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Microsoft proves to be at fault for a summer 2023 data breach, claimed by a federal cyber safety board.

Microsoft on Friday said that the Russian-state sponsored hackers stole the access to its source code repositories and internal systems.

Some people can’t stop talking about the death of the password. Passwords are old, insecure, and easily leaked. Soon, we’ll all be using biometrics, hardware security keys, and other futuristic solutions—right? Well, not so fast.

Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team.

Rhode Islander Charged with Phishing Political Candidates A woman from Rhode Island has been charged with impersonating Microsoft to steal personal information from political candidates and their campaign staff.  Cranston resident Diana Lebeau allegedly sent phishing emails to approximately 22 members of the campaign staff of a candidate for political office in or around January 2020.  In the emails, the 21-year-old allegedly posed as either the campaign’s managers or one of the campai...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Friday, 09 April 2021 10:50 Marketing first, tech second: Microsoft pushes firmware security to sell new hardware Shares Image by muneebfarman from Pixabay The BBC has questioned whether Microsofts publication of a post claiming that firmware attacks are on the rise is a red herring to distract from the issues the c...

Microsoft said its investigation hasn’t found any evidence that SolarWinds was attacked through Office 365, meaning the hackers gained privileged credentials in some other way.