Microsoft said Windows 7 users would not receive a patch for a critical vulnerability in IE. The fix will be available only to Windows 7 users who paid for extended support. Just a few days after the end of official support for Windows 7, it became known about a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and… Continue reading Windows 7 users will not receive a patch for critical vulnerability in the IE
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Windows EFS can help encryptors and make work of antiviruses more difficult
Safebreach Labs reported that attackers could use the Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) for their needs. Windows EFS can help encryptors and make work of antiviruses more difficult. EFS has been part of Windows operating systems since the release of Windows 2000. Unlike full BitLocker encryption, EFS can selectively encrypt individual files or folders. Researchers… Continue reading Windows EFS can help encryptors and make work of antiviruses more difficult
Temporary patch for 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer arrived on the Internet
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced about vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which is already exploited for “limited targeted attacks”. Now arrived temporary patch for this 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The problem received the identifier CVE-2020-0674 and it is associated with a vulnerability in the Firefox browser. Apparently, the mentioned “limited attacks” are part of a… Continue reading Temporary patch for 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer arrived on the Internet
Government hackers attacked companies more often in 2019
Organizations are more likely to become victims of state-sponsored cybercriminals. Government hackers in 2019 began to attack companies around the world more often. 25% of companies associate attacks on their business with cyber warfare or actions of other states, as showed results of a survey that conducted Radware specialists. In 2018, only 19% of organizations… Continue reading Government hackers attacked companies more often in 2019
Unknown hacker patches vulnerable Citrix servers
Recently, in the public domain appeared exploits for the critical vulnerability CVE-2019-19781, earlier found in the Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway). Now it was reported that an unknown hacker accesses vulnerable Citrix servers and patches them. Recall that according to experts, this problem threatens 80,000 companies in 158 countries… Continue reading Unknown hacker patches vulnerable Citrix servers
Greta Thunberg became the most popular character in phishing campaigns
Check Point analysts prepared a traditional monthly report on the most active threats, the Global Threat Index. Greta Thunberg and Christmas became the most popular topics in spamming and phishing campaigns. For already three months, the Emotet Trojan has occupied one of the leading positions among malware: in December, Emotet affected 13% of organizations worldwide,… Continue reading Greta Thunberg became the most popular character in phishing campaigns
IS specialist introduced a PoC exploit for one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities in Windows
The day after the release of the fix for one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities in the history of Windows, security researcher Saleem Rashid demonstrated how it can be used to present a malicious site as any site on the Internet in terms of cryptography. The talk is about the vulnerability CVE-2020-0601 in the cryptographic… Continue reading IS specialist introduced a PoC exploit for one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities in Windows
Microsoft released farewell updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
On January 14, 2020, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 for PCs of private users, and at the same time finally finished support of the mobile Windows 10 Mobile (1709), but released a farewell update for these OSs. By tradition, on the last day of support, the developers released the final cumulative update for Windows 7,… Continue reading Microsoft released farewell updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
Fancy Bear attacked Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma
The cybercriminal group Fancy Bear (also known as APT28) attacked Burisma. Hackers that are associated with Russian intelligence organized a phishing campaign aimed at employees of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings. According to experts from the security company Area 1 Security, the criminals aimed at two subsidiaries of Burisma – KUB-GAZ and… Continue reading Fancy Bear attacked Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma
Cable Haunt Vulnerability Threats Millions of Modems with Broadcom Chips
Danish researchers have published a report on the Cable Haunt vulnerability that threats millions of cable modem with Broadcom chips. According to experts, the problem threatens more than 200 million cable modems only in Europe. Moreover, it is impossible to determine the exact number of vulnerable devices, because the vulnerability was found in the reference… Continue reading Cable Haunt Vulnerability Threats Millions of Modems with Broadcom Chips