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Microsoft Security Blog: Investigating targeted “payroll pirate” attacks affecting US universities

Oct 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/09/investigating-targeted-payroll-pirate-attacks-affecting-us-universities/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Investigating targeted “payroll pirate” attacks affecting US universities Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a financially motivated threat actor that we track as Storm-2657 compromising employee accounts to gain unauthorized access to employee profiles and divert salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts, attacks that have been dubbed…

Microsoft Security Blog: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security

Oct 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/07/new-microsoft-secure-future-initiative-sfi-patterns-and-practices-practical-guides-to-strengthen-security/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security Feedly Summary: Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices are practical, actionable, insights from practitioners for practitioners based on Microsoft’s implementation of Zero Trust through the Microsoft Secure Future Initiatives. By adopting these patterns, organizations can accelerate their…

Cloud Blog: Cybercrime Observations from the Frontlines: UNC6040 Proactive Hardening Recommendations

Sep 30, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime Observations from the Frontlines: UNC6040 Proactive Hardening Recommendations Feedly Summary: Written by: Omar ElAhdan, Matthew McWhirt, Michael Rudden, Aswad Robinson, Bhavesh Dhake, Laith Al Background Protecting software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms and applications requires a comprehensive security strategy. Drawing…

Slashdot: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins

Sep 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/2055246/escalation-in-akira-campaign-targeting-sonicwall-vpns-deploying-ransomware-with-malicious-logins?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses a recent security incident involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in SonicWall SSL VPNs, leading to rapid ransomware deployment. The analysis highlights the critical need for…

Microsoft Security Blog: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat

Sep 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/retail-at-risk-how-one-alert-uncovered-a-persistent-cyberthreat/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat Feedly Summary: In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes…

Cloud Blog: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors

Sep 24, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/brickstorm-espionage-campaign/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors Feedly Summary: Written by: Sarah Yoder, John Wolfram, Ashley Pearson, Doug Bienstock, Josh Madeley, Josh Murchie, Brad Slaybaugh, Matt Lin, Geoff Carstairs, Austin Larsen Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking BRICKSTORM malware activity, which is…

The Register: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

Sep 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/sonicwall_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data Feedly Summary: Vendor pulls plug on cloud backup feature, urges admins to reset passwords and re-secure devices SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data.… AI…

The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

Sep 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…

The Register: Hijacker helper VoidProxy boosts Google, Microsoft accounts on demand

Sep 11, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/voidproxy_phishing_service/ Source: The Register Title: Hijacker helper VoidProxy boosts Google, Microsoft accounts on demand Feedly Summary: Okta uncovers new phishing-as-a-service operation with ‘multiple entities’ falling victim Multiple attackers using a new phishing service dubbed VoidProxy to target organizations’ Microsoft and Google accounts have successfully stolen users’ credentials, multi-factor authentication codes, and session tokens…

The Register: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks

Sep 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/akira_ransomware_abusing_sonicwall/ Source: The Register Title: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks Feedly Summary: Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned…

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