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Microsoft Chief Says Deep Fakes are Biggest AI Concern
May 26 2023 // Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. In a speech in Washington aimed at addressing the issue of how best...
Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-Backed ChatGPT
Apr 18 2023 // Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge the offerings from Microsoft and Google. He criticized Microsoft-backed OpenAI,...
Microsoft Warns Russian Hackers May Plan More Attacks, Inside and Outside of Ukraine
Mar 17 2023 // Microsoft Corp. warned an infamous hacking group that is tied to Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU could be gearing up for more ransomware attacks both inside and outside of Ukraine. Microsoft calls the group...
Cyber Official Urges Microsoft, Twitter to Boost Security
Feb 28 2023 // A senior US cybersecurity official described adoption of some of Microsoft Corp. and Twitter Inc.’s security protocols as “disappointing” as part of a broadside against large technology companies’...
Ransomware Hackers Used AI Images, Microsoft Flaw in Campaign
Mar 18 2022 // A group of ransomware hackers used a variety of techniques to try breaching hundreds of companies last year, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and using artificial intelligence technology to...
Hundreds of U.S. Networks Targeted by Russian Cyber Attack, Microsoft Says
Oct 25 2021 // The Russian-based agency behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more companies and organizations in its latest wave of attacks on U.S.-based computer systems, Microsoft said in a blog...
Microsoft Warns Thousands of Cloud Customers of Exposed Databases: Reuters
Aug 27 2021 // Microsoft on Thursday warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world’s largest companies, that intruders could have the ability to read, change or even delete their main databases,...
Microsoft Finds New Breach When Probing Suspected SolarWinds Hackers
Jun 28 2021 // Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers. The company said it had found the compromise...
UK Cyber Authority Urges Organizations to Install Microsoft Updates
Mar 15 2021 // LONDON – Britain’s cyber security body urged organizations to install the latest Microsoft updates as a matter of urgency on Friday, after the company became aware of flaws that make email servers...
New York Issues Letter to Regulated Entities Regarding Microsoft Exchange Breach
Mar 12 2021 // The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Cybersecurity Division issued a March 9 letter to regulated entities regarding the recent Microsoft Exchange breach in which thousands of organizations were...
Ransom-Seeking Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Microsoft Email Software
Mar 12 2021 // Ransom-seeking hackers have begun taking advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft’s widely used mail server software, the company said early Thursday – a serious escalation that could portend...
Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany
Mar 11 2021 // BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to access systems in Microsoft Corp.’s email software, the head of its cyber-security watchdog said on...
China’s Microsoft Hack, Russia’s SolarWinds Attack Threaten to Overwhelm U.S.
Mar 10 2021 // China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months ago have created a two-front war that threatens to overwhelm...
White House Warns of Hack of Microsoft’s Outlook Email Program
Mar 8 2021 // 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...
Hacks of Microsoft Outlook Email Program Continue Despite Patch
Mar 7 2021 // More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government’s response said...
Senator Says Microsoft Failed to Fix Cloud Software Issue Used by SolarWinds Hackers
Feb 26 2021 // Microsoft Corp.’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office...
Microsoft Exec Calls SolarWinds Hack ‘Largest, Most Sophisticated Attack’ Ever
Feb 16 2021 // A hacking campaign that used a U.S. tech company as a springboard to compromise a raft of U.S. government agencies is “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen,” Microsoft Corp....
Intel Suing Oregon Engineer Who Joined Microsoft Over Trade Secrets
Feb 10 2021 // Intel is suing a former Oregon employee, alleging he took trade secrets when he left for Microsoft and used the information to gain an advantage in later business negotiations with Intel. Engineer Varun Gupta worked at...
Microsoft Says Labor Department Is Questioning Its Effort to Boost Diversity
Oct 8 2020 // Microsoft says the U.S. Labor Department is scrutinizing its efforts to boost Black employment and leadership at the tech company. Microsoft disclosed in a blog post Tuesday that it received a letter from the agency last...
Russia-Backed Hackers Behind Most Nation-State Cyber Attacks: Microsoft
Oct 2 2020 // Russia-based hackers are responsible for the majority of nation-state attacks on Microsoft customers, according to new data from company. Microsoft Corp. has issued 13,000 alerts about nation-state hacking attempts to its...
