Microsoft Issues Windows Update to Patch 0-Day Used to Spread Emotet Malware

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Microsoft has rolled out Patch Tuesday updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including one actively exploited flaw that’s being abused to deliver Emotet, TrickBot, or Bazaloader malware payloads. The latest monthly release for December fixes a total …

Second Log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046) Discovered — New Patch Released

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The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has pushed out a new fix for the Log4j logging utility after the previous patch for the recently disclosed Log4Shell exploit was deemed as “incomplete in certain non-default configurations.” The second vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2021-45046 — is rated …

How Extended Security Posture Management Optimizes Your Security Stack

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As a CISO, one of the most challenging questions to answer is “How well are we protected right now?” Between the acceleration of hackers’ offensive capabilities and the dynamic nature of information networks, a drift in the security posture is …

Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Infect Computers with Khonsari Ransomware

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Romanian cybersecurity technology company Bitdefender on Monday revealed that attempts are being made to target Windows machines with a novel ransomware family called Khonsari as well as a remote access Trojan named Orcus by exploiting the recently disclosed critical Log4j vulnerability. The attack leverages …

Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Romania; 51 Stolen Data Brokers Arrested in Ukraine

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Europol, the European Union’s premier law enforcement agency, has announced the arrest of a third Romanian national for his role as a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking high-profile organizations and companies and stealing large volumes of sensitive data. The 41-year-old unnamed individual …

Latest Apple iOS Update Patches Remote Jailbreak Exploit for iPhones

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Apple on Monday released updates to iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS with security patches for multiple vulnerabilities, including a remote jailbreak exploit chain as well as a number of critical issues in the Kernel and Safari web browser that were first demonstrated at the Tianfu …

Update Google Chrome to Patch New Zero-Day Exploit Detected in the Wild

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Google has rolled out fixes for five security vulnerabilities in its Chrome web browser, including one which it says is being exploited in the wild, making it the 17th such weakness to be disclosed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2021-4102, …

Karakurt: A New Emerging Data Theft and Cyber Extortion Hacking Group

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A previously undocumented, financially motivated threat group has been connected to a string of data theft and extortion attacks on over 40 entities between September and November 2021. The hacker collective, which goes by the self-proclaimed name Karakurt and was first identified …

Microsoft Details Building Blocks of Widely Active Qakbot Banking Trojan

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Infection chains associated with the multi-purpose Qakbot malware have been broken down into “distinct building blocks,” an effort that Microsoft said will help to proactively detect and block the threat in an effective manner. The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence …