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Microsoft pulls fix for Outlook bug behind ICS security alerts

Microsoft reversed the fix for an Outlook bug causing erroneous security warnings after installing December 2023 security updates
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 23, 2024
- 05:50 PM
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Microsoft Outlook December updates trigger ICS security alerts

Microsoft is investigating an issue that triggers Outlook security alerts when trying to open .ICS calendar files after installing December 2023 Patch Tuesday Office security updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 05, 2024
- 05:03 PM
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Over 5,300 GitLab servers exposed to zero-click account takeover attacks

Over 5,300 internet-exposed GitLab instances are vulnerable to CVE-2023-7028, a zero-click account takeover flaw GitLab warned about earlier this month.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2024
- 12:55 PM
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FBI: Ransomware gangs hack casinos via 3rd party gaming vendors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning that ransomware threat actors are targeting casino servers and use legitimate system management tools to increase their permissions on the network.
- Bill Toulas
- November 08, 2023
- 11:44 AM
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SpyNote Android malware spreads via fake volcano eruption alerts

Android malware 'SpyNote' was seen in an Italy-focused campaign that uses a phony 'IT-alert' public alert service website to infect visitors.
- Bill Toulas
- October 17, 2023
- 11:54 AM
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Fake 'RedAlert' rocket alert app for Israel installs Android spyware

Israeli Android users are targeted by a malicious version of the 'RedAlert - Rocket Alerts' app that, while it offers the promised functionality, acts as spyware in the background.
- Bill Toulas
- October 16, 2023
- 11:18 AM
- 0
Sextortionists are making AI nudes from your social media images

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a rising trend of malicious actors creating deepfake nude content from social media images to perform sextortion attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- June 06, 2023
- 04:43 PM
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Windows admins can now sign up for ‘known issue’ email alerts

Microsoft announced today that Windows admins can now choose to be emailed when new known issues are added to the Windows release health section of the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 03, 2023
- 01:58 PM
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1Password explains scary Secret Key and password change alerts

1Password says a recent incident that caused customers to receive notifications about changed passwords was the result of service disruption and not a security breach.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 02, 2023
- 04:29 PM
- 0
UK cyber-agency warns of a new ‘class’ of Russian hackers

The United Kingdom's NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) is warning of a heightened risk from attacks by state-aligned Russian hacktivists, urging all organizations in the country to apply recommended security measures.
- Bill Toulas
- April 19, 2023
- 12:57 PM
- 0
DHS warns of critical flaws in Emergency Alert System devices

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned that attackers could exploit critical security vulnerabilities in unpatched Emergency Alert System (EAS) encoder/decoder devices to send fake emergency alerts via TV and radio networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 04, 2022
- 03:41 PM
- 0
Spain arrests suspected hackers who sabotaged radiation alert system

The Spanish police have announced the arrest of two hackers believed to be responsible for cyberattacks on the country's radioactivity alert network (RAR), which took place between March and June 2021.
- Bill Toulas
- July 27, 2022
- 01:05 PM
- 0
Google Workspace now alerts of critical changes to admin accounts

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has been updated to notify admins of highly sensitive changes to configurations, including those made to single sign-on (SSO) profiles and admin accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 29, 2022
- 08:30 AM
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UK cybersecurity center sent 33 million alerts to companies

The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) in the UK reports having served 33 million alerts to organizations signed up for its "Early Warning" service. Additionally, the government agency has dealt with a record number of online scams in 2021, removing more than 2.7 million from the internet.
- Bill Toulas
- May 10, 2022
- 04:56 PM
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Google sent 50,000 warnings of state-sponsored attacks in 2021

Google said today that it sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021, a considerable increase compared to the previous year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 14, 2021
- 11:20 AM
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CISA warns admins to urgently patch Exchange ProxyShell bugs

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued its first alert tagged as "urgent," warning admins to patch on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers against actively exploited ProxyShell vulnerabilities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 23, 2021
- 10:49 AM
- 0
Microsoft Teams will alert users of incoming spam calls

Microsoft is working on adding a spam call notification feature to the Microsoft 365 Teams collaboration platform.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 13, 2021
- 02:02 PM
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Microsoft will alert Office 365 admins of Forms phishing attempts

Microsoft is adding new security warnings to the Security and Compliance Center (SCC) default alert policies to inform IT admins of detected phishing attempts abusing Microsoft Forms in their tenants.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 15, 2021
- 11:51 AM
- 0
Australian cybersecurity agency used as cover in malware campaign

The Australian government warns of an ongoing campaign impersonating the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to infect targets with malware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2021
- 12:30 PM
- 0
Adobe now shows alerts in Windows 10 to uninstall Flash Player

With the Flash Player officially reaching the end of life tomorrow, Adobe has started to display alerts on Windows computers recommending that users uninstall Flash Player.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 30, 2020
- 05:35 PM
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