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Microsoft is seeing a big spike in Web shell use

Getty Images reader comments 20 with 12 posters participating Share this story Security personnel at Microsoft are seeing a big increase in the use of Web shells, the light-weight programs that hackers install so they can burrow further into compromised websites. The average number of Web shells installed from August, 2020 to January of this… Read More: Microsoft is seeing a big spike in Web shell use »

Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic

reader comments 19 with 16 posters participating Share this story Email management provider Mimecast said that hackers have compromised a digital certificate it issued and used it to target select customers who use it to encrypt data they sent and received through the company’s cloud-based service. In a post published on Tuesday, the company said… Read More: Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic »