Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). and also as DearCry. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cyber Attacks Cybercrime Authentication Hacking 119

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. To exploit the vulnerability, attackers abuse MSBuild.exe to compile Mimikatz updated with built-in ZeroLogon functionality. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. states Microsoft.

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Cybercrime Security Intelligence Authentication Banking 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2021

To address the escalating cyber risks, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) developed and published guidelines for Secure Tertiary Data Backup (STDB). Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform and High Speed Encryptor offers data protection no matter the state of your data - at rest or in motion.

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Banking Digital transformation Encryption Backups 114

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The defense and aviation industries are particularly exposed to cyber attacks and are adopting new countermeasures to harden their infrastructure and aircraft. “A group of Israeli cybersecurity firms, along with the Economy and Industry Ministry, has set up a new cyber consortium for the aviation industry.

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Cyber Attacks Advertising Technology Cybersecurity 76

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

.” Microsoft Threat Intelligence Information Center (MSTIC) has uncovered activity by the threat actor PHOSPHOROUS, which has been masquerading as conference organizers and sending spoofed invitations by email to high-profile individuals. Get details here: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 28, 2020.

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Hacking Security Intelligence Accountability Advertising 67

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Microsoft researchers reported that Iranian cyber espionage group MuddyWater is exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Microsoft published a post and a series of tweets to warn of cyber attacks exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability carried out by the Iran-linked APT group known as MuddyWater , aka Mercury.

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Authentication Advertising Architecture Security Intelligence 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

In April 2017, Symantec security experts who analyzed the alleged CIA hacking tools included in the Vault 7 dump that were involved in attacks aimed at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries. According to the firm, the US cyber spies are targeting various industry sectors and government agencies.

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