Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Ten of these earned Microsoft’s “critical” rating, meaning they can be exploited by malware or miscreants with little or no help from users. Top of the heap this month (apart from the ongoing, global Exchange Server mass-compromise ) is a patch for an Internet Explorer bug that is seeing active exploitation.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Still, four of the updates pushed out today address “critical” vulnerabilities that Microsoft says can be exploited by malware or malcontents to seize complete control over a vulnerable Windows device with little or no help from users.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 12, 2019

Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out software updates to fix more than five dozen security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems, Internet Explorer , Edge , Office and Sharepoint. Malware or bad guys can remotely exploit roughly one-quarter of the flaws fixed in today’s patch batch without any help from users.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2021

Thirteen of the security bugs quashed in this month’s release earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning they can be exploited by malware or miscreants to seize remote control over a vulnerable system without any help from users. out of a possible 10.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 100 security holes in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that is actively being exploited. It could be used to install malware just by getting a user to browse to a malicious or hacked Web site.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

GreyNoise is observing sweeping tests for systems vulnerable to the RDP "BlueKeep" (CVE-2019-0708) vulnerability from several dozen hosts around the Internet. BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Graham added. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

French authorities and Europol are conducting a “disinfection operation” targeting hosts compromised by the PlugX malware. The French authorities, with the help of Europol, have launched on July 18, 2024, a “ disinfection operation ” to clean hosts infected with the PlugX malware.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2022

The flaw affects Windows 7 through 10 and Windows Server 2008 through 2022. Seven of the flaws fixed today earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” label, which it assigns to vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malware or miscreants to remotely compromise a vulnerable Windows system without any help from the user.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

And while actual, measurable cyberrattacks and hacks surrounding The Olympics did not truly get rolling until 2008 in Beijing, The Olympic games have traditionally been quite the target for malicious acts of all kinds, dating back years. remember Sydney being referred to as “The Internet Olympics”. 2008 Beijing. 1996 Atlanta.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

An “extremely sophisticated” China-linked APT tracked as LuoYu was delivering malware called WinDealer via man-on-the-side attacks. The activity of the group was first documented by TeamT5 researchers that also reported the use of three malware families: SpyDealer, Demsty and WinDealer. ” concludes Kaspersky.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

” According to Microsoft, critical flaws are those that can be exploited remotely by malware or malcontents to take complete control over a vulnerable Windows computer — and with little to no help from users. . “In the case of ransomware attacks, they have also been used to ensure maximum damage.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 9, 2019

All told, only 15 of the 77 flaws fixed today earned Microsoft’s most dire “critical” rating, a label assigned to flaws that malware or miscreants could exploit to commandeer computers with little or no help from users. One of the zero-day flaws — CVE-2019-1132 — affects Windows 7 and Server 2008 systems.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The November updates include patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited in the wild, as well as a sneaky bug in certain versions of Office for Mac that bypasses security protections and was detailed publicly prior to today’s patches.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Six of the flaws fixed today earned Microsoft’s “critical” rating, meaning malware or miscreants could use them to install software on a vulnerable Windows system without any help from users. Microsoft Corp.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Federal prosecutors in California have filed criminal charges against four employees of Adconion Direct , an email advertising firm, alleging they unlawfully hijacked vast swaths of Internet addresses and used them in large-scale spam campaigns. HOSTING IN THE WIND.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. 2008, wherein he addresses forum members with the salutation, “Hello Gentlemen Scammers.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Recently, the popular expert Robert Graham has scanned the Internet for vulnerable systems.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

INFINITY is a state of the art malware and vulnerability remediation service featuring unique, patent-pending technology. INFINITY combines deep website scanning and automatic malware removal with unrivaled accuracy and frequency. Websites experience 62 attacks per day on average.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3 was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. After the disclosure of the flaw, the popular expert Robert Graham scanned the Internet for vulnerable systems.

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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. As explained by Microsoft, this vulnerability could be exploited by malware with wormable capabilities. ” It is important to highlight that the RDP itself is not vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2019

Allegedly Western nation-state actors breached the systems of Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware. According to the Reuters, Western state-sponsored hackers breached the systems of the Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Besides finding the zero-day in the wild, we analyzed the malware payload used along with the zero-day exploit, and found that variants of the malware were detected in widespread espionage campaigns against IT companies, military/defense contractors, and diplomatic entities. Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Microsoft Windows 7.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The two issues are a Windows spoofing bug and a remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer. The flaw affects many Windows OSs, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, for which the IT giant will not provide security updates because the reached the end-of-life. MSI) files signed by any software developer. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

The list of flaws addressed by the tech giant doesn’t include zero-days or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, 29 issues were rated as ‘Critical’ and affect Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer web browsers, Windows, Outlook and Office. Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 are not affected.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Venezuela – Power outage knocked out part of the internet connectivity. CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008. Malware campaign employs fake security certificate updates. Karkoff 2020: a new APT34 espionage operation involves Lebanon Government. Nemty ransomware LOVE_YOU malspam campaign.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The VPN provider’s service, which aimed to offer shielded communications and internet access, were being used in support of serious criminal acts such as ransomware deployment and other cybercrime activities.” VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

The two issues are a Windows spoofing bug and a remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer. ” The flaw affects many Windows OSs, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, for which the IT giant will not provide security updates because the reached the end-of-life. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. This means that the threat actor was able to avoid detection for more than 15 years.

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SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

While there have been no updates about Prikormka or Operation Groundbait for a few years now, we discovered multiple similarities between the malware used in that campaign, CommonMagic and CloudWizard. Operation Groundbait was first described by ESET in 2016, with the first implants observed in 2008.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2021

Our attribution is based on the code overlaps between the second stage payload in this campaign and previous malware from the Andariel group. This second stage malware decrypts the embedded payload at runtime. The malware operator appears to deliver the third stage payload by using the above functionalities, as our telemetry reveals.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. This malware employed a custom EternalBlue SMBv1 exploit to infiltrate its victims’ systems.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. Comprehensive Crime Control Act gives Secret Service jurisdiction over computer fraud. billion dollars in damages.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Fast forward to when we cleaned up the Microsoft SDL in 2008 or so (maybe v2?), Today in my Masters-level, quarter-long Security Engineering course, I teach both their work and those of Paul Van Oorschot (in Chapter 1 of his excellent Computer Security and the Internet: Tools and Jewels from Malware to Bitcoin ).

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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

LuoYu is a lesser-known threat actor that has been active since 2008. In their initial disclosures on this threat actor, TeamT5 identified three malware families: SpyDealer, Demsty and WinDealer. Leaving the mystery of the delivery method aside for now, let’s look at the capabilities of the malware itself.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS. North Korea-linked malware ATMDtrack infected ATMs in India. Study shows connections between 2000 malware samples used by Russian APT groups. Malware-based attacks disrupted operations of Rheinmetall AG and Defence Construction Canada.

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