I-Microsoft ibhengeza ukuba iYunithi yoLwaphulo-mthetho lweDijithali (DCU) ibambe iiwebhusayithi zeqela lokuqweqwedisa i-NICKEL. Ngokutsho kombutho, iqela lokuqhekeza lilahlekelwa sisixhobo esibalulekileyo. Iiwebhusayithi ziya kusetyenziselwa ukuhlasela imibutho yehlabathi.
I-NICKEL ithengisa ukusuka eTshayina. Iqela le-hacking lilandelwe lisebe lokhuseleko le-Microsoft ukususela ngo-2016. Ngoku i-tech giant ibhengeze ukuba ibambe iiwebhusayithi ze-NICKEL. Inkundla yaseUnited States yalivumela elo nyathelo.
UMicrosoft uthi i-NICKEL igxile ikakhulu kubusela benkcazelo koorhulumente, abenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo kunye nemibutho yamalungelo oluntu. Uhlaselo kwii-arhente zikarhulumente kunye noonozakuzaku baye babeka ithoni ukususela ngo-2019. Abantu beqela lokuqhekeza abazange balandelwe okanye babanjwe. Iinjongo zika-NICKEL ke ngoko azinakuqinisekiswa ngokuqinisekileyo. UMicrosoft unokukrokrela kuphela-kwaye uthi iqela liphuma kubuntlola.
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Kwakhona, inkuthazo yeMicrosoft yokulandela iqela lokuqhekeza ayibekwanga ematyeni. Nangona kunjalo, inyani yokuba iindlela ze-NICKEL zibandakanyiwe kubuchwepheshe bokhuseleko beMicrosoft inika ingcebiso.
I-tech giant ithi i-NICKEL ihlasela ikakhulu ngokusebenzisa kakubi iinkqubo ezidlulileyo. Usetyenziso olukwimo yakudala yeMicrosoft Exchange kunye neSharePoint bezisetyenziswa ngaphambili liqela lokugqekeza. I-NICKEL ke yasasaza i-malware kunye ne-infostealers ukugcina ukufikelela kwiinkqubo kunye nokuguqula idatha.
Kwiposti yebhlog yobuchwephesha (phantsi kwesihloko esithi 'Ukhuseleko oluCetyisiweyo'), iMicrosoft icacisa into enokwenziwa ngabasebenzisi ukuzikhusela kwiindlela ze-NICKEL. Ezinye zeendlela zokutyikitya ze-NICKEL zibandakanyiwe kwi-Microsoft 365 Defender ukuze zirhoxiswe ngokuzenzekelayo ukusuka apho.