Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2022

“DEA takes cyber security and information of intrusions seriously and investigates all such reports to the fullest extent,” the agency said in a statement shared via email. The DEA declined to comment on the validity of the claims, issuing only a brief statement in response.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

as part of a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority following the 2016 security breach. fine to Tesco Bank for the vulnerabilities in its systems that were exploited by hackers to steal millions of pounds from customers’ online accounts in 2016. Configure specific authentication and fraud detection rules.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Microsoft Corp. msi) that in turn unloads a remote access trojan (RAT) onto infected Windows systems.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

for failure to implement some basic security measures that made possible the 2016 Uber data breach. published an article on its website revealing that two external individuals had accessed the personal data of 57 million Uber riders and drivers worldwide at the end of 2016. and Uber Technologies Inc., Background. and Uber B.V.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warned of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers in the country vulnerable to critical flaws. The BSI urges operators running vulnerable instances to install available security updates and configure them securely. ” reads the alert published by the BSI.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a worrisome level of attacks attempting to exploit an authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices. in MVPower CCTV DVR models.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11. Atom, Comodo Dragon, Torch, Comodo, Slimjet, 360Browser, 360 Secure Browser, Maxthon3, Maxthon5, Maxthon, QQBrowser, K-Meleon, Xpom, Lenovo Browser, Xvast, Go!

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 24, 2022

Originally built for Windows, Microsoft open sourced it in 2016. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CIS) between cybersecurity authorities from the U.S., See the Top Active Directory Security Tools. How Users and Admins Can Secure PowerShell.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apache Superset vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apache Superset flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27524 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2021 address 55 vulnerabilities in multiple products and warn of two actively exploited issues. “We are aware of limited targeted attacks in the wild using one of vulnerabilities ( CVE-2021-42321 ), which is a post-authentication vulnerability in Exchange 2016 and 2019.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

(“Zoom”) to settle allegations that the video conferencing provider engaged in a series of unfair and deceptive practices that undermined the security of its user base, which, according to the FTC, has grown from 10 million users in December 2019 to 300 million in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

“Historic compromises have included small-to-medium size financial institutions, likely due to less robust implementation of cyber security controls, budgets, or third-party vendor vulnerabilities,” the alert continues. All told, the attackers managed to siphon almost $570,000 in the 2016 attack.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

FBI officials last week arrested a Russian computer security researcher on suspicion of operating deer.io , a vast marketplace for buying and selling stolen account credentials for thousands of popular online services and stores. Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and victim addresses,” the indictment states.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. It’s Testing U.S.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

. “To make sure that your Exchange organization is better protected against the latest threats (for example Emotet, TrickBot or WannaCry to name a few) we recommend disabling SMBv1 if it’s enabled on your Exchange (2013/2016/2019) server.” It also provides an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

they impact Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, an authenticated attacker can trigger them to elevate privileges to run PowerShell in the context of the system and gain arbitrary or remote code execution on vulnerable servers. The two flaws are: CVE-2022-41040 – Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Microsoft pointed out that the flaw can be exploited only by an authenticated attacker. Microsoft addressed the flaw with the release of Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2021 , the vulnerability impacts on-premises Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. “We Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

While most issues can be fixed through prompt patching and updating, a few remain unfixed and may require more significant changes to the security stack to block possible attacks. March 22, 2024 Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Server Security Updates Type of vulnerability (or attack): Memory leak. out of 10), and calls it Shadow Ray.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

Security researcher Gilles Lionel (aka Topotam ) has discovered a vulnerability in the Windows operating system that allows an attacker to force remote Windows machines to authenticate and share their password hashes with him. The news of the attack was first reported by The Record. ” reads the description provided by the expert.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2021

A few days ago, security researcher Gilles Lionel (aka Topotam ) has discovered a vulnerability in the Windows operating system that allows an attacker to force remote Windows machines to authenticate and share their password hashes with him. For example, see Microsoft Security Advisory 974926.” are most exposed.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

On Monday, networking hardware maker Zyxel released security updates to plug a critical security hole in its network attached storage (NAS) devices that is being actively exploited by crooks who specialize in deploying ransomware. If possible, connect it to a security router or firewall for additional protection.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive madhav Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:16 Our recently released 2024 Data Threat Report showed a direct correlation between compliance and cyber security outcomes. Article 21 of the Directive details the security requirements organizations must adhere to, including at least the following: Risk analysis.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

today released software updates to plug four security holes that attackers have been using to plunder email communications at companies that use its Exchange Server products. The patches released today fix security problems in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 , 2016 and 2019. Microsoft Corp.

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APRIL 22, 2021

The importance of carrying out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy. Therefore, it’s essential to carry out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2019

Microsoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003 , citing the discovery of a “wormable” flaw that the company says could be used to fuel a fast-moving malware threat like the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Microsoft today released software updates to plug security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. Among those is CVE-2022-22005 , a weakness in Microsoft’s Sharepoint Server versions 2013-2019 that could be exploited by any authenticated user.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2019

The security expert Dirk- jan Mollema with Fox-IT discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange that could be exploited by a user with a mailbox to become a Domain Admin. “Recently I came across a blog from the ZDI, in which they detail a way to let Exchange authenticate to attackers using NTLM over HTTP. .

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Microsoft says it is expediting work on software patches to plug the security holes. In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. Microsoft said Exchange Online has detections and mitigation in place to protect customers.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to remedy nearly 130 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and supported software. Among the chief concerns for enterprises this month is CVE-2020-16875 , which involves a critical flaw in the email software Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and 2019. This should be your top priority.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“Knowledge of a the validation key allows an authenticated user with a mailbox to pass arbitrary objects to be deserialized by the web application, which runs as SYSTEM.” A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit the CVE-2020-0688 vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on a server and take full control.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Microsoft today rolled out updates to plug at least 56 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. The flaw being exploited in the wild already — CVE-2021-1732 — affects Windows 10, Server 2016 and later editions. A couple of other, non-Windows security updates are worth mentioning.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

The Mirai botnet was first discovered in August 2016 by the MalwareMustDie researcher Mirai source code , two months later its source code was leaked online. Since 2016, security experts have discovered numerous variants of the Mirai botnet such as Masuta , Okiru , Satori , Mukashi , SORA , and Tsunami. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

“Universal Admin,” is crimeware platform that first surfaced in 2016. Perhaps the biggest selling point for U-Admin is a module that helps phishers intercept multi-factor authentication codes. Qbot) — to harvest one-time codes needed for multi-factor authentication. ” U-Admin, a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The IT giant has promptly started the investigation into the two zero-day vulnerabilities that impacts Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. Successful exploitation of the CVE-2022-41040 can allow an authenticated attacker to remotely trigger CVE-2022-41082. . ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

they impact Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, an authenticated attacker can trigger them to elevate privileges to run PowerShell in the context of the system and gain arbitrary or remote code execution on vulnerable servers. CVE-2022-41082 – Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2021

SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn customers of “ an imminent ransomware campaing ” targeting EOL equipment. SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn companies of “ an imminent ransomware campaing ” targeting some of its equipment that reached end-of-life (EoL). The affected end-of-life devices with 8.x

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In response to the security breach, the United States subsidiary of HSBC blocked access to online accounts to prevent abuses. After the data breach, HSBC Bank enhanced the authentication process for HSBC Personal Internet Banking, adding an extra layer of security. Security Affairs – HSBC bank, data breach).

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