Category: Articles
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Something sketchy is going on with Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft screws up security notifications in Outlook Suspicious notification emails have suddenly arrived in Microsoft Outlook users’ inboxes, but it turns out that it’s all Microsoft’s fault. Several Outlook customers have flocked to Microsoft’s support forums, as well as several newspapers this week to complain about “strange sign-in behavior” on their email accounts. They were…
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Google has issued a warning about ‘hermit malware’ infecting Android and iOS devices
Google has discovered victims in both Italy and Kazakhstan. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) issued a study on spyware operations targeting Android and iOS users. The company’s doing so in an attempt of tracking the actions of commercial spyware suppliers. Google TAG details the use of Hermit as commercial-grade spyware. Attackers can use this sophisticated…
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Microsoft Teams is launching its own social network to compete with Facebook
The new Viva Engage social media platform will be integrated into Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has unveiled intentions to compete with Facebook via Viva Engage. The company’s own social networking site believes it to be a flagship product. According to Yammer the new product, which is part of Microsoft Teams, aims to improve on the experience…
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SMS scams: New Australian law dictates mobile companies to be fined up to $250,000
As per the new law scam, messages should be traced, identified, and blocked. The information of senders will be shared with authorities to take apt action. Failure to comply with the new law to prevent scam SMS communications could cause fines of up to $250,000 for mobile service providers. The Australian Communications and Media Authority…
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WordPress: PayPal phishing kit is boosting hacked WordPress sites
Phishing scams targeting PayPal users for every last bit of personal information At cyber security company – Akamai, researchers found a new and sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at over 400 million potential PayPal consumers. Akamai employees discovered the fraud after seeing it embedded into their WordPress site. Many other legit WordPress sites are believed to…
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Microsoft is making fitting updates to Word for easy editing
Now users can easily share Word files on OneDrive for convenient editing The new OneDrive update would make editing and reviewing Microsoft Word documents much more engaging. The software giant has announced that it is developing a new feature for its cloud storage platform. This will allow users to easily exchange and evaluate Microsoft Word…
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Microsoft phishing campaigns can hack despite users having MFA
If our sessions don’t expire, what is the purpose of having an MFA? Microsoft claims hackers can access Outlook email accounts even if they are secured by multi-factor authentication. In 2021, the company’s cybersecurity teams from the Threat Intelligence Center and the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team discovered a new large-scale phishing attempt that targeted…
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Microsoft: New Teams update will prevent strangers from reaching you in chat
Microsoft Teams chat new update will put your privacy first In an effort to improve security in its video conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams will receive an upgrade that will help prevent inappropriate conversations from external users. External chat invitation access for managed businesses implies that for the time being this change is likely to affect…
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With Microsoft Teams you can easily learn different languages
Now communicating in foreign languages will get easier. Microsoft Teams Mobile will be supporting Intelligent translation so you can communicate in different languages without any inconvenience. Now you don’t have to be confused by a Microsoft Teams communication in a foreign language. Due to recent updates to the video conferencing platform communication in foreign languages…
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Microsoft: These new PowerPoint features will be appreciated by perfectionists
Microsoft is reviewing new features for adding custom videos. Microsoft is developing a PowerPoint version that would allow users to add a new degree of customization to their presentations. According to Microsoft, the headlining feature, codenamed Cameo, will sit within PowerPoint’s Recording Studio. It will allow you to use a webcam feed to make the…