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The Future of Data Protection Begins at GITEX 2019

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

I’ve seen numerous attack campaigns targeting this region come to the surface in 2019 alone. DarkMatter confirmed as much in its Cyber Security Report: June 2019 when it found that approximately 90 percent of UAE-based enterprises exhibited outdated software, credential problems in the form of weak/exposed passwords and insecure protocols.

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Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting ‘ZeroLogon’ Windows Flaw

Krebs on Security

Last night, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence unit tweeted that the company is “tracking threat actor activity using exploits for the CVE-2020-1472 Netlogon vulnerability.” “We strongly recommend customers to immediately apply security updates.”

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Kimsuky APT exploited BlueKeep RDP flaw in attacks against South Korea and Japan

Security Affairs

While investigating a security breach, the AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) researchers discovered a North Korea-linked group Kimsuky ‘s campaign, tracked as Larva-24005. “In some systems, initial access was gained through exploiting the RDP vulnerability (BlueKeep, CVE-2019-0708).

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Microsoft warns of attacks delivering FlawedAmmyy RAT directly in memory

Security Affairs

pic.twitter.com/PQ2g7rvDQm — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 21, 2019. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 21, 2019. . — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 21, 2019.

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Crooks spread malware via pirated movies during COVID-19 outbreak

Security Affairs

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020. ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. . ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020.

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Emotet botnet surges back after months of absence

Security Affairs

In 2019, security experts haven’t detected any activity associated with Emotet since early April, when researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a malware campaign distributing a new Emotet Trojan variant that compromises devices and uses them as Proxy C2 servers. ” states BleepingComputer. Emotet spinning up their buisness.

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A long-running cryptomining campaign conducted by 8220 hackers now targets Linux servers

Security Affairs

Microsoft Security Intelligence experts are warning of a long-running campaign conducted by a cloud threat actor group, tracked as 8220, that is now targeting Linux servers to install crypto miners. The loader eludes detection by clearing log files and disabling cloud monitoring and security tools. Pierluigi Paganini.