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Sysrv-K, a new variant of the Sysrv botnet includes new exploits

Security Affairs

Microsoft Security Intelligence team Microsoft reported that a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, tracked as Sysrv-K, now includes exploits for vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework and WordPress. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 13, 2022. ” reads a Tweet published by Microsoft.

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Ransom hits main street

Webroot

explains Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director for Carbonite + Webroot. Of course, the first step to protecting you or your business is adopting a cybersecurity tool that protects your files and makes backups in case of emergency. Ransomware tactics. Their goal is disruption. And businesses aren’t the only target.

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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

“Like phishing prevention, successfully preventing BEC involves a combination of robust training for end users and appropriately designed and publicized business policies around how to handle financial or technical requests.” – Grayson Milbourne, Security Intelligence Director. Even malware (for the moment) is trending gently downward.

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Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland

Security Affairs

Get TTPs and protection info: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 14, 2022. Prestige uses the CryptoPP C++ library to AES-encrypt each eligible file, to prevent data recovery the ransomware deletes the backup catalog from the system. ” concludes the report.

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Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

Schneier on Security

3(c)(7)(A)(iii) would allow a company to deny access to apps installed by users, where those app makers “have been identified [by the Federal Government] as national security, intelligence, or law enforcement risks.” ” That language is far too broad. ” Sec. ” This language is too narrow. .”

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Sysrv botnet is out to mine Monero on your Windows and Linux servers

Malwarebytes

In a Twitter thread , the Microsoft Security Intelligence team have revealed new information about the latest versions of the Sysrv botnet. ” The latest Sysrv variant also scans for Secure Shell (SSH) keys, IP addresses, and host names on infected machines so that it can use this information to spread via SSH connections.

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5 Components of the Kubernetes Control Plane that Demand Special Attention in Your Security Strategy

Security Affairs

In order to use etcd, organizations need to have a backup plan for the highly sensitive configuration data that they’d like to protect with this store. Why it needs to be secured. For information on how to secure that part of a Kubernetes cluster, click here. They can enable this feature specifically via the kube-apiserver.