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Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Krebs on Security

” The DOJ’s statement doesn’t mention that RSOCKS has been in operation since 2014, when access to the web store for the botnet was first advertised on multiple Russian-language cybercrime forums. Even today, the RUSdot Mailer is advertised for sale at the top of the RUSdot community forum. ” the post enthuses.

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Cisco fixed a critical issue in the Unified Contact Center Express

Security Affairs

The issue could be exploited by supplying a malformed Java object to a specific listener on an vulnerable system. Administrators should update their Unified CCE installs as soon as possible. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Cisco fixes a static default credential issue in Smart Software Manager tool

Security Affairs

“The vulnerability is due to a system account that has a default and static password and is not under the control of the system administrator.” ” An attacker could exploit the flaw by using this default account to connect to a vulnerable system and obtain read and write access to system data.

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FBI and CISA published a new advisory on AvosLocker ransomware

Security Affairs

AvosLocker operators already advertised in the past a Linux variant, dubbed AvosLinux, of their malware claiming it was able to support Linux and ESXi servers. AvosLocker affiliates use legitimate software and open-source remote system administration tools to compromise the victims’ networks.

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Critical flaw in VMware Cloud Director allows hackers to take over company infrastructure

Security Affairs

Escalate privileges from “Organization Administrator” (normally a customer account) to “System Administrator” with access to all cloud accounts (organization) as an attacker can change the hash for this account. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2020 fix 115 issues

Security Affairs

Users and system administrators are recommended to apply the latest security patches as soon as possible to prevent attackers exploiting them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NSA warns Russia-linked APT group is exploiting Exim flaw since 2019

Security Affairs

Using a previous version of Exim leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. System administrators should continually check software versions and update as new versions become available.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes NSA. Pierluigi Paganini.