Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

A security researcher discovered a bug in PatchGuard Windows security feature that can allow loading unsigned malicious code into the Windows kernel. The feature was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. ” reported The Record. Pierluigi Paganini.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In 2003, Barrett Lyon created a map of the internet. In 2021, he did it again—and showed just how quickly it's expanded.

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JULY 15, 2020

Microsoft July 2020 addressed 123 security flaws across 13 products, including a 17-year-old wormable issue for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server dubbed SigRed. Microsoft July 2020 addressed 123 security vulnerabilities impacting 13 products, none of them has been observed being exploited in attacks in the wild. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JUNE 5, 2019

A security expert has developed a Metasploit module to exploit the critical BlueKeep vulnerability and get remote code execution. The security researcher Z??osum0x0 Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. According to Z??osum0x0,

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The ICO fined the airline because the company failed in implementing adequate security measures, the company detected the security breach to months later the initial compromise. People entrusted their personal details to BA and BA failed to take adequate measures to keep those details secure.” ” concludes the ICO.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2020

A flaw in the IP-in-IP tunneling protocol that can be exploited for DoS attacks and to bypass security controls impact devices from Cisco and other vendors. IP-in-IP encapsulation is a tunneling protocol specified in RFC 2003 that allows for IP packets to be encapsulated inside another IP packets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

A security researcher discovered that a secret FBI’s terrorist watchlist was accidentally exposed on the internet for three weeks between July 19 and August 9, 2021. A security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered a secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 In any case, any thoughts as of where to responsibly report? Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US to stand trial, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court has rejected the US government’s request to extradite him on charges related to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material about national security. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. After Microsoft and the US NSA , the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Microsoft has released security updates to patch this vulnerability. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

Phishing emails may ask for personal information like a log-in or Social Security number to authenticate your account, or they may urge you to share your credit card payment details. Scams involving the Social Security Administration aren’t new, but they’re becoming more active and dangerous. Romance Scam.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

The Avaddon ransomware operators updated their malware after security researchers released a public decryptor in February 2021. At the same time, operators continued to upgrade their code to avoid detection of security solutions. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Source ZDNet.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Letting a company know about flaws in their products has gotten easier sine 2003—but not by much.

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JULY 23, 2020

had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. Securities and Exchange Commission each announced they were investigating the company. In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Credential Roaming was introduced by Microsoft in Windows Server 2003 SP1 and is still supported on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. The post APT29 abused the Windows Credential Roaming in an attack against a diplomatic entity appeared first on Security Affairs. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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JUNE 5, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). Now the National Security Agency (NSA) is also urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708).

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2020 addressed a 17-year-old wormable vulnerability for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server dubbed SigRed. on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 25, 2019

0patch, released a security patch to address the BlueKeep vulnerability, that can be deployed by administrators to protect always-on servers. At the time the fix only works on systems running 32-bit Windows XP SP3, anyway, the expert plan to port it to Server 2003 and other versions. If found, connection is rejected.

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APRIL 21, 2023

The security breach was detected on March 17, 2003 and according to the company the intrusion begun on or about March 6, 2023. million members impacted appeared first on Security Affairs. The ABA has 166,000 members as of 2022. The organization on Thursday began notifying members.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Microsoft addressed the flaw with the MS17-010 and also released an emergency patch for Windows XP and Server 2003 in response to the WannaCry ransomware attacks. Security Affairs – EternalBlue, hacking). We were researching the reasons behind a number of machines having repeated infections,” added Mikel. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commissio n (SEC) is investigating a security failure on the Web site of real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. that exposed more than 885 million personal and financial records tied to mortgage deals going back to 2003, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. First American Financial Corp.

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MAY 24, 2019

NYSE:FAF ] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity. The earliest document number available on the site – 000000075 — referenced a real estate transaction from 2003.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2021

Experts found four security flaws in the Microsoft Office suite that cloud allow attackers to weaponize Word and Excel docs. Experts from Check Point discovered four security vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite that an attacker could exploit to craft weaponized Word and Excel documents. Experts pointed out that flaws in the.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It was introduced with Windows Server 2003 R2 and included in later Windows operating systems. The post PRIVATELOG, a new malware that leverages Common Log File System (CLFS) to avoid detection appeared first on Security Affairs. CLFS can be used for both data logging as well as for event logging. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2018

According to experts from Kaspersky Lab, threat actors leverage NSA tools DarkPulsar, DanderSpritz and Fuzzbunch to infect Windows Server 2003 and 2008 systems in 50 organizations in Russia, Iran, and Egypt. It is important to remind that security patches are available for the vulnerabilities targeted by the leaked NSA exploits.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

Several security experts have developed PoC exploits for wormable Windows RDS flaw tracked as CVE-2019-0708 and dubbed BlueKeep. “Several security vendors stated publicly that they developed exploits internally that will at least trigger a denial of service condition (blue screen). Enabling NLA mitigates the bug.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2019

Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). ” reads the advisory published by Simon Pope,?Director

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JUNE 3, 2019

National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked online in 2017. On May 25, The New York Times cited unnamed security experts briefed on the attack who blamed the ransomware’s spread on the Eternal Blue exploit, which was linked to the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May 2017.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. The post Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses dangerous RDS flaw that opens to WannaCry-like attacks appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Windows, RDP).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The National Cyber Security Centre urges the citizens to think critically and not to give in to manipulation.” Security Center has confirmed it is a typical social engineering attack using spoofed email accounts, it also attributed the attack to a foreign government. The National Cyber Security Centre is investigating the attack.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2023

The 2003 Cyberattack Has Been Linked to a State-Sponsored Cyberespionage Campaign The United Kingdom's national cybersecurity agency on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of its response to the first-ever cyberattack against the government by disclosing how government agencies responded.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 address more than 90 flaws, including two new ‘ wormable ‘ issues in Windows Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 fix 93 vulnerabilities, including two new ‘ wormable ‘ issues in Windows Remote Desktop Services.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2023

The malware has been designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in cyber espionage operations on sensitive targets. The development of the Snake malware, aka Uroburos , started in late 2003 and was completed in early 2004. The malware uses custom communications protocols designed to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

.” The news of the attack was also confirmed by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the company had reported an IT security incident on Saturday night. Security circles suspect the hacker collective “Anonymous” to be behind the attack.” ” reported the WELT. ” reported the WELT.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. The post Internet scans found nearly one million systems vulnerable to BlueKeep appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

The documents date back to 2003 and include bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. At the time of writing, First American Financial has updated its website and secured the documents. Pierluigi Paganini.

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