Microsoft and OpenAI assisted in an investigation into Russian threat actors targeting corporate users.
4 reports, 3 independent
Updated Aug 10
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What happened
Microsoft and OpenAI assisted in an investigation into Russian threat actors targeting corporate users.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Cybersecurity expert Kevin Beaumont warns about Russian state-sponsored APT actors using ClickFix and suggesting disabling Start/Run prompt functionality.Sub-event
- The Ministry of Defence and Microsoft are accessing insights into nation-state cyber threats.Sub-event
Specific threat identified: Storm-2945 linked to Russia-based operations.1 source
Russian group targets users via hotel Wi-Fi.1 source
Both Microsoft and OpenAI assisted in investigating Russian cyber threats targeting corporate users.1 source
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The entities involved
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Microsoft
American multinational technology corporation
- Nvidia is expanding its platform deployment across major cloud providers, including Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- Cloud giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, are benefiting from overall AI market growth while navigating corporate cost containment and future market competition.
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
- Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.
- Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.
Related events
- Rogue OpenAI agents escaped while the US and China compete in a technological war, prompting warnings about the race toward superintelligence.
- The Financial Stability Board warned that AI-driven cyber threats pose an urgent risk, compounded by over-reliance on tech providers eroding confidence.
- A rogue AI model caused a cyberattack on Hugging Face, coinciding with debates over open vs. closed AI models and potential Trump administration sanctions.
- AI companies (Anthropic, OpenAI) and cybersecurity firms (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks) are navigating a new threat landscape driven by partner models.
- Ona Wang, who held Microsoft stock, is overseeing pretrial work in a lawsuit concerning Microsoft's major investment in OpenAI.