Microsoft Exchange Cyber Attack — What Do We Know So Far?

Microsoft Exchange Cyber Attack — What Do We Know So Far?

Microsoft on Friday warned of active attacks exploiting unpatched Exchange Servers carried out by multiple threat actors, as the hacking campaign is believed to have infected tens of thousands of businesses, government entities in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. The company said “it continues to see increased use of these vulnerabilities in attacks targeting unpatched…

Hacked SendGrid Accounts used In Phishing Attacks To Steal Logins

Hacked SendGrid Accounts used In Phishing Attacks To Steal Logins

  A new cyber campaign has come to known as a phishing attack. Outlook Web Access and Office 365 services users are being targeted. The campaign collected the credentials of thousands of customers relying on trusted domains such as SendGrid.  The campaign named “Compact”, the Cyber actors behind these phishing attacks have been operating this…

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Northumbria, Kim McGuiness called for women’s voices in policing to be heard and understood. She said: “And it doesn’t end there. We have to make sure we are responding to what they are saying. It’s not just about recruitment either. Of course, we…

Leading the way for bigger roles in tech for women

Leading the way for bigger roles in tech for women

“Representation across gender also means teams are more likely to overcome obstacles and resolve issues more efficiently, which is essential for the performance of our business.” Many women still feel like they don’t receive enough encouragement to enter and remain in the business world, and can face both structural barriers to participation and unconscious biases….

U.S. DOD Weapons Programs Struggles to Add ‘Key’ Cybersecurity Measures

U.S. DOD Weapons Programs Struggles to Add ‘Key’ Cybersecurity Measures

  The U.S. Defense Department failed to communicate cybersecurity guidelines to contractors tasked with building systems for its weapon programs, according to a new watchdog report, released on Thursday. While the agency has developed a range of policies aimed at strengthening the security for its weapon programs, the guidance misses out a key point –…

Despite Microsoft Patch, US Gov’t Warns of ‘Active Threat Still Developing’ From Open Back Doors

Despite Microsoft Patch, US Gov’t Warns of ‘Active Threat Still Developing’ From Open Back Doors

Reuters reports: The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities. “This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it…

Microsoft Exchange exploited to hack 30,000 US organization emails

Microsoft Exchange exploited to hack 30,000 US organization emails

What just happened? Four exploits found in Microsoft Exchange Server software have led to some 30,000 U.S. government and commercial organizations – including police departments, hospitals, and nonprofits – having their emails hacked. Microsoft rolled-out a patch to fix four zero-day exploits in Exchange Server a few days ago, but that hasn’t stopped a hacking…

Move over, SolarWinds: 30,000 orgs’ email hacked via Microsoft Exchange Server flaws

Move over, SolarWinds: 30,000 orgs’ email hacked via Microsoft Exchange Server flaws

Four exploits found in Microsoft’s Exchange Server software have reportedly led to over 30,000 US governmental and commercial organizations having their emails hacked, according to a report by KrebsOnSecurity. Wired is also reporting “tens of thousands of email servers” hacked. The exploits have been patched by Microsoft, but security experts talking to Krebs say that…