Tag: Microsoft
Attackers stack two remote-access tools to keep a foothold on Windows
Microsoft traced phishing emails that drop one remote tool, then install a second, redundant one.
A teenager and his AI bot cracked Microsoft’s Titan analytics service
A 16-year-old used a homemade AI bot to find an auth flaw that opened Microsoft's analytics backend.
Clippy-themed crypto grift briefly took over Microsoft’s X feed
The company's 13-million-follower account was hijacked and used to boost a token tied to an old Office mascot.
Microsoft says AI has flipped the attackers’ speed advantage
Microsoft's 2026 report says attackers are reaping AI's speed gains faster than defenders can respond.
Microsoft ties a quiet intrusion toolkit to the Daemon Tools breach
The toolkit let intruders hold ground inside telecom, university and government networks.
Microsoft lands its first takedown of a fully AI-run crime service
Microsoft has seized the infrastructure behind a phishing kit that used AI to pick its victims, and two suspects are…
A SharePoint spoofing bug turned out to be full remote code execution
Microsoft scored the flaw 6.5 as a spoofing issue, while the National Vulnerability Database calls the same bug an 8.8…
Chaotic Eclipse returns with a bypass for Defender’s ShieldBreak fix
A fresh proof of concept says Microsoft's fix for a Defender escalation bug leaves a gap.