Cyberattack Prevention
The latest Cyberattack Prevention coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Anubis ransomware’s 2025 wiper module makes decryption impossible even after ransom payment.
Anubis ransomware has rapidly evolved into one of the most destructive cyber threats in 2025, combining traditional ransomware encryption with a devastating data wiper module. This dual-threat...
Post cloud security gaps exposed: Washington Post breach shows MFA fatigue, token theft risks.
The cybersecurity landscape witnessed another alarming incident in early June when The Washington Post fell victim to a sophisticated email account compromise targeting multiple Microsoft 365 work...
Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Privilege Escalation Flaws - What You Need to Know
Palo Alto Networks has swiftly addressed multiple critical privilege escalation vulnerabilities across its product line, including its PAN-OS operating system and GlobalProtect solutions. These...
Cloudflare Outage Exposes Hidden Risks in Global Network Infrastructure
Cloudflare, a leading provider of web infrastructure and security services, recently experienced a significant outage that disrupted internet services worldwide. The incident, which lasted several...
Password Spraying Attacks: How UNK_SneakyStrike Exploits Legitimate Tools
Password spraying attacks have evolved into one of the most insidious threats in cybersecurity, leveraging legitimate tools to bypass traditional defenses. A recent incident, dubbed UNK_SneakyStrike,...
6 Critical Strategies to Stop Password Spraying Attacks on Entra ID in 2025
Password spraying attacks have become one of the most pervasive threats to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, with recent incidents affecting over 80,000 users. Unlike brute-force...
Microsoft 365 Copilot zero-day leak lets attackers steal data via prompt injection
The discovery of the EchoLeak vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot has sent shockwaves through the enterprise security community, exposing critical weaknesses in AI-powered productivity tools. This...
Urgent Ransomware Warning: SimpleHelp RMM Exploit CVE-2024-57727 Puts Networks at Risk
A critical vulnerability in SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management (RMM) software (CVE-2024-57727) is being actively exploited by ransomware gangs, putting businesses and critical infrastructure...
UNK_SneakyStrike: How Hackers Weaponize Cloud Security Tools to Breach 80,000+ Accounts
A sophisticated cyberattack campaign dubbed UNK_SneakyStrike has exposed a chilling new trend in cloud security breaches—hackers are now weaponizing legitimate penetration testing tools and cloud...
AVEVA PI Data Archive Vulnerabilities: Critical Risks & Mitigation Strategies for Industrial Security
Industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as threat actors increasingly target critical infrastructure. The recent...
Microsoft June 2025 Patch Tuesday: 75 Fixes, Critical Netlogon & WebDAV Zero-Day
Microsoft's June 2025 Patch Tuesday has arrived with a slew of critical security updates, addressing vulnerabilities that could leave systems exposed to remote code execution, privilege escalation,...
EchoLeak: How Zero-Click AI Exploits Threaten Microsoft 365 Security
A new class of AI-powered cyber threats is bypassing traditional security measures with frightening efficiency, exploiting vulnerabilities in enterprise productivity suites like Microsoft 365. Dubbed...