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Researchers Warns of Increase in Phishing Attacks Using Decentralized IPFS Network GettyImages-1135152518_MW

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Researchers Warns of Increase in Phishing Attacks Using Decentralized IPFS Network

FHN July 29, 2022

The decentralized file system solution known as IPFS is becoming the new “hotbed” for hosting phishing sites,...

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Windows 11 now blocks RDP brute-force attacks by default

FHN July 26, 2022

Recent Windows 11 builds come with the Account Lockout Policy policy enabled by default which will automatically...

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Microsoft Resumes Blocking Office VBA Macros by Default After ‘Temporary Pause’

FHN July 25, 2022

Microsoft announced today that it resumed the rollout of VBA macro auto-blocking in downloaded Office documents after temporarily...

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Microsoft: Windows Autopatch is now generally available

FHN July 12, 2022

Microsoft on Monday announced the general availability of a feature called Autopatch that automatically keeps Windows and Office software...

Hive Ransomware Upgraded to Rust to Deliver More Sophisticated Encryption Untitled-design-2022-07-06T200545.790

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Hive Ransomware Upgraded to Rust to Deliver More Sophisticated Encryption

FHN July 8, 2022

Researchers from Microsoft Security have spotted an upgraded version of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) dubbed Hive. Hive Ransomware...