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Microsoft patches zero-days used by state-sponsored and ransomware threat actors (CVE-2023-23397, CVE-2023-24880)
It’s March 2023 Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 76 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-23397, …
CISA warns CI operators about vulnerabilities on their networks exploited by ransomware gangs
Organizations in critical infrastructure sectors whose information systems contain security vulnerabilities associated with ransomware attacks are being notified by the US …
Young government workers show poor password management habits
Hybrid work has exposed another area of vulnerability, with 70% of government workers reporting they work virtually at least some of the time, according to Ivanti. The …
Inadequate patches and advisories increase cyber risk
Trend Micro’s overall threat detections increased by 55%, and the number of blocked malicious files surged by 242% due to indiscriminate targeting by threat actors who …
Law enforcement teams score major win against DoppelPaymer ransomware gang
In a joint effort, the German Regional Police, Ukrainian National Police, Europol, Dutch Police, and FBI joined forces on February 28, 2023, to take down the masterminds …
Vulnerabilities of years past haunt organizations, aid attackers
Known vulnerabilities – those for which patches have already been made available – are the primary vehicle for cyberattacks, according to Tenable. The Tenable report …
Attackers are developing and deploying exploits faster than ever
While there was a reduction in the widespread exploitation of new vulnerabilities in 2022, the risk remains significant as broad and opportunistic attacks continue to pose a …
Covert cyberattacks on the rise as attackers shift tactics for maximum impact
2022 was the second-highest year on record for global ransomware attempts, as well as an 87% increase in IoT malware and a record number of cryptojacking attacks (139.3 …
Wiper malware goes global, destructive attacks surge
The threat landscape and organizations’ attack surface are constantly transforming, and cybercriminals’ ability to design and adapt their techniques to suit this evolving …
Microsoft announces automatic BEC, ransomware attack disruption capabilities
Last year, Microsoft announced automatic attack disruption capabilities in Microsoft 365 Defender, its enterprise defense suite. On Wednesday, it announced that these …
Defenders on high alert as backdoor attacks become more common
Although ransomware‘s share of incidents declined only slightly from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware, according to IBM. …
Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors
The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information and execute DDoS …
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