Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2020

Mozilla has released security updates for Firefox browser that address a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-17026) that has been exploited in targeted attacks. Mozilla has released security updates for Firefox browser that address a zero-day flaw (CVE-2019-17026) that has been exploited in targeted attacks. and Firefox ESR 68.4.1

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Not only had the infrastructure been dismantled, but previously infected computers had received a special update that would effectively remove the malware at a specific date. Out of the woods again. On November 15, security researchers who’ve tracked Emotet announced that the threat was back. A return of malspam waves and ransomware?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Office for Students were notified within 72 hours of the attack. “Where appropriate, we advise you to copy and save business-critical data and files to your OneDrive,” reads an update provided by the university.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Further updates will be posted when available. Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response offers built-in ransomware protection, 72-hour ransomware rollback, and zero-day ransomware protection. The incident forced several banks and brokers to process trades manually. Get an EDR solution.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Accellion resolved the vulnerability and released a patch within 72 hours to the less than 50 customers affected.” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. National authorities immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help of cybersecurity experts.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2021

Some of the vulnerabilities used were weaponised fewer than 72 hours after patches are released. Sadly, when organisations don’t patch and update, compromise is only a step away. Erratic update routines, or worse still, abandoning them altogether can lead to serious consequences. Old threats cause new problems.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities. The infamous banking trojan is also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojan or ransomware such as Conti (TrickBot) or ProLock (QBot).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

9, there were reports of thousands of attacks the next day, expanding to more than 800,000 attacks after 72 hours. In an updated advisory, the agency ordered that all civilian federal agencies patch the Log4j and three other vulnerabilities by Dec. out of 10) than the first (the highest severity, a 10 out of 10 rating). CISA Steps In.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Security researchers who participated in the event found dozens of vulnerabilities over a 72-hour period. We discussed this issue in one of our weekly vulnerability recaps , suggesting that teams either replace the thermostat or segment it on a separate network. But as demonstrated last week, the vehicles are still a hazard.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The fresh release of the Latin American Lampion trojan was updated with a new C2 address. 0x4e7e210 (22): <|AppClip|><br />0x4e7e344 (38): Server Mandou => <br />0x4e7e37c (36): <|FECHAR_RECORTE|><br />0x4e7e3b0 (72): Server manda => Fecahando Recorte!<br Pierluigi Paganini.

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Webroot

MAY 25, 2021

And, of course, run regular patches and updates so malicious actors can’t just saunter into your network through an old plugin. According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report , regular phishing simulations and security awareness training can reduce phishing click-through by as much as 72%.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

I would expect that percentage to increase over time as the new iOS updates are rolled out and Apple educates more users. McConomy: This shows users are concerned about tracking and appreciate the privacy updates, but are also not prepared to pay subscriptions to use every day apps that they have come to rely on, like Facebook.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Updates and patches for resources fall within the scope of the patch management policy , but unpatched vulnerabilities must be addressed within the scope of this vulnerability management policy. This should be made available as an appendix added to this policy and updated as required.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In a Monday announcement that updated its original Jan. 12 bug notification , Accellion confirmed the company first learned of a code flaw in the product – Accellion FTA – last December, releasing a fix in under 72 hours and alerting its customers of the exploit on December 23. SC Media reached out to both the SAO and Accellion.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Customers were said to be angered that it took FatFace over two months to notify them of the breach, under the UK Data Protection Act (GDPR), UK businesses are required by law to notify data subjects (customers) within 72 hours of learning their personal data had been compromised. VULNERABILITIES AND SECURITY UPDATES.

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Kali Linux

MAY 31, 2021

This release welcomes a mixture of new items as well as enhancements of existing features, and is ready to be downloaded (from our updated page) or upgraded if you have an existing Kali Linux installation. Finally, we have updated kali-community-wallpapers & kali-wallpapers-legacy packages as well! Say hello to Kali Linux 2021.2 !

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

The law requires critical infrastructure operators to share breach information with federal agencies within 72 hours, ransomware payment information within 24 hours, modernize to better cybersecurity standards, and establish security standards for software. Trade Cyberthreats. Mandatory Reporting Will Take a While. Gary Peters (D-Mich.),

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Fox IT

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Having said that, sending something of an update at an earlier stage about what we had been doing would have been better for our customers. In hindsight, we should have an update earlier about where we would focus our efforts. As a summary, the below timeline highlights the key events in our first 72 hours responding to Log4Shell.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 11, 2022

This is also predicated on the assumption that every device on the network is cataloged and that someone in the organization has been made responsible for installing security updates, which is far from assured especially in larger organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

Replace it with the regularly updated and maintained CKEditor or an equivalent tool. The fix: Urgently update on-premise servers to version 23.9.8. Since these devices ship with automatic updates disabled, many organizations remain potentially exposed and actively exploited. Having trouble patching quickly?

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

We hope the Deutsche Telekom event acts as a wake-up call and push toward making IoT auto-update mandatory. IoT device auto-updates should be mandatory to curb bad actors’ ability to create massive IoT botnets on the back of unpatched IoT devices. We know little about that attack as OVH did not participate in our joint study.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 10, 2019

From Feb to May this year, that number has dropped to 315 so I've backed off social to the tune of 72% since January. Same again if you look at my blog post cadence; I've religiously maintained my weekly update videos but have had to cut way back on all the other technical posts I've otherwise so loved writing over the last decade.

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