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Google Shares Findings on Ransomware Hacker Group

Alphabet Inc.’s Google detected a group of ransomware hackers trying to breach companies in 2021, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows. The group sent over 5,000 malicious emails a day to up to 650 global organizations, often leveraging a flaw in MSHTML. Microsoft issued a security fix for the Windows vulnerability in late 2021. Lately, the group…


Microsoft Security Chief Stresses on Importance of Combating Cyberattacks Through Cloud Adoption

Microsoft Corp.’s new security chief, Charlie Bell, emphasized the importance of solving cyberattacks by embracing cloud, the Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft has built a $15 billion business and one of the world’s most enormous private cyber armies to counter cyberattacks. WSJ notes that U.S. banks flagged nearly $600 million in ransomware payments during the first…