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Nation-State Attackers Sharpen Focus on Governments, NGOs

New data from Microsoft shows that Nobelium, Thallium, and other nation-state attack groups are increasingly focusing on government agencies and NGOs.

Microsoft, Malware

Microsoft Warns of Ongoing Nobelium Supply Chain Attacks

Microsoft said that the threat group has used phishing and password-spraying attacks to compromise at least 14 IT service providers this year.

Solarwinds, Supply Chain, Microsoft

Microsoft Fixes Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day

Microsoft issued a fix for a use-after-free Windows vulnerability that was being leveraged in attacks, as part of its October Patch Tuesday roundup.

Patch Tuesday, Microsoft, Zero Day

Attackers Tied to Iran Targeting Office 365 in Password Spraying Campaign

A new group with ties to the Iranian government is conducting a password-spraying campaign against Office 365 accounts.

Microsoft, Iran

Nobelium Deploying FoggyWeb Backdoor in Targeted Attacks

The Nobelium attackers, who are responsible for the SolarWinds intrusion, have been deploying a new backdoor called FoggyWeb in targeted attacks.

Microsoft, Solarwinds