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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. As always, please consider backing up your system or at least your important documents and data before applying system updates. Microsoft Corp.

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NEW TECH: Votiro takes ‘white-listing’ approach to defusing weaponized documents

The Last Watchdog

Melissa was hidden in a weaponized Word document that arrived as an email attachment. Votiro is a Tel Aviv-based security startup that is pioneering a new white-listing approach to help companies mitigate their exposure to weaponized email and document-distributed malware. The key takeaways: Productivity vs. security.

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Researcher compromised the Toyota Supplier Management Network

Security Affairs

The expert used the JWT to access the GSPIMS portal and after gaining access to the platform he discovered an account with system administrator privileges. made it easy to find accounts that had elevated access to the system. I eventually uncovered a system administrator email and was able to log in to their account.

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‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads July Microsoft Patches

Krebs on Security

.” “We consider this to be a wormable vulnerability, meaning that it has the potential to spread via malware between vulnerable computers without user interaction,” Microsoft wrote in its documentation of CVE-2020-1350. Not to say flaws rated “important” as opposed to critical aren’t also a concern.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 Edition

Krebs on Security

This is a big deal because malicious macros hidden in Office documents have become a huge source of intrusions for organizations, and they are often the initial vector for ransomware attacks. As always, please consider backing up your system or at least your important documents and data before applying system updates.

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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Krebs on Security

.'” None of the three plea agreements are currently available on PACER, the online federal court document clearinghouse. ” There are fewer than four billion so-called “Internet Protocol version 4” or IPv4 addresses available for use, but the vast majority of them have already been allocated.

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A member of the FIN7 group was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. companies, predominantly in the restaurant, gambling, and hospitality industries.” ” concludes DoJ.