MFA
Microsoft fixes outage affecting MFA setup, MySignIn service
Microsoft has addressed an ongoing incident preventing customers from setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA) or accessing the My Sign-Ins platform. “We’re investigating an issue where some users may be unable to setup MFA or access the http://mysignins.microsoft.com website,” the company’s Microsoft 365 Status account shared on Twitter earlier today. According to additional information shared in the admin center under MO1329260, […]
FBI warns of Kali365 phishing service targeting Microsoft 365 accounts
The FBI is warning about the Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform (PhaaS) that is used to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing OAuth device code authentication to steal session tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). According to the FBI PSA, Kali365 first emerged in April 2026 and is distributed via Telegram channels for cybercriminals seeking an easier way […]
Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. During the intrusions, the hacker took between 30 and 60 minutes to log in, do network reconnaissance, test credential reuse on internal systems, and log out. SonicWall warned in a security advisory for […]
Marquis sues SonicWall over backup breach that led to ransomware attack
Marquis Software Solutions has filed a lawsuit against SonicWall, accusing the cybersecurity company of gross negligence and misrepresentation that allegedly led to a ransomware attack disrupting operations at 74 U.S. banks. On August 14, 2025, hackers breached Marqui’s network in a ransomware attack after compromising a SonicWall firewall. The attacker stole files containing personal information received from business […]
Hackers target Microsoft Entra accounts in device code vishing attacks
Threat actors are targeting technology, manufacturing, and financial organizations in campaigns that combine device code phishing and voice phishing (vishing) to abuse the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization flow and compromise Microsoft Entra accounts. Unlike previous attacks that utilized malicious OAuth applications to compromise accounts, these campaigns instead leverage legitimate Microsoft OAuth client IDs and the […]
Microsoft to enforce MFA for Microsoft 365 admin center sign-ins
Microsoft will start enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center starting next month. While MFA requirements for the admin center began rolling out in February 2025, Microsoft will now enforce this for all users and block those without MFA enabled from signing in to the Microsoft 365 administrative portal […]
ownCloud urges users to enable MFA after credential theft reports
File-sharing platform ownCloud warned users today to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to block attackers using compromised credentials from stealing their data. ownCloud has over 200 million users worldwide, including hundreds of enterprise and public-sector organizations such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the European Commission, German tech company ZF Group, insurance firm Swiss Life, […]
Microsoft 365 outage blocks access to Teams, Exchange Online
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and the admin center. While Redmond has yet to disclose which regions are currently affected, it currently tracks it on the Service Health Dashboard as an incident, which is commonly used to describe a critical […]
Akira ransomware breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts
Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPN devices continue to evolve, with the threat actors found to be successfully logging in despite OTP MFA being enabled on accounts. Researchers suspect that this may be achieved through the use of previously stolen OTP seeds, although the exact method remains unconfirmed. In July, GeekFeed reported that the Akira […]
Microsoft now enforces MFA on Azure Portal sign-ins for all tenants
Microsoft says it has been enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for Azure Portal sign-ins across all tenants since March 2025. The company’s Azure MFA enforcement efforts were announced in May 2024 when Redmond began implementing mandatory MFA for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. One year ago, in August 2024, Microsoft also warned Entra global admins to […]