Has Microsoft been compromised? Check your Microsoft independent backups. UPDATED

This post was originally made on 22 March 2022 Following attacks on Nvidia and Samsung, there were claims over the weekend form the extortion gang Lapsus$ that they had breached Microsoft. Microsoft investigates Lapsus$ claim of Bing, Cortana theft • The Register Microsoft investigating Lapsus$ claims of Bing, Cortana data …

The most feared Russian cyber attacks. What should be your first two steps in defending against them if they spread to you?

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Included on this list from the BBC is the WannaCry ransomware, that hit the NHS in 2017 – so we all know how much chaos that can spread. Since 2017 the sophistication of the cyber criminal gangs and the malware they are using has increased. The three Russian cyber-attacks the …

Scottish Association for Mental Health data breach

A Scottish mental health charity says it has been the victim of a cyber attack. Police are investigating a “sophisticated and criminal” cyber security incident at the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Scottish mental health charity SAMH targeted in cyber attack – BBC News