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Microsoft Identifies 40+ Victims of SolarWinds Hack, Including IT Companies

Microsoft says it has identified more than 40 victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise, including several more IT and software companies.

December 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to Microsoft, it has identified more than 40 victims of the wide-ranging SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise that were breached further by hackers believed to be backed by a foreign state-backed entity. In a blog post, Microsoft said 44% of the 40-plus entities that were further breached by hackers in the large-scale attack are […]

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U.S. Cybersecurity Officials: K-12 Schools Are Increasingly Targeted By Hackers

U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning K-12 institutions of an uptick in cyberattacks designed to exploit and disrupt distance learning during.

December 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning K-12 educators of an uptick in cyberattacks designed to exploit and disrupt distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools everywhere continue to rely on critical IT services to support distance learning via videoconferencing and collaboration tools, cybercriminals are taking notice. Bad actors are targeting schools with ransomware, data theft […]

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Microsoft Warns of New Browser-Modifying Malware

Microsoft is warning about new malware that infects a device and adds browser extensions and changes settings to insert unauthorized ads into web pages.

December 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning about a new malware strain that infects a user’s device and adds browser extensions and changes settings to insert unauthorized ads into web pages. In a blog post, the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team calls this family of browser-modification malware Adrozek. The malware has been infecting devices since at least May, and […]

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IBM COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

IBM: Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

IBM’s cybersecurity team has uncovered a global phishing campaign that targets organizations associated with COVID-19 vaccine supply chains.

December 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IBM’s cybersecurity team has uncovered a global phishing campaign that targets organizations associated with COVID-19 vaccine supply chains. Specifically, attackers are targeting the cold chain – a component of the vaccine supply chain that preserves vaccines in temperature-controlled environments during transportation and in storage, according to IBM. This “calculated operation” began in September and spanned […]

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Chris Krebs CISA fired, CISA Ransomware Campaign

Trump Fires Top U.S. Cybersecurity Official Over Election Statements

Chris Krebs, the first director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has been fired by President Donald Trump.

November 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Chris Krebs, a career cybersecurity and risk management expert and first director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has been fired by President Donald Trump. Krebs, a former Microsoft executive, had been actively refuting claims – including those by Trump – that the 2020 elections were subject to widespread voter fraud and […]

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Microsoft: Iranian Hacking Group Targeting World Leader Conferences

Microsoft says Iranian hackers are targeting a high-profile security conference expected to be attended by heads of state and world leaders.

October 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Iranian hackers are allegedly targeting a high-profile security conference expected to be attended by heads of state and world leaders, according to Microsoft. The upcoming Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 Summit in Saudi Arabia are being targeted by cybercriminal organization Phosphorous, which is masquerading as conference organizers to target more than 100 high-profile […]

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A New Ransomware Threat Kidnaps Android User Data

A report from GizmoChina says the Android ransomware threat is difficult to detect and features novel behavioral patterns.

October 28, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A highly-sophisticated Android ransomware threat apparently targets users of the platform. A report from GizmoChina says the threat is difficult to detect and features novel behavior patterns. More from GizmoChina: This ransomware family has been known for a while and has been found on various websites and has been circulating online through forums, various pop […]

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Schools Have to Address These Distance Learning Cybersecurity Threats

As administrators struggle to ensure connectivity and accessibility, many aren’t addressing distance learning cybersecurity threats.

October 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Perhaps no single industry has struggled to adjust more to COVID-19 than education. The pandemic has greatly accelerated the broad adoption of e-learning solutions. Those school districts that invested in robust IT systems have been validated and are continuing to build out their resources. Meanwhile, those districts that did not already have e-learning technologies in […]

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