Microsoft says that users who enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for their accounts will end up blocking 99.9% of automated attacks. The recommendation stands not only for Microsoft accounts but also for any other profile, on any other website or online service. If the service provider supp...
Microsoft is still the brand most spoofed by cyber criminals attempting to conduct phishing attacks – but fraudsters are increasingly sending phony emails claiming to be the likes of Facebook and Amazon to steal login credentials, financial data and other information from victims. An ana...
HOUSTON — Computer systems in 22 small Texas towns have been hacked, seized and held for ransom in a widespread, coordinated cyberattack that has sent state emergency-management officials scrambling and prompted a federal investigation, the authorities said. The Texas Department of Information Res...
The cybersecurity threat to state and local governments has never been greater, with a “fivefold increase in phishing attacks in the last three years,” said Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). “In today’s environment, th...
A group of hackers linked to Russian spy agencies are using “internet of things” devices like internet-connected phones and printers to break into corporate networks, Microsoft announced on Monday. Fancy Bear never hibernates: The Russian hackers, who go by names like Strontium, Fancy Bear, and ...