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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network.

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German BSI warns of 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

Security Affairs

Most affected organizations are educational institutions such as schools and universities, healthcare facilities including clinics and doctors’ practices, nursing services, legal and tax advisory firms, local governments, and a multitude of medium-sized enterprises. ” reads the alert published by the BSI.

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Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw

Security Affairs

Microsoft has observed APT28 using GooseEgg in post-compromise activities against various targets, including government, non-governmental, education, and transportation sector organizations in Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Microsoft: Chinese Cyberspies Used 4 Exchange Server Flaws to Plunder Emails

Krebs on Security

The patches released today fix security problems in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 , 2016 and 2019. Once they’ve gained access to a victim network, HAFNIUM typically exfiltrates data to file sharing sites like MEGA.” Microsoft credited researchers at Reston, Va. based Volexity for reporting the attacks.

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Fortinet warns of a spike in attacks against TBK DVR devices

Security Affairs

A remote attacker can trigger the flaw to obtain administrative privileges and eventually gain access to camera video feeds. link] #cve -2018-9995 #dvr pic.twitter.com/gw37PA3jo4 — Ezequiel Fernandez (@Capitan_Alfa) May 1, 2018 Fortinet also warns of a spike in exploitation attempts targeting the CVE-2016-20016 (CVSS score of 9.8)

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Italian Garante Fines Bank 600,000 Euros for Pre-GDPR Data Breach

Hunton Privacy

The sanction was imposed following a data breach that took place between April 2016 and July 2017 that the banking institution notified to the Garante at the end of July 2017. The Garante found that the bank had failed to implement adequate security measures and comply with local requirements regarding the tracking of banking transactions.

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Access to information: mind the gaps

CILIP

Access to information: mind the gaps. case for reforming access to information law? The report was called Outsourcing Oversight because it focused on concerns about the lack of access to information about private companies working for public organisations. s presenting challenges for access to information. outsourcing ?

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