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Latest on the SVR’s SolarWinds Hack

Schneier on Security

Separately, it seems that the SVR conducted a dry run of the attack five months before the actual attack: The hackers distributed malicious files from the SolarWinds network in October 2019, five months before previously reported files were sent to victims through the company’s software update servers. We know at minimum they had access Oct.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 Edition

Krebs on Security

Among those is CVE-2022-22005 , a weakness in Microsoft’s Sharepoint Server versions 2013-2019 that could be exploited by any authenticated user. “However, given the number of stolen credentials readily available on underground markets, getting authenticated could be trivial. .

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MY TAKE: Black Hat USA 2024’s big takeaway – GenAI factors into the quest for digital resiliency

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, Tel Aviv, Israel-based Cycode started in 2019 to deliver a secrets detection service; it subsequently evolved into supplying advanced ASPM technology, says regional sales manager Kyle Vanderzanden. For starters the ring is aimed at system administrators and senior executives, but could eventually go mainstream.

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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

Various businesses and organizations rely on these systems. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. As such, should there be a severe mismatch in time, users would not be able to authenticate and gain access to systems.

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Brute Force attack launched by Russia APT28 using Kubernetes

CyberSecurity Insiders

NSA states APT28 has been involved in this hacking campaign since 2019 and has so far targeted many of US and UK Organizations that include those involved in manufacturing, energy, defense, logistics, media, law, education and military and political sectors.