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US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider

​The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-lockbit-ransomwares-bulletproof-hosting-provider/
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US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks

The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand cyberattacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-8base-ransomware-operators-for-phobos-encryption-attacks/
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SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now

Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-firewall-exploit-lets-hackers-hijack-vpn-sessions-patch-now/
Russian military hackers deploy malicious Windows activators in Ukraine

The Sandworm Russian military cyber-espionage group is targeting Windows users in Ukraine with trojanized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activators and fake Windows updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-military-hackers-deploy-malicious-windows-activators-in-ukraine/
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Fortinet warns of new zero-day exploited to hijack firewalls

Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-new-zero-day-exploited-to-hijack-firewalls/
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Windows 10 KB5051974 update force installs new Microsoft Outlook app

Microsoft has released the KB5051974 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which automatically installs the new Outlook for Windows app and fixes a memory leak bug. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5051974-update-force-installs-new-microsoft-outlook-app/
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Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users' email addresses

Google has fixed two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, could expose the email addresses of YouTube accounts, causing a massive privacy breach for those using the site anonymously. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-flaw-that-could-unmask-youtube-users-email-addresses/
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Beyond VPN: How TruGrid Simplifies RDP Deployment, Security, and Compliance

Cloud-based RDP Remote Desktop Protocol solutions offer a centralized dashboard to manage user access, security policies, and monitor usage from one location. Learn more from TruGrid about how their SecureRDP platform provides a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient alternative to VPN-based RDP implementations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beyond-vpn-how-trugrid-simplifies-rdp-deployment-security-and-compliance/
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BadPilot network hacking campaign fuels Russian SandWorm attacks

A subgroup of the Russian state-sponsored hacking group APT44, also known as 'Seashell Blizzard' and 'Sandworm', has been targeting critical organizations and governments in a multi-year campaign dubbed 'BadPilot.' [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/badpilot-network-hacking-campaign-fuels-russian-sandworm-attacks/
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Ivanti fixes three critical flaws in Connect Secure & Policy Secure

Ivanti has released security updates for Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS), Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS), and Ivanti Secure Access Client (ISAC) to address multiple vulnerabilities, including three critical severity problems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-fixes-three-critical-flaws-in-connect-secure-and-policy-secure/
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Sarcoma ransomware claims breach at giant PCB maker Unimicron

A relatively new ransomware operation named 'Sarcoma' has claimed responsibility for an attack against the Unimicron printed circuit boards (PCB) maker in Taiwan. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sarcoma-ransomware-claims-breach-at-giant-pcb-maker-unimicron/
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Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack

A China-based threat actor, tracked as Emperor Dragonfly and commonly associated with cybercriminal endeavors, has been observed using in a ransomware attack a toolset previously attributed to espionage actors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-espionage-tools-deployed-in-ra-world-ransomware-attack/
whoAMI attacks give hackers code execution on Amazon EC2 instances

Security researchers discovered a name confusion attack that allows access to an Amazon Web Services account to anyone that publishes an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with a specific name. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whoami-attacks-give-hackers-code-execution-on-amazon-ec2-instances/
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