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Microsoft shares new threat intelligence, security guidance during global crisis

April 8, 2020 TH Author coronavirus-themed threats, COVID-19 themed attacks, Cybersecurity, emotet, incident response, Microsoft security intelligence, Phishing, Security Intelligence, Security Response, TrickBot

Our threat intelligence shows that COVID-19 themed threats are retreads of existing attacks that have been slightly altered to tie to the pandemic. We’re seeing a changing of lures, not a surge in attacks. These attacks are settling into the normal ebb and flow of the threat environment.
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Microsoft works with healthcare organizations to protect from popular ransomware during COVID-19 crisis: Here’s what to do

April 1, 2020 TH Author coronavirus-themed threats, covid-19, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, gateway, Healthcare, human-operated ransomware, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, ransomware, remote work, REvil, Secure remote work, Securing remote workers series, Security Intelligence, Sodinokibi, Threat protection, virtual private network (VPN), virtual private server (VPS), VPN

Microsoft identified several dozens of hospitals with vulnerable gateway and VPN appliances. We sent these hospitals a first-of-its-kind notification with important info about the vulnerabilities, how attackers can take advantage of them, and a strong recommendation to apply security updates.
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