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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Windows Server 2008 R2: By default, SMBv1 is enabled in Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 R2: Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanServerParameters" -Name SMB1 -Type DWORD -Value 0 –Force. If it returns an SMB1 value of 0, it is disabled. (Get-WindowsFeature Get-WindowsFeature FS-SMB1).Installed

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JANUARY 11, 2018

The House of Representatives Thursday strengthened spying powers authorized under Section 702 of the 2008 FISA Amendments Act.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7 and Server 2008 users can prevent unauthenticated attacks by enabling Network Level Authentication (NLA), and the threat can also be mitigated by blocking TCP port 3389. According to Z??osum0x0,

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Security Experts Recommend Holdouts Review Their IT Strategy and Cloud Options Microsoft has ceased offering free security updates for its Windows 7 operating system, as well as Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The security patches developed by 0patch address the issues for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 without ESU. The service will also release unofficial patches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 with ESU, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012.

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MAY 29, 2020

The seller claims the database dates back as 2019, but Cyble researchers noted the last DOB record was from 2008. The database size is 3.5 GB, exposed data includes full name, full address, ID, gender, date of birth, and other info. Experts are still investigating the leak and will provide an update as soon as possible.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The exploit used by Turla, referred to as CVE-2008-3431 , abuses two vulnerabilities, but only one was ever fixed in the aforementioned CVE. The other vulnerability was chained by Turla operators with the CVE-2008-3431 flaw in the first version of their exploit.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Mental Health Records Dating Back 14 Years, Plus COVID Test Info Breached The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a hacking incident that affected 236,000 individuals, potentially including any current or former inmate who since 2008 received a mental health diagnosis while incarcerated.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7 and Server 2008 users can prevent unauthenticated attacks by enabling Network Level Authentication (NLA), and the threat can also be mitigated by blocking TCP port 3389.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Enable Network Level Authentication in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Disable services not being used by the OS. This best practice limits exposure to vulnerabilities. Enable Network Level Authentication.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The IE zero-day vulnerability impacts IE 9 on Windows Server 2008, IE 10 on Windows Server 2012, IE 11 from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and IE 11 on Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 13, 2020

Windows 7 and Server 2008 will continue to work after Jan. 14, 2020, but will no longer receive security updates.

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Daymark

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Microsoft deadlines for SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 end of support are quickly approaching with Extended Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ending on July 9, 2019 and Extended Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ending on January 14, 2020. Time is running out.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows 10 (build 14393) Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (build 14393) Microsoft Windows 10 (build 17763) Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (build 17763).

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JANUARY 15, 2019

related recommendations, dating as far back as 2008. The report doesn’t surprise the experts, in September another audit conducted by the Inspector General revealed that 266 DoD cybersecurity-related recommendations were still open, 11 of them being classified and 255 unclassified and 11 classified , dating as far back as 2008. .

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MAY 14, 2019

The vulnerability ( CVE-2019-0708 ) resides in the “remote desktop services” component built into supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 , and Windows Server 2008. “This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction,” Pope said.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

It has been developed to target only the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. The initial PR of the exploit module targets 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.” ” explained Metasploit senior engineering manager Brent Cook.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defcon hacker conference on how to get free subway rides. Today, four teens picked up where they left off.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 15, 2019

Vulnerability in XP, Windows 7 and Server 2008 Could Be 'Wormable' Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of issuing patches for its old XP, Windows 2003, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. The problem is an easy-to-exploit Remote Desktop Services vulnerability that could be turned into a worm.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

It was operating between 2008 and 2013. According to German media , one of the two operators was also involved in the operations of the site mega-downloads.net. Movie2k was a platform involved in the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted movies, TV shows, and other media content.

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MARCH 31, 2021

was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3 The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC RFC 2246) and 1.1 (RFC Both versions lack support for current and recommended cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 million to settle a legal dispute for selling vulnerable software to the US government. ” reported The New York Times.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 23, 2019

The coming end-of-support for Windows Server 2008 leaves IT organizations with few viable options to receive security updates beyond the cut-off date of January 14, 2020. Upgrading will be no small feat as roughly 70% of enterprise Windows applications run on Windows Server 2008 or earlier versions*.

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JULY 9, 2020

The vulnerability affects Windows client running on old versions of Windows OS, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier. The zero vulnerability was reported to ACROS by a security researcher who wanted to remain anonymous. Clients running on Windows 8 or Windows 10 are not affected.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The report published by Yahoo also cited a defense contractor for the CIA named John Reidy that warned the agency of it was using insecure communications systems in 2008, and again in 2010. Unfortunately, he was fired by the agency, likely in retaliation for not shutting up. ” states the report.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both involve weaknesses in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP, Windows’ built-in remote administration tool) running on Windows 7 through Windows 11 systems, and on Windows Server 2008-2019 systems. The flaws let an attacker view the RDP password for the vulnerable system.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Satnam Narang , senior research engineer at Tenable , said the vulnerability affects the following installations of IE: Internet Explorer 11 from Windows 7 to Windows 10 as well as Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019; IE 9 on Windows Server 2008; and IE 10 on Windows Server 2012.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. In August, the FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet was dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation ‘Duck Hunt.’ Duck Hunt is one of the largest U.S.-led

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

From the forum’s inception until around 2008, Djamix was one of its most active and eloquent contributors. ru at DomainTools.com reveals this address has been used to register at least 10 domain names since 2008. Some of those photos date back to 2008. “In order to ESCAPE the law, you need to KNOW the law.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

Microsoft released security updates for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008, The tech giant has also separately released patches for out-of-support versions of Windows such as Windows 2003 and Windows XP. 18 vulnerabilities have been rated as critical and rest Important in severity. .

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

and above 2008 Workspace ONE UEM patch 20.8.0.36 .” Below is the list of impacted versions: I mpacted Versions Fixed Version 2109 Workspace ONE UEM patch 21.9.0.13 and above 2105 Workspace ONE UEM patch 21.5.0.37 and above 2102 Workspace ONE UEM patch 21.2.0.27 and above 2101 Workspace ONE UEM patch 21.1.0.27

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NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7 and Server 2008 users can prevent unauthenticated attacks by enabling Network Level Authentication (NLA), and the threat can also be mitigated by blocking TCP port 3389.

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JULY 13, 2022

Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. Experts warn that operators behind the Qakbot malware operation are improving their attack chain in an attempt to avoid detection. The malware spreads via malspam campaigns, it inserts replies in active email threads.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Indeed, some of history’s largest cyberheists involved point-of-sale malware, including the 2008 breach at Heartland Payment Systems that exposed 100 million payment cards, and the 2013-2014 string of breaches at Target , Home Depot and elsewhere that led to the theft of roughly another 100 million cards.

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JUNE 7, 2022

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by threat actors for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. Black Basta has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack model. .

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JULY 28, 2024

The PlugX malware is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since 2008 by multiple China-linked APT groups, including Mustang Panda , Winnti , and APT41 The RAT uses DLL side-loading to load its own malicious payload malicious DLL when a digitally signed software application, such as the x32dbg debugging tool (x32dbg.exe), is executed.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Enacted in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) regulates the collection and possession of biometric data by private entities operating in Illinois. Biometric data includes, for example, fingerprints, voiceprints, eye scans, and face/hand scans.

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