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Krebs: At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

…FireEye Finds Evidence Chinese Hackers Exploited Microsoft Email App Flaw Since January

…White House Cites ‘Active Threat,’ Urges Action Despite Microsoft Patch

…New Microsoft Tool Checks Exchange Servers for ProxyLogon Hacks

…Microsoft’s MSERT Tool Now Finds Web Shells From Exchange Server Attacks

…Microsoft: Exchange Updates Can Install Without Fixing Vulnerabilities

In Battle with U.S., China to Focus on 7 ‘Frontier’ Technologies from Chips to Brain-Computer Fusion

…Spending on Research and Development to Rise 7% per Year in Push for Major Tech Breakthroughs

U.S. DoD Weapons Programs Lack ‘Key’ Cybersecurity Measures

Russian, Chinese Hackers Targeted Europe Drug Regulator

Russian Disinformation Campaign Aims to Undermine Confidence in Pfizer, Other Covid-19 Vaccines, U.S. Officials Say

Virus Tech Draws Scrutiny From European Privacy Advocates

New iPhone Feature Reveals if Someone Is Stalking Your Exact Movements

Bug in Apple’s Find My Feature Could’ve Exposed Users’ Location Histories

Critics Blast Google’s Aim to Replace Browser Cookie with ‘FLoC’

‘Impossible to Trace’ Tech Savvy Dad May Be Holding Daughter Captive in WA, Cops Say

U.S. Indicts John McAfee for Cryptocurrency Fraud, Money Laundering

Effective Cybersecurity Needs Quantum Communication

Companies Are Doing a Terrible Job of Reporting Cybersecurity Risks to Investors		Queen’s University in Belfast Takes ‘Precautions’ After Cyber-Attack Attempt

Czech Capital Prague, Labour Ministry Face Cyber Attacks

Saint Agnes Medical Center (CA) Data Breach Exposed Personal Info

Sandhills Medical (SC) Foundation Patient Info Accessed in Cyber Attack

Humana Notifying 65,000 Health Plan Members Information Was Exposed

Two Medical Practices in the Richmond Region Report Cybersecurity Incidents

SITA: Airline IT Provider Confirms Passenger Data Leaked After Major ‘Cyber-Attack’

Docker Hub and Bitbucket Resources Hijacked for Crypto-Mining

Ongoing Phishing Attacks Target U.S. Brokers With Fake FINRA Audits

Nottinghamshire Schools Suspend Online Learning Following Cyber Attack

D-Link, IoT Devices Under Attack By Tor-Based Gafgyt Variant

WordPress Injection Anchors Widespread Malware Campaign

REvil Ransomware Gang Plans to Call Victim’s Business Partners About Attacks

New ‘Hog’ Ransomware Only Decrypts Victims Who Join Their Discord Server

…Two Unusual Versions of Ransomware Tell Us a Lot About How Attacks Are Evolving

Supermicro, Pulse Secure Release Fixes for ‘TrickBoot’ Attacks

Samsung Fixes Critical Android Bugs in March 2021 Updates

Microsoft Office 365 Gets Protection Against Malicious XLM Macros

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