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Microsoft confirms new Exchange zero-days are used in attacks

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: Microsoft has confirmed that two recently reported zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild. “The first vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-41040, is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, while the second, identified as CVE-2022-41082, allows remote code execution (RCE) when PowerShell is accessible to…

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Dismantling a Prolific Cybercriminal Empire: REvil Arrests and Reemergence

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Dissent

John Fokker writes: We’ve recently seen reports that the REvil ransomware gang is back online after the January 2022 arrests of several its members by Russian authorities claiming to dismantle the group and the November 2021 arrests of two members by U.S. authorities. While it remains to be seen if this re-emergence of REvil includes…

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Leaked LockBit 3.0 builder used by ‘Bl00dy’ ransomware gang in attacks

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: The relatively new Bl00Dy Ransomware Gang has started to use a recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks against companies. Last week, the LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder was leaked on Twitter after the LockBit operator had a falling out with his developer. This builder allows anyone to build a fully functional encryptor and decryptor…

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Inside a cyberattack method that targets your cellphone

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Dissent

Tim Starks reports: A recent spree of “smishing” attacks points to what some experts anticipate will be a wider threat in the future. The technique, which claims victims at Twilio and targeted others at Cloudflare, combines text messages intent on luring victims into clicking on a link, leans on the ubiquity of smartphones, seeks to…

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SCOOP: Australian national known as “DR32” to stand trial in U.S. on hacking charges

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Dissent

Australia has ordered an Australian national, David Kee Crees, extradited to the U.S., where he faces 22 counts involving hacking, fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Two of Crees’ better-known aliases were “Abdilo” and “DR32.” “Abdilo” DataBreaches started reporting on Crees in 2015 when he was known to this site as “Abdilo.”  At the time, he…

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Third fine imposed by Polish SA on the Surveyor General of Poland for failure to notify the personal data breach

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Dissent

As seen on the European Data Protection Board website, a decision that reminds us how broad the definition of “personal information” is in the GDPR. The monetary penalty is not large by U.S. standards (slightly more than $12,100.00), but it’s the point and notification required. Background information Date of final decision: 6 July 2022 National…

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