Threat Group UNC3944 Abusing Azure Serial Console for Total VM Takeover
A financially motivated cyber actor has been observed abusing Microsoft Azure Serial Console on virtual machines (VMs) to install third-party…
May 2023
The Next Big Holiday Fad Could Be These Digital Pets That Appear to Float in Mid-Air
If you’re a parent of an impressionable child: be forewarned. Like the Hatchimals of holidays past, Spin Master’s new Bitzee…
Unistellar’s New Smart Telescope Turns Anyone Into a Backyard Astrophotographer
Unistellar’s automated eQuinox 2 is the latest addition to the growing family of smart telescopes, making it possible for backyard…
Attacker uses the Azure Serial Console to gain access to Microsoft VM
Financially motivated threat actor UNC3944 is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to take over Microsoft Azure admin accounts and…
Insider threats surge across US CNI as attackers exploit human factors
Over three-quarters (77%) of organizations across US critical national infrastructure (CNI) have seen a rise in insider-driven cyberthreats in the…
Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs
The second generation version of Belkin's Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been found to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that…
Microsoft Digital Defense Report: Nation-State Threats and Cyber Mercenaries
In part three of this three-part series, Microsoft dissects these twinned threats and what organizations can do to reduce or…
Astronomers Really Thought These Discoveries Could Be Aliens
As the famous X-Files poster declares, “I want to believe.” This wanting, however, often leads us astray. When confronted with…
BrandPost: What Russia’s hybrid war on Ukraine has taught us about nation state tactics
By Microsoft SecurityIt’s been over a year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Since…
Programmatic Agreement Open for Comment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to implement a Programmatic Agreement (PA), consistent with 36 CFR §…