Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:09:18 +0000
The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area. Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:06:41 +0000
Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into an FBI crime database, raising alarms about oversight and legality.
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Credit to Author: Jacob Roach| Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Travel Mode not only hides your most sensitive data—it acts as if that data never existed in the first place.
Read moreCredit to Author: Alyssa Taylor| Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:47:32 +0000
To empower customers in becoming Frontier, we’re excited to announce the launch of the reimagined Microsoft Marketplace, your trusted source for cloud solutions, AI apps and agents.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of the XCSSET malware, which is designed to infect Xcode projects, typically used by software developers building Apple or macOS-related applications.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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 have never been higher. This post unpacks where a single alert led to the discovery of a major persistent threat, how attackers exploited unpatched SharePoint vulnerabilities and compromised identities to infiltrate networks—and how the Microsoft Incident Response—the Detection and Response Team (DART) swiftly stepped in with forensic insights and actionable guidance. Download the full report to learn more about how one small signal exposed a much larger danger, and how you can strengthen your defenses against similar threats.
The post Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000
The UK-based automaker has been forced to stop vehicle production as a result of the attack—costing JLR tens of millions of dollars and forcing its parts suppliers to lay off workers.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000
The UK-based automaker has been forced to stop vehicle production as a result of the attack—costing JLR tens of millions of dollars and forcing its parts suppliers to lay off workers.
Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000
Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses, demonstrating a broader trend of attackers leveraging AI to increase the effectiveness of their operations and underscoring the need for defenders to understand and anticipate AI-driven threats.
The post AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: An investigation reveals how US tech companies reportedly helped build China’s sweeping surveillance state, and two more alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking group were arrested.
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