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HOUSTON - Authorities have executed a court-authorized operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the United States. They were running on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server software used to provide enterprise-level email service.
Just weeks after a wave of major in-the-wild zero-day attacks against Exchange Server installations globally, Microsoft is raising a fresh alarm for four new critical security flaws that expose businesses to remote code execution attacks. The four new Exchange Server vulnerabilities were fixed as part of this month's Patch Tuesday bundle and because of the severity of these issues, Microsoft has joined with the U.S.
Image: Michelle Urra/Motherboard A gang nicknamed Cl0p, FIN11, and TA505 has been hacking and extorting hundreds of companies for years. Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Kat Garcia is a cybersecurity researcher at Emsisoft, where, as part of her work, she tracks a ransomware gang called Cl0p.
WASHINGTON-President Biden intends to nominate two former National Security Agency officials to high-level cybersecurity positions, the White House said Monday, rounding out the administration's personnel on an issue it has said is a priority in the wake of two recent hacks linked to foreign governments.
All-out cyberwarfare, nation-wide forced blackouts, and the targeted disruption of internet services-for one of the Kremlin's top propagandists, all of those tactics are fair game in what she describes as a fated war-to-come against the U.S. "War [with the U.S.]
Saturday, April 10 at 12:30pm PDT with Katie Moussouris. A history making hack was initially not offered a prize, on the grounds there was a bug collision (with a privately disclosed bug not in the contest). Discussion of right vs rules in pwning events.
Microsoft said today it spotted a cybercrime operation abusing contact forms on legitimate websites to target companies and their workers in attempts to infect them with the IcedID malware. One of Microsoft's security teams highlighted the creativity and effectiveness of this campaign, which is currently seeing a spike in activity.
The cybersecurity poverty line is a term that can help companies understand security gaps and build better awareness. Learn more about it and how it applies to your organization. As a system administrator, cybersecurity has been especially prominent on my mind for the past year as my organization has exclusively engaged in remote work.
It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means the latest security updates from Adobe and Microsoft are released. Take a break from your regularly scheduled activities and join us as we review the details for their latest security offerings. Adobe Patches for April 2021 For April, Adobe rele