Onyx Sleet uses array of malware to gather intelligence for North Korea
On July 25, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted an individual linked to the North Korean threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Onyx Sleet.
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Go beyond data protection with Microsoft Purview
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Vulnerabilities in PanelView Plus devices could lead to remote code execution
Microsoft discovered and responsibly disclosed two vulnerabilities in Rockwell’s PanelView Plus that could be remotely exploited by unauthenticated attackers, allowing them to perform remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service (DoS). -
Mitigating Skeleton Key, a new type of generative AI jailbreak technique
Microsoft recently discovered a new type of generative AI jailbreak method called Skeleton Key that could impact the implementations of some large and small language models. -
AI jailbreaks: What they are and how they can be mitigated
Microsoft security researchers, in partnership with other security experts, continue to proactively explore and discover new types of AI model and system vulnerabilities. Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva
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Exposed and vulnerable: Recent attacks highlight critical need to protect internet-exposed OT devices
Since late 2023, Microsoft has observed an increase in reports of attacks focusing on internet-exposed, poorly secured operational technology (OT) devices. -
Moonstone Sleet emerges as new North Korean threat actor with new bag of tricks
Microsoft has identified a new North Korean threat actor, now tracked as Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789), that combines many tried-and-true techniques used by other North Korean threat actors, as well as unique attack methodologies to target companies for its financial and cyberespionage objectives. -
Cyber Signals: Inside the growing risk of gift card fraud
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyberthreats, staying ahead of malicious actors is a constant challenge. -
Threat actors misusing Quick Assist in social engineering attacks leading to ransomware
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Storm-1811 misusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks that lead to malware like Qakbot followed by Black Basta ransomware deployment. Simplify endpoint management with Microsoft Intune
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“Dirty stream” attack: Discovering and mitigating a common vulnerability pattern in Android apps
Microsoft discovered a vulnerability pattern in multiple popular Android applications that could enable a malicious application to overwrite files in the vulnerable application’s internal data storage directory, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and token theft, among other impacts. -
Analyzing Forest Blizzard’s custom post-compromise tool for exploiting CVE-2022-38028 to obtain credentials
Since 2019, Forest Blizzard has used a custom post-compromise tool to exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service that allows elevated permissions. -
Attackers exploiting new critical OpenMetadata vulnerabilities on Kubernetes clusters
Microsoft recently uncovered an attack that exploits new critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptomining activity. -
How Microsoft discovers and mitigates evolving attacks against AI guardrails
Read about some of the key issues surrounding AI harms and vulnerabilities, and the steps Microsoft is taking to address the risk.
