Hackers reached an email distribution service used by the contractor that runs Osaka’s online administrative platform. The city has told its 2.8 million residents to be wary of suspicious emails.
A security researcher has published code for an unpatched Windows flaw that can give a local attacker full system control. Microsoft says it is investigating and has not seen the flaw used in attacks.
Employees at businesses that use Workday could not log in on Friday evening, cutting off time tracking, pay information and benefits enrollment. The company says it is working urgently to resolve the disruption.
Outlook and Teams began recovering on Friday after an outage of about 18 hours that spread from the Americas to services worldwide. Microsoft says it has found no evidence of malicious activity.
