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First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Over the last months, many security experts have developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. ” concludes the expert. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses dangerous RDS flaw that opens to WannaCry-like attacks

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-0863 could be exploited by an attacker with low-privileged access to the targeted system to deliver a malware. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. .” The thought is for the WannaCry attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. 0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS. Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Wyoming hit by ransomware attack.

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Magento 1.x EOL is set on June 30, 75% of installs potentially impacted

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

After June 30, Adobe will no more offer security updates for the platform this means that the sites running Magento 1.x x will be vulnerable to cyber attacks. x branch was released in 2008 and was initially scheduled to reach EOL in November 2018. Adobe delayed MAGENTO 1.X X EOL two times, the firstTWICE. x store owners.

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PoC Exploits for CVE-2019-0708 wormable Windows flaw released online

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

As explained by Microsoft, this vulnerability could be exploited by malware with wormable capabilities, it could be exploited without user interaction, making it possible for malware to spread in an uncontrolled way into the target networks. Enabling NLA mitigates the bug. Patch now or GFY!

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After latest Microsoft Windows updates some PCs running Sophos AV not boot

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2019

The security firm has informed its customers of potential problems with the latest Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates and is asking them to uninstall the patch if they want the machine to boot. According to Sophos, the problems have been reported by customers running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Growing Cyber Threats to the Energy and Industrial Sectors

NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Remember Shamoon, the malware that disabled some 35,000 computers at one of the world’s largest oil companies in 2012? When the malware hit Saudi Aramco four years ago, it propelled the company into a technological dark age, forcing the company to rely on typewriters and faxes while it recovered.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

Today, many reports are describing how infamous attackers are abusing such an emergency time to lure people by sending thematic email campaigns or by using thematic IM within Malware or Phishing links. Following few of them that I believe would be a nice reading: New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic.

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Iran-linked APT is exploiting the Zerologon flaw in attacks

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Microsoft researchers reported that Iranian cyber espionage group MuddyWater is exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Microsoft published a post and a series of tweets to warn of cyber attacks exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability carried out by the Iran-linked APT group known as MuddyWater , aka Mercury.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

plans to move the bronze soldier in turn, led to write out the first cyber attack ever attempted on an entire nation state. I’m talking about cybercrime unicorns, talking the fog of cyberwar among nation states, and about a new book that I think will be on the shelves of every information security professional later this summer.

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First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses dangerous RDS flaw that opens to WannaCry-like attacks

Security Affairs newsletter Round 233

Magento 1.x EOL is set on June 30, 75% of installs potentially impacted

PoC Exploits for CVE-2019-0708 wormable Windows flaw released online

After latest Microsoft Windows updates some PCs running Sophos AV not boot

Growing Cyber Threats to the Energy and Industrial Sectors

The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Iran-linked APT is exploiting the Zerologon flaw in attacks

The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

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