The Week in Ransomware - January 28th 2022 - Get NAS devices off the Internet
It's been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released about tactics, REvil's history, and more. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-28th-2022-get-nas-devices-off-the-internet/
It's been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released about tactics, REvil's history, and more. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-28th-2022-get-nas-devices-off-the-internet/
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The Week in Ransomware - January 28th 2022 - Get NAS devices off the Internet
It's been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released about tactics, REvil's history, and more.
Microsoft: Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably
Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-needs-at-least-8-hours-online-to-update-reliably/
Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-needs-at-least-8-hours-online-to-update-reliably/
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Microsoft: Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably
Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update.
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Over 20,000 data center management systems exposed to hackers
Researchers have found over 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which could be used for a range of catastrophic attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-20-000-data-center-management-systems-exposed-to-hackers/
Researchers have found over 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which could be used for a range of catastrophic attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-20-000-data-center-management-systems-exposed-to-hackers/
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Over 20,000 data center management systems exposed to hackers
Researchers have found over 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which could be used for a range of catastrophic attacks.
Windows vulnerability with new public exploits lets you become admin
A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-vulnerability-with-new-public-exploits-lets-you-become-admin/
A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-vulnerability-with-new-public-exploits-lets-you-become-admin/
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Windows vulnerability with new public exploits lets you become admin
A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10.
FTC: Americans lost $770 million from social media fraud surge
Americans are increasingly targeted by scammers on social media, according to tens of thousands of reports received by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-770-million-from-social-media-fraud-surge/
Americans are increasingly targeted by scammers on social media, according to tens of thousands of reports received by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-770-million-from-social-media-fraud-surge/
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FTC: Americans lost $770 million from social media fraud surge
Americans are increasingly targeted by scammers on social media, according to tens of thousands of reports received by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021.
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Researchers use GPU fingerprinting to track users online
A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people's GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-use-gpu-fingerprinting-to-track-users-online/
A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people's GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-use-gpu-fingerprinting-to-track-users-online/
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Researchers use GPU fingerprinting to track users online
A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people's GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking.
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277,000 routers exposed to Eternal Silence attacks via UPnP
A malicious campaign known as 'Eternal Silence' is abusing Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) turns your router into a proxy server used to launch malicious attacks while hiding the location of the threat actors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/277-000-routers-exposed-to-eternal-silence-attacks-via-upnp/
A malicious campaign known as 'Eternal Silence' is abusing Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) turns your router into a proxy server used to launch malicious attacks while hiding the location of the threat actors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/277-000-routers-exposed-to-eternal-silence-attacks-via-upnp/
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277,000 routers exposed to Eternal Silence attacks via UPnP
A malicious campaign known as 'Eternal Silence' is abusing Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) turns your router into a proxy server used to launch malicious attacks while hiding the location of the threat actors.
Russian 'Gamaredon' hackers use 8 new malware payloads in attacks
The Russia-linked hackers known as 'Gamaredon' (aka Armageddon or Shuckworm) were spotted deploying eight custom binaries in cyber-espionage operations against Ukrainian entities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-gamaredon-hackers-use-8-new-malware-payloads-in-attacks/
The Russia-linked hackers known as 'Gamaredon' (aka Armageddon or Shuckworm) were spotted deploying eight custom binaries in cyber-espionage operations against Ukrainian entities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-gamaredon-hackers-use-8-new-malware-payloads-in-attacks/
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Russian 'Gamaredon' hackers use 8 new malware payloads in attacks
The Russia-linked hackers known as 'Gamaredon' (aka Armageddon or Shuckworm) were spotted deploying eight custom binaries in cyber-espionage operations against Ukrainian entities.
Microsoft Office 365 to add better protection for priority accounts
Microsoft is working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with differentiated protection for enterprise accounts tagged as critical for an organization (i.e., accounts of high-profile employees including executive-level managers, the ones most often targeted by attackers). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-365-to-add-better-protection-for-priority-accounts/
Microsoft is working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with differentiated protection for enterprise accounts tagged as critical for an organization (i.e., accounts of high-profile employees including executive-level managers, the ones most often targeted by attackers). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-365-to-add-better-protection-for-priority-accounts/
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Microsoft Office 365 to add better protection for priority accounts
Microsoft is working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with differentiated protection for enterprise accounts tagged as critical for an organization (i.e., accounts of high-profile employees including executive-level managers, the ones most often…
CISA adds 8 vulnerabilities to list of actively exploited bugs
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added eight more flaws to its catalog of exploited vulnerabilities that are known to be used in attacks, and they're a mix of old and new. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-adds-8-vulnerabilities-to-list-of-actively-exploited-bugs/
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added eight more flaws to its catalog of exploited vulnerabilities that are known to be used in attacks, and they're a mix of old and new. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-adds-8-vulnerabilities-to-list-of-actively-exploited-bugs/
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CISA adds 8 vulnerabilities to list of actively exploited bugs
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added eight more flaws to its catalog of exploited vulnerabilities that are known to be used in attacks, and they're a mix of old and new.
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QNAP: DeadBolt ransomware exploits a bug patched in December
Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to enable firmware auto-updating on their devices to defend against active attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-deadbolt-ransomware-exploits-a-bug-patched-in-december/
Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to enable firmware auto-updating on their devices to defend against active attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-deadbolt-ransomware-exploits-a-bug-patched-in-december/
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QNAP: DeadBolt ransomware exploits a bug patched in December
Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to enable firmware auto-updating on their devices to defend against active attacks.
600K WordPress sites impacted by critical plugin RCE vulnerability
Essential Addons for Elementor, a popular WordPress plugin used in over a million sites, has been found to have a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in version 5.0.4 and older. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/600k-wordpress-sites-impacted-by-critical-plugin-rce-vulnerability/
Essential Addons for Elementor, a popular WordPress plugin used in over a million sites, has been found to have a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in version 5.0.4 and older. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/600k-wordpress-sites-impacted-by-critical-plugin-rce-vulnerability/
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600K WordPress sites impacted by critical plugin RCE vulnerability
Essential Addons for Elementor, a popular WordPress plugin used in over a million sites, has been found to have a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in version 5.0.4 and older.
Samba bug can let remote attackers execute code as root
Samba has addressed a critical severity vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution with root privileges on servers running vulnerable software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samba-bug-can-let-remote-attackers-execute-code-as-root/
Samba has addressed a critical severity vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution with root privileges on servers running vulnerable software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samba-bug-can-let-remote-attackers-execute-code-as-root/
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Samba bug can let remote attackers execute code as root
Samba has addressed a critical severity vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution with root privileges on servers running vulnerable software.
Microsoft PowerToys adds Mouse and File Explorer utilities
Microsoft has updated PowerToys with three new utilities, including a new mouse crosshair tool to quickly find the pointer on the screen and two new File Explorer add-ons. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-powertoys-adds-mouse-and-file-explorer-utilities/
Microsoft has updated PowerToys with three new utilities, including a new mouse crosshair tool to quickly find the pointer on the screen and two new File Explorer add-ons. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-powertoys-adds-mouse-and-file-explorer-utilities/
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Microsoft PowerToys adds Mouse and File Explorer utilities
Microsoft has updated PowerToys with three new utilities, including a new mouse crosshair tool to quickly find the pointer on the screen and two new File Explorer add-ons.
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FBI warns of 2022 Beijing Olympics cyberattack, privacy risks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics. However, evidence of such attacks being planned is yet to be uncovered. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-2022-beijing-olympics-cyberattack-privacy-risks/
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics. However, evidence of such attacks being planned is yet to be uncovered. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-2022-beijing-olympics-cyberattack-privacy-risks/
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FBI warns of 2022 Beijing Olympics cyberattack, privacy risks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics. However, evidence of such attacks being planned is yet to be uncovered.
MuddyWater hacking group targets Turkey in new campaign
The Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group is conducting a new malicious campaign targeting private Turkish organizations and governmental institutions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/muddywater-hacking-group-targets-turkey-in-new-campaign/
The Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group is conducting a new malicious campaign targeting private Turkish organizations and governmental institutions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/muddywater-hacking-group-targets-turkey-in-new-campaign/
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MuddyWater hacking group targets Turkey in new campaign
The Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group is conducting a new malicious campaign targeting private Turkish organizations and governmental institutions.
Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact to customers
The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telco-fined-9-million-for-hiding-cyberattack-impact-to-customers/
The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telco-fined-9-million-for-hiding-cyberattack-impact-to-customers/
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Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact from customers
The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures.
German petrol supply firm Oiltanking paralyzed by cyber attack
Oiltanking GmbH, a German petrol distributor who supplies Shell gas stations in the country, has fallen victim to a cyberattack that severely impacted its operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/german-petrol-supply-firm-oiltanking-paralyzed-by-cyber-attack/
Oiltanking GmbH, a German petrol distributor who supplies Shell gas stations in the country, has fallen victim to a cyberattack that severely impacted its operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/german-petrol-supply-firm-oiltanking-paralyzed-by-cyber-attack/
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German petrol supply firm Oiltanking paralyzed by cyber attack
Oiltanking GmbH, a German petrol distributor who supplies Shell gas stations in the country, has fallen victim to a cyberattack that severely impacted its operations.
British Council exposed more than 100,000 files with student records
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob found on the internet by cybersecurity firm revealed student IDs, names, usernames and email addresses, and other personal information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/british-council-exposed-more-than-100-000-files-with-student-records/
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob found on the internet by cybersecurity firm revealed student IDs, names, usernames and email addresses, and other personal information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/british-council-exposed-more-than-100-000-files-with-student-records/
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British Council exposed more than 100,000 files with student records
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob found on the internet by cybersecurity firm revealed student IDs, names, usernames and email addresses, and other personal…
Powerful new Oski variant ‘Mars Stealer’ grabbing 2FAs and crypto
A new and powerful malware named 'Mars Stealer' has appeared in the wild, and appears to be a redesign of the Oski malware that shut down development abruptly in the summer of 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerful-new-oski-variant-mars-stealer-grabbing-2fas-and-crypto/
A new and powerful malware named 'Mars Stealer' has appeared in the wild, and appears to be a redesign of the Oski malware that shut down development abruptly in the summer of 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerful-new-oski-variant-mars-stealer-grabbing-2fas-and-crypto/
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Powerful new Oski variant ‘Mars Stealer’ grabbing 2FAs and crypto
A new and powerful malware named 'Mars Stealer' has appeared in the wild, and appears to be a redesign of the Oski malware that shut down development abruptly in the summer of 2020.
Cyberspies linked to Memento ransomware use new PowerShell malware
An Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as APT35 (aka Phosphorus or Charming Kitten) is now deploying a new backdoor called PowerLess and developed using PowerShell. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberspies-linked-to-memento-ransomware-use-new-powershell-malware/
An Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as APT35 (aka Phosphorus or Charming Kitten) is now deploying a new backdoor called PowerLess and developed using PowerShell. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberspies-linked-to-memento-ransomware-use-new-powershell-malware/
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Cyberspies linked to Memento ransomware use new PowerShell malware
An Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as APT35 (aka Phosphorus or Charming Kitten) is now deploying a new backdoor called PowerLess and developed using PowerShell.