tools and strategies to help map out a risk-resilient cloud infrastructure.

Recent CVEs were patched amid concerns of exploitation. While traditional patching requires downtime, virtual patching allows critical systems to stay online.

ClickFix attacks are being increasingly adopted by threat actors of all levels, with researchers now seeing multiple advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from North Korea, Iran, and Russia utilizing the tactic to breach networks.

In a rather clever attack, hackers leveraged a weakness that allowed them to send a fake email that seemed delivered from Google's systems, passing all verifications but pointing to a fraudulent page that collected logins.

A large-scale ad fraud operation called 'Scallywag' is monetizing pirating and URL shortening sites through specially crafted WordPress plugins that generate billions of daily fraudulent requests.

Cloud security providers aren't all the same, and knowing what to look for and what questions to ask when making a decision comes down to five keys to success.

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine

Une campagne d'espionnage menée depuis la Russie tente de piéger les politiques européens avec de fausses invitations envoyées par mail. Une fois la pièce jointe ouverte, l'ordinateur de la victime sera infecté et va offrir toutes ses informations aux hackers. Les pirates de Moscou mènent une nouvelle campagne de

Japanese regulators published an urgent warning about hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unauthorized trades being conducted on hacked brokerage accounts in the country.

Device management tools miss unmanaged devices and OS gaps—device trust closes them for safer access.

From zero-click iOS exploits to NTLM credential leaks and the 4Chan breach — this week’s cyber threats hit where trust runs deepest.

Uncover key insights from AI red teaming experts on securing generative AI systems against adversarial attacks, harmful outputs, and infrastructure risks.​

Discover how Next-Generation Firewalls are adapting to combat AI-enabled cyberattacks and evolving to protect organizations in today's dynamic threat landscape.

Attackers are increasingly sending phishing emails with SVG attachments that contain embedded HTML pages or JavaScript code.

Proton66-hosted IPs launched global cyberattacks since Jan 8, 2025, exploiting critical CVEs to deploy malware.