Microsoft has reached a settlement with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in a patent infringement lawsuit related to Wi-Fi technology. The settlement comes after Caltech won a billion-dollar jury verdict against Apple and Broadcom in a similar case in 2020. Microsoft was accused of infringing on Caltech’s Wi-Fi patents with its Surface tablets, laptops, […]
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Powerful cloud database service now in Germany and announcing five additional cloud regions for a total of 15 regions planned this year REDMOND, Wash., and AUSTIN, Texas — March 14, 2024 — Microsoft Corp. and Oracle are expanding our collaboration to meet growing customer demand for Oracle Database@Azure around the world. Oracle Database@Azure will […]
The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been observed using a loader malware called Ande Loader to deliver remote access trojans (RATs) like Remcos RAT and NjRAT. The attacks, which take the form of phishing emails, targeted Spanish-speaking users in the manufacturing industry based in North America, eSentire said. Blind Eagle (aka APT-C-36) is a financially […]
A DarkGate malware campaign observed in mid-January 2024 leveraged a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day using bogus software installers. “During this campaign, users were lured using PDFs that contained Google DoubleClick Digital Marketing (DDM) open redirects that led unsuspecting victims to compromised sites hosting the Microsoft Windows SmartScreen bypass
Fortinet has warned of a critical security flaw impacting its FortiClientEMS software that could allow attackers to achieve code execution on affected systems. “An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) vulnerability [CWE-89] in FortiClientEMS may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted
Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types that will allow users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles. […]
A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers. […]
Optical fibre cables in the UK are under attack. Meta sues a Vice President for stealing information when he moved to a competitor. ChatGPT uses in a day enough electricity to power 17,000 households and is your connected car ratting you out to your insurance company? All this and more on the “what else does […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the Change Healthcare platform, in late February. […]
A new phishing scam uses car insurance savings as to lure its victims, a report by Sophos shows that small businesses are being targeted by cybercriminals at an increasing rate. Okta says that data claiming to be from hacking them is not their customer data. These stories and more… Welcome to Cybersecurity Today for Wednesday […]