July 2023 – Page 7 – PossibleThreat Articles

Due to a validation error in Microsoft code, a suspected Chinese attacker was able to access user email from approximately 25 organizations, including government agencies.

Security Sophos

Sophos Team Go Wild for Volunteering

July 19, 2023 0 Comments #sophoslife

Credit to Author: Byron Price| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:28:40 +0000

Building new aviaries for rescued birds at a wildlife rescue center.

Microsoft Security

Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility

July 19, 2023 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Today we are expanding Microsoft’s cloud logging accessibility and flexibility even further. Over the coming months, we will include access to wider cloud security logs for our worldwide customers at no additional cost.

The post Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Microsoft Security

Microsoft Inspire: Partner resources to prepare for the future of security with AI

July 19, 2023 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal and Alym Rayani| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:30:00 +0000

Microsoft Inspire is an incredible opportunity to share all the ways AI can support security efforts with our partner ecosystem. Register to hear strategies to prepare your organization for AI with comprehensive security and security posture.

The post Microsoft Inspire: Partner resources to prepare for the future of security with AI appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Security Wired

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress

July 19, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:56:07 +0000

A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team up against surveillance overreach.

Security Sophos

Google Virus Total leaks list of spooky email addresses

July 18, 2023 0 Comments data leak, Google, Microsoft, virus total, VT

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:16:29 +0000

Careful with that file, Eugene!

MalwareBytes Security

FakeSG enters the ‘FakeUpdates’ arena to deliver NetSupport RAT

July 18, 2023 0 Comments FakeUpdates, NetSupport, rat, SocGholish, threat intelligence

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: fakeupdates

Tags: socgholish

Tags: netsupport

Tags: RAT

A new campaign leveraging compromised WordPress sites emerges with another fake browser update.

Security Sophos

Sophos Discovers Ransomware Abusing “Sophos” Name

July 18, 2023 0 Comments brand abuse, brandjacking, featured, raas, Ransomware, sophos, threat research

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:01 +0000

Attackers will sometimes use the name of security companies in their malware. While performing a regular search on VirusTotal looking for interesting malware and new ransomware variants using our threat hunting rules this week, a Sophos X-Ops analyst discovered a novel ransomware executable that appears to use “Sophos” in the UI of the panel alerting […]