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DFSCoerce, a new NTLM relay attack, can take control over a Windows domain

Malwarebytes

Organizations primarily use AD to perform authentication and authorization. NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is short for New Technology LAN Manager. NTLM relay attack.

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News alert: Security Risk Advisors launchs VECTR Enterprise Edition for ‘purple team’ benchmarking

The Last Watchdog

This approach balances automation with the need for realistic and “attacker authentic assessments.” This allows user teams to focus on testing, reporting, and remediation without additional burden on system administrators. Media contact: Douglas Webster, Marketing Manager, Security Risk Advisors, news@sra.io

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Story of the Year: global IT outages and supply chain attacks

SecureList

XZ backdoor to bypass SSH authentication What happened? Media sources reported that explosives had been concealed within the devices. It is a critical tool in various fields, including system administration, development, and cybersecurity. Why does it matter? Cisco Duo supply chain data breach What happened?

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USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack

Security Affairs

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. ” continues the post. ” continues the post.

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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.

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

Malwarebytes

CISA reports that the Lazarus Group has been sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies—often working in system administration or software development/IT operations (DevOps) roles—using a variety of communication platforms and social media. Use endpoint protection to detect exploits and stop malware.

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks.

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