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CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments.

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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate targets Veritas Backup solution bugs

Security Affairs

An ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution. An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. CVSS score: 8.1).

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Navigating Cloud Storage Changes in Education: Strategies for Cost Reduction and Data Management

Spinone

For a long time, Google and Microsoft have provided considerable benefits to educational institutions by offering free cloud resources to students, faculty, and staff. However, both cloud providers announced that they are rescinding unlimited storage for educational organizations starting in 2024.

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The 2023 State of Ransomware in Education: 84% increase in attacks over 6-month period

Malwarebytes

Ransomware gangs have made the past year a hard one for the education sector. Between June 2022 and May 2023, there were 190 known ransomware attacks against educational institutions, and many more that went unreported and unrecorded. The USA bore the brunt, with 107 reported attacks.

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Kodi discloses data breach after its forum was compromised

Security Affairs

. “MyBB admin logs show the account of a trusted but currently inactive member of the forum admin team was used to access the web-based MyBB admin console twice: on 16 February and again on 21 February. The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted.

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Why Schools are Low-Hanging Fruit for Cybercriminals

IT Security Guru

Educational institutions own many sensitive data, such as personnel and financial information, as well as intellectual property. In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community.

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GUEST ESSAY: A roadmap for the finance teams at small businesses to improve cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

For example, your accounting technology should have features that work to protect your data, like internal controls, multi-factor authentication, or an audit trail that documents change to your data. Cloud vendors often handle the security and backup processes automatically, so examine your technology and see if that is the case.