News & Updates
Microsoft Teams is getting an under-the-hood upgrade to boost performance
Microsoft is preparing a behind-the-scenes upgrade for collaboration platform Teams that it says will offer users a heightened level of performance. The change is expected to reduce bandwidth consumption and optimize the video streaming experience for Microsoft Teams users, without the need for any alterations at a device level.
Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking
Microsoft discovered a high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application, which could have allowed attackers to compromise users’ accounts with a single click.
Hackers hide malware in James Webb telescope images
Threat analysts have spotted a new malware campaign dubbed ‘GO#WEBBFUSCATOR’ that relies on phishing emails, malicious documents, and space images from the James Webb telescope to spread malware.
Google Chrome’s latest update has a security fix you should install ASAP
Google Chrome users on Windows, Mac, and Linux need to install the latest update to the browser to protect themselves from a serious security vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting.
Microsoft Announces Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro
Teams Rooms Pro is a new offering that brings together the value of our existing Teams Rooms features, new innovations, and the Teams Rooms managed service platform—all in one license.
New wave of data-destroying ransomware attacks hits QNAP NAS devices
Network hardware-maker QNAP is urging customers to update their network-attached storage devices immediately to protect them from a new wave of ongoing ransomware attacks that can destroy terabytes of data in a single stroke.
Announcement of automatic deletion of inactive Microsoft Dataverse for Teams environments
The Microsoft Power Platform is introducing a cleanup mechanism that will automatically remove inactive Teams environments from your tenant. Teams environments that are considered inactive are first disabled for 30 days and then deleted if no action is taken by the administrators.
GIFShell attack creates reverse shell using Microsoft Teams GIFs
A new attack technique called ‘GIFShell’ allows threat actors to abuse Microsoft Teams for novel phishing attacks and covertly executing commands to steal data using ... GIFs.
Apple Warns of macOS Kernel Zero-Day Exploitation
Apple’s security response engine revved into high gear Monday with patches for security defects in a wide range of products, including fixes for a pair of critical macOS kernel vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.
Microsoft: Iranian hackers encrypt Windows systems using BitLocker
Microsoft says an Iranian state-sponsored threat group it tracks as DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature in attacks to encrypt victims' systems.