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Microsoft to Defend Customers on AI Copyright Challenges
Sep 8 2023 // Microsoft will pay legal damages on behalf of customers using its artificial intelligence (AI) products if they are sued for copyright infringement for the output generated by such systems, the company said on...
Microsoft Says Compromise of Engineer’s Account Led to Chinese Hack of US Officials
Sep 7 2023 // The recently disclosed Chinese hack of senior officials at the U.S. State and Commerce departments stemmed from the compromise of a Microsoft engineer’s corporate account, Microsoft Corp. said in a blog post on...
Microsoft’s Role in Email Breach to Be Part of Cyber Inquiry
Aug 14 2023 // A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate malicious targeting of cloud computing environments, including Microsoft Corp.’s role in a recent breach of government officials’ email accounts by suspected...
Microsoft Says Russia-Linked Hackers Behind Dozens of Teams Phishing Attacks
Aug 4 2023 // A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from technical support, Microsoft...
Microsoft Hit With EU Antitrust Complaint by German Rival Over Bundling of Teams App
Jul 21 2023 // Microsoft was hit with an EU antitrust complaint by German rival alfaview on Thursday, the second so far over its bundling of video app Teams into its Office product, as the bloc’s regulator prepares to investigate...
Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Jul 17 2023 // Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog...
Microsoft Under Fire After Hacks of State and Commerce Departments
Jul 14 2023 // In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair’s clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client’s employees working on human rights issues had their email account compromised. The client wanted...
Chinese Hackers Accessed Government Emails, Microsoft Says
Jul 12 2023 // Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including U.S. government accounts, in a stealthy cyberespionage campaign, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on...
Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform Were Cyberattacks
Jun 19 2023 // In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite – including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps – and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist...
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...
