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Microsoft 365 hero: patch the internet edge, stop phishing at sign-in with a Microsoft Entra ID passkey, and know the NCUA 72-hour clock

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Black October: What Credit Unions Should Do Now

In This Article What "Black October" means for credit unions The PHP flaws CISA says to patch now Attacks that run at machine speed Move staff...

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Microsoft 365 hero image: a bank employee holds an Android phone showing a Microsoft Authenticator sign-in request next to an unknown app, linked to Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender in a bank branch

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Microsoft Authenticator Android Vulnerability (CVE-2026-80097): What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Do

In This Article What CVE-2026-80097 is Why one app holds the keys to the work account How the Microsoft Authenticator Android vulnerability worked...

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Microsoft 365 hero image: a laptop signing in through Microsoft Entra ID with Conditional Access and Token Protection, a copied session pass crossed out behind a dotted line, and the headline Sign in from anywhere, Stolen sessions stop working, Every cleanup on record

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Microsoft 365 Token Replay Campaign: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Do Now

In This Article What Huntress found How token spraying works Why the block list kept falling behind What the attacker left behind Read a Conditional...

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Microsoft 365 hero: Entra sign-in logs, a Conditional Access policy blocking legacy authentication, and apps that can read mail, headed Keep email working, Shut the legacy sign-ins, Show examiners who read what

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Flax Typhoon and Microsoft 365: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Check

In This Article What the October 8 Flax Typhoon advisory says Three tools aimed at Microsoft 365 mail Block the sign-ins a password spray depends on...

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Service account security in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID: vendor payments, scanner, ticketing, and shared mailbox accounts, each locked with an owner assigned

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Service Account Security: The Forgotten Accounts a Password Spray Found

In This Article The service account security gap a password spray found Why forgotten accounts fall first Four kinds of forgotten account, and the...

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access exclusion list review for financial institutions

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Conditional Access Exclusions: The List Nobody Reviews

Every institution grants Conditional Access exceptions. Microsoft documents how those lists grow, names access reviews as the compensating control,...

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Windows Hello for Business key abuse and Microsoft Entra ID device registration

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Windows Hello for Business Key Abuse: What Financial Institutions Need to Verify

Malware already running in a signed-in Windows session can use that user's Windows Hello for Business key to authenticate to Microsoft Entra ID, with...

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Hotel conference room laptop showing a captive portal sign-in, with a stolen Microsoft 365 session token flowing to an attacker past Microsoft Entra ID controls

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Hotel Wi-Fi Is Stealing Microsoft 365 Sessions

In This Article What Microsoft Found on Hotel and Conference Wi-Fi Two Attack Paths, and Why the Difference Decides Your Controls The Part That...

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Microsoft Entra ID SSPR registered-methods change deadline September 7 2026 for financial institutions

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Microsoft Entra SSPR Registered-Methods Deadline: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Mortgage Companies Must Do

In This Article What Changes on November 9, 2026 Which Institutions Are Most Exposed The Rollout Timeline You Need on the Calendar What to Do Before...

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Microsoft Authenticator information disclosure vulnerability illustration with the Microsoft 4-square logo and a CVSS 7.4 High badge for a financial institution security audience.

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CVE-2026-41615: Microsoft Authenticator Information Disclosure: What Financial Institutions Should Do Now

In This Article What the patch actually fixes Why financial institutions should treat this as a tier-1 patch event The three-control playbook for...

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