Cyberattack Prevention
The latest Cyberattack Prevention coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 Faces 78% Attack Surge: AI Phishing and Zero-Day Threats Dominate 2025
As we approach 2025, Microsoft 365 remains a prime target for cybercriminals, with evolving threats challenging even the most robust security frameworks. Organizations must stay ahead of...
Sophisticated Microsoft 365 Phishing Attacks Surge: How to Protect Your Organization
In recent months, cybersecurity professionals have observed an alarming escalation in highly sophisticated phishing campaigns specifically engineered to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts, leveraging...
Microsoft Purchase Emails Weaponized: Hackers Use Real Messages to Deploy Malware in New Phishing Wave
A sophisticated phishing campaign has turned Microsoft's own purchase notifications into an unlikely attack vector, leaving Windows users worldwide exposed to credential theft and malware. Security...
Urgent Microsoft Office Security Alert: Addressing Critical Vulnerabilities Threatening 2025 Productivity
Urgent Microsoft Office Security Alert: Protect Your Systems from Critical Vulnerabilities in 2025 In 2025, Microsoft Office—a cornerstone of productivity for millions worldwide—faces newly...
Hackers Weaponize Microsoft’s Own Notification Emails to Bypass Security and Deploy RATs
Cybercriminals have turned Microsoft 365’s own transactional email system into an advanced delivery mechanism for business email compromise (BEC) attacks, security researchers warn. By exploiting...
Microsoft Exposes Void Blizzard: Russia’s Stealthy Spy Campaign Targets Defense, Bypasses MFA
A Russian state-backed cyberespionage group has been quietly breaching critical organizations across NATO countries and Ukraine since at least April 2024. Dubbed Void Blizzard and tracked as LAUNDRY...
CERT-In Issues High-Risk Advisory for Microsoft Products: Immediate Action Required
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has recently issued a critical advisory highlighting multiple...
Fight 2023 Microsoft Phishing Scams: Top Tips to Protect Your Windows PC
How to Protect Your Windows PC from Microsoft Phishing Scams in 2023 Windows users worldwide are once again under siege—not by viruses or ransomware—but by the cunning manipulations of...
Critical Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities: Essential Protection Steps for Windows Users
Overview of the Critical Security Advisory from CERT-In The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has recently issued a critical advisory warning about multiple significant security...
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Weaponizing Public Cloud Services for Missile Coordination
Introduction Recent reports have surfaced alleging that Russia is leveraging major cloud computing platforms to coordinate missile strikes on Ukraine. This development underscores the evolving nature...
NPM Supply Chain Attacks: Unveiling the Threats to DevOps Security
Introduction In recent years, the software development community has witnessed a surge in supply chain attacks targeting open-source ecosystems, with the Node Package Manager (NPM) being a primary...
Windows Server 2025’s dMSA Opens a Silent Domain Takeover Path – Here’s the Fix
Attackers can now hijack entire Windows domains by exploiting a fundamental design flaw in the new delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) introduced with Windows Server 2025, security experts...