US EditionSenator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
Senator Wyden claims Microsoft's default use of RC4 encryption caused a ransomware breach exposing 5.6 million medical records, urging the FTC to demand secure software defaults.
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Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
A prominent US senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence,” citing the company’s continued use of an obsolete and vulnerable form of encryption that Windows uses by default. In a letter to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) said an investigation his office conducted into the 2024 ransomware breach of the health care giant Ascension found that the default use …
Senator blasts Microsoft for 'dangerous, insecure software' that helped pwn US hospitals
Ron Wyden urges FTC to probe failure to secure Windows after attackers used Kerberoasting to cripple Ascension Microsoft is back in the firing line after US Senator Ron Wyden accused Redmond of shipping “dangerous, insecure software” that helped cybercrooks cripple… Read more → The post Senator blasts Microsoft for ‘dangerous, insecure software’ that helped pwn US hospitals appeared first on IT Security News.
Microsoft accused of "serious cybersecurity negligence" that makes Windows vulnerable to attacks such as the Kerberoasting that exploits the weaknesses of the obsolete encryption algorithm RC4Senator Ron Wyden calls on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate "Microsoft's lax security practices." He believes that Windows' default configurations make customers vulnerable and contribute to ransomware, piracy and other threats. He denounce…
FTC Urged To Investigate Microsoft On Outdated RC4 Encryption And Kerberoasting Flaws - The Cyber Express
A fresh firestorm has erupted over Microsoft’s handling of cybersecurity risks, with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the company for what he described as “gross cybersecurity negligence” that enabled ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, including healthcare providers. In a letter sent to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson on Wednesday, Wyden accused Microsoft of shipping insecure softwa…
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