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Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Also: Spain Defies Pressure to Eject Huawei, Hackers Leak North Korea Kimsuky DataThis week, Norway said Russian hackers attacked a flood gate, Spain defied pressure to eject Huawei, a cyberattack against the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General. Hackers leaked stolen North Korean Kimsuky data, Microsoft patched a Kerberos zero-day and a big Chrome bug bounty.

Also, Blue Shield Breach Exposes 4.7M, Cyberattack Disrupts City Systems in TexasThis week, Cookie Bite bypasses MFA in Azure Entra ID, Microsoft fixed RDP Freezes, a ransomware attack in Catalonia, Blue Shield exposed data to Google, a cyberattack disrupted city systems in Texas, South Korean telecom breach exposed USIM data and a warning about North Korean IT deepfakes.

Domain Controllers Commandeered to Distribute Malware, Warns MicrosoftRansomware hackers are hitting up Active Directory domain controllers to boost privileges within compromised networks, warns Microsoft. Nearly eight out of every 10 human-operated cyberattacks involves a breached domain controller. Securing the servers is a challenge.

Also: Google Fixes YouTube Vulnerabilities That Could Have Exposed User EmailsThis week: Microsoft, Ivanti and Google release fixes for critical vulnerabilities and urge priority patching; Lee Enterprises confirms a cyberattack disrupted newspaper operations; and thousands of KerioControl Firewalls exposed to critical remote code execution flaws.

Findings From the Tech Giant's Defense Report 2024 Flag Expanding Threat LandscapeMicrosoft's latest Digital Defense Report exposed an increasingly complex cyber battlefield in which nation-state actors team up with cybercriminals to launch sophisticated attacks, while organizations continue to struggle to defend against these evolving threats.

Also: Microsoft Recall; Microchip Technology Attack; FCC Fine for Deepfake AudioThis week, a flaw was found in Microsoft Copilot's Studio, Microsoft announced rollout of the Recall feature, Microchip Technology was hit by a cyberattack, FlightAware data was exposed, Equiniti and Lingo Telecom were fined for cyber-related incidents, and Toyota suffered a third-party breach.

Brad Smith Says the Tech Giant 'Accepts Responsibility' for Cyber BreachesMicrosoft President Brad Smith testified Thursday to the House Homeland Security Committee that the tech giant "accepts responsibility" for a series of security failures identified in a federal report following multiple high-profile cyberattacks targeting government agencies and major organizations.

Cyberattack on Aliquippa Water Plant Highlights Vulnerabilities in OT SystemsThe onset of war between Israel and Hamas led to a spike in cyberattacks against operational technology, says Microsoft in a warning to critical infrastructure operators about the dangers of internet-exposed operational technology.

Company Plans to Link Executive Compensation to Achieving Security MilestonesThe executive vice president for Microsoft Security has announced an overhaul of the company's security practices following a series of high-profile cyberattacks that allowed foreign state-sponsored hacking groups to access its internal systems and cloud networks.

Also: Catching Up With Spain's Most Dangerous HackerThis week, the FCC OK'd cybersecurity labeling, DarkGate exploited Google, Fortinet patched a bug, cyberattacks hit the French government and employment agencies, Google restricted Gemini AI chatbot and paid bug bounties, Microsoft had Patch Tuesday, Marine Max was attacked, and Alcasec moved on.

Also: AI in Cloud Security, Integrating Zero Trust Principles into API DeploymentIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the potential role of AI in cloud security, how the recent cyberattack on Microsoft by Russian state hackers highlighted the vulnerabilities associated with legacy systems, and how to secure APIs in the age of zero trust.

Experts Warn Tech Giant Faces Potential for Future Cyberattacks After Email HackingSecurity experts told ISMG they were concerned Microsoft could suffer future cyberattacks and threats to its customers after a Russian state hacking group managed to evade detection for several weeks while targeting accounts associated with the company’s top executives.