19 security firms, tech companies, and non-profit organisation have come together to create the “Ransomware Task Force” (RTF). Companies including Microsoft and McAfee have come together to fight ransomware.

Tech companies, firms like Microsoft and McAfee institute the 'Ransomware Task Force'

As the United States comes to grips with a far-reaching Russian cyberattack on federal agencies, private corporations and the nation’s infrastructure, new evidence has emerged that the hackers hunted their victims through multiple channels.

Russians are believed to have used Microsoft resellers in cyberattacks

The suspected Russian hackers responsible for the worst US cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds Corp, investigators have said.

Russian hackers used Microsoft vendors to breach customers, investigators say

American fast-food restaurant chain KFC has finally introduced its gaming console called 'KFConsole' and it can do something the PS5 and Xbox Series X cannot, that is, it can also keep your chicken warm.

How KFConsole is better than Sony's PS5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X

Josh, an Indian short video-sharing app like TikTok has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, months after the Chinese app was banned in the country.

Indian version of TikTok, Josh, gets Google, Microsoft backing in $100 million fund raise

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems

Microsoft also had its own products leveraged to attack victims, said people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft corporation says was hit by "cyberattack" related to sweeping U.S. hack

Microsoft has partnered Warner Bros ahead of the release of the "Space Jam: A New Legacy" movie with the NBA star LeBron James and cartoon icon Bugs Bunny, announcing that fans aged 14 and up can submit their best video game ideas and join free coding workshops with Microsoft.

Microsoft partners with Warner Bros ahead of 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' for free coding workshops

In a bid to steal valuable data related to Coronavirus vaccine research, government-linked hackers China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are engaged in concerted attempts to steal coronavirus vaccine secrets.

Intellectual property war: Hackers try to steal Covid vaccine secrets

A report by Microsoft revealed that hackers for the Russian and North Korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen of organisations involved in the COVID-19 treatment and vaccine research from around the globe.

Hackers from Russia, North Korea targeted COVID-19 vaccine: Microsoft

Tech giant Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched two models of its Xbox gaming console, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model. The Xbox Series X, which the company has described as the "world's most powerful console", will retail for $499.

Microsoft launches 'world's most powerful' next-generation Xbox gaming console

Microsoft Corp is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it targets space customers, the software giant said on Tuesday. The partnership with SpaceX Starlink will provide high-speed satellite broadband for Microsoft`s cloud computing data centers, the company said https://blogs.

Microsoft, Elon Musk's SpaceX tie up to woo space customers

Microsoft on Monday said it disrupted a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware.

Microsoft takes down global criminal botnet that could have affected US election

Seattle-based technology giant Microsoft has decided to expand its work-from-home policy and make it permanent for some workers. The company has released the new "hybrid workplace" guidance that lays out how employees can have a more flexible remote work schedule and even relocate elsewhere in the country, while it continues to adjust to changing needs during the ongoing pandemic.

Microsoft to expand its work from home policy, make it permanent for some staff

Big tech firms may be complying to China's confidential requests and handling the data of Hong Kong users to the autocratic country, as per a senior US state department official.

Big tech companies may be handling data of Hong Kong users to China

Microsoft Corp said on Monday that multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook.com and Microsoft Teams and other online services experience outage due to a recent change it introduced.

Microsoft Office 365, Teams and other online services experience outage

A Chinese hacker group called APT41 has been charged by the US Justice Department after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft caught two of the hackers in a combined effort.

Chinese hacker group, APT41, dupe companies in Malaysia and China

TikTok's deadline to sell its US shares is fast approaching, but the deal has still not been finalised. Hoewever, the US President Donald Trump has made it clear that the Chinese-owned company will not get any extensions.

Trump not happy with Oracle having minority shares in TikTok

Microsoft on Sunday said its offer to buy TikTok has been rejected, with reports suggesting coming Oracle and Bytedance are likely to notch a deal. "ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft," the US tech giant, in a statement, said, adding that their proposal was would have been "good" for TikTok users while "protecting national security interests".

Microsoft's offer to buy TikTok rejected; Oracle likely to partner

China's Foreign Ministry on Monday said that popular mobile phone app TikTok is being "encircled" and "coerced" as its parent company ByteDance picked Oracle as partner to try to save its business in the United States.

China says TikTok being 'encircled' and 'coerced' after ByteDance drops sale

Microsoft has claimed that the same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of organizations involved in the 2020 elections. Most of the infiltration attempts by Russian, Chinese, and Iranian agents were halted by Microsoft security software.

Microsoft: Hackers again target US elections, Hacking bids from Russia, China, and Iran

Wall Street's main indexes closed sharply lower on Thursday, marking their deepest one-day dives in months as investors dumped the high-flying technology sector, while economic data highlighted concerns about a long and difficult recovery.

Tech tumble jams Wall Street into reverse; sharpest fall since June

Ahead of the election in the United States, Microsoft has launched a software to detect "deepfake" photos or videos. Deepfakes are created with the help of artificial intelligence to alter an image or a video which make the content look authentic or real.

Ahead of US election, Microsoft launches software to detect 'deepfakes'

The announcement comes hours after TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quit his job as the video-sharing app faces criticism from US President Donald Trump

Walmart is joining Microsoft in Tiktok bid

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