A recent wave of attacks belies an apparent lull toward the end of the summer.
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Google, Microsoft and Oracle amassed the most cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the first half of 2021
A recent AtlasVPN report rounds up an inglorious cybersecurity top 10 of sorts, highlighting the companies that have amassed the most vulnerabilities in the first half of this year.
Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hits Russian Tech Giant Yandex
Plus: A TrickBot hacker arrest, a Fortinet VPN password leak, and more of the week’s top security news.
Microsoft warns of attacks targeting Office documents
Affecting Windows desktops and servers, the attacks exploit an MSHTML vulnerability by using specially crafted Microsoft Office documents.
California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes
Plus: The T-Mobile hacker, another big bad Microsoft bug, and more of the week’s top security news.
“Intruders” in the cloud: Microsoft warns “thousands” of Azure customers about potential exposure
On Thursday, the company sent warnings to “thousands” of its cloud computing customers, explaining that “intruders” could have access to Microsoft Azure’s Cosmos DB databases, according to Reuters.
Tech companies pledge to help toughen US cybersecurity in White House meeting
Apple, Google, Microsoft and others will fund new technologies and training as part of the nation’s struggle to combat cyberattacks.
How to get the Windows 11 security protections on an existing PC
Windows 11 will turn on hardware security by default but only on new PCs or if you re-image from scratch. But there is a workaround.