A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing, including Microsoft Corp.’s role in a recent breach of government officials’ email accounts by suspected Chinese hackers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Cyber Safety Review Board, which was created by the Biden administration to investigate major cybersecurity events, will focus on risks to cloud computing infrastructure broadly, including identity and authentication management, and will examine all relevant cloud service providers, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. The issue was brought into focus by the breach of Microsoft’s email systems, the official said. Both people asked not to be named so they could discuss sensitive information.
A researcher at Tenable has discovered an issue that enables limited, unauthorized access to cross-tenant applications and sensitive data (including but not limited to authentication secrets). Background The issue occurred as a result of insufficient access control to Azure Function hosts, which are launched as part of the creation and operation of custom connectors in Microsoft’s Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automation).
Last week, Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking that they hold Microsoft accountable for a repeated pattern of negligent cybersecurity practices, which has enabled Chine
Cloud cryptojacking, a type of cyberattack that uses computing power to mine cryptocurrency, could result in financial loss to targeted organizations due to the compute fees that can be incurred from the abuse.
This page provides the latest information on the MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Cloud vulnerabilities. As we continue our investigation and new details are uncovered, this page will be updated. Please check back frequently for updates.
CVE-PENDING (June 9, 2023)
CVE-2023-34362 (May 31, 2023)
The Dig research team reveals recently discovered critical vulnerability in GCP CloudSQL service that lead to internal container access and data exposure
Les directrices et directeurs du numérique des cantons latins ont décidé d’agir de concert en matière de souveraine
We found TrafficStealer abusing open container APIs in order to redirect traffic to specific websites and manipulate engagement with ads.
Kernel 6.2 ditched a useful defense against ghostly chip design flaw
Microsoft detected a unique operation where threat actors carried out destructive actions in both on-premises and cloud environments.
The Sysdig Threat Research Team recently discovered a sophisticated cloud operation in a customer environment, dubbed SCARLETEEL.
Thousands of small to medium size businesses are suffering as Rackspace have suffered a security incident on their Hosted Exchange service.
Yesterday, 2nd December 2022, Rackspace announced an outage to their Hosted Exchange Server:
LastPass says unknown attackers breached its cloud storage using information stolen during a previous security incident from August 2022.
The company added that, once in, the threat actors also managed to access customer data stored in the compromised storage service.
Victime du piratage de son hébergeur cloud, le logiciel de gestion d'entreprise Winbiz ne peut pas être utilisé depuis lundi. Le retour à la normale prendra du temps.
Software Delivery Shield, a software supply chain security solution, can enhance the security posture along the supply chain from dev to production.
This post describes how I took over an Azure Cloud Shell trusted domain and leveraged it to inject and execute commands in other users’ terminals.
Dans une prise de position publiée le 13 juin 2022, le Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence a estimé que le recours aux services cloud M365 de Microsoft serait susceptible de violer la Loi fédérale sur la protection des données, quand bien même le projet de la Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents (SUVA) envisage que les données soient hébergées en Suisse et que le cocontractant du responsable du traitement soit une entité européenne du Groupe Microsoft.
Reuters shows how Chinese hackers invaded myriad global companies, exposing entrenched weaknesses in Western cyber defenses.
Low-level crimeware gang has been exploiting misconfigured and publicly accessible Docker and other cloud instances with roaring success.
The Danish data protection authority ('Datatilsynet') announced, on 9 March 2022, that it had published a new guide on the use of cloud services, as well as a short overview of frequently asked questions ('FAQs'). In particular, the Datatilsynet stated that the new guide is targeted at data controllers and notes the considerations which data controllers must keep in mind when using a cloud service, including an outline of the pitfalls, opportunities, and obligations that arise when using such technologies.
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