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Rubrik confirms data theft in GoAnywhere zero-day attack
2023-03-14 20:43

Cybersecurity company Rubrik has confirmed that its data was stolen using a zero-day vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere secure file transfer platform. Rubrik is a cloud data management service that offers enterprise data backup and recovery services and disaster recovery solutions.

Firefox 111 patches 11 holes, but not 1 zero-day among them…
2023-03-14 19:16

CVE-2023-28176: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 111 and Firefox ESR 102.9. These bugs were shared between the current version and the ESR version, short for extended support release.

Microsoft fixes Outlook zero-day used by Russian hackers since April 2022
2023-03-14 19:11

Microsoft has patched an Outlook zero-day vulnerability exploited by a hacking group linked to Russia's military intelligence service GRU to target European organizations. Microsoft shared this info in a private threat analytics report seen by BleepingComputer and available to customers with Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Business, or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 subscriptions.

Microsoft patches zero-days used by state-sponsored and ransomware threat actors (CVE-2023-23397, CVE-2023-24880)
2023-03-14 19:07

It's March 2023 Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 74 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited in the wild by different threat actors. "CVE-2023-23397 is a critical EoP vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that is triggered when an attacker sends a message with an extended MAPI property with a UNC path to an SMB share on a threat actor-controlled server. No user interaction is required," Microsoft explained.

Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day exploited in ransomware attacks
2023-03-14 19:00

Microsoft has patched another zero-day bug used by attackers to circumvent the Windows SmartScreen cloud-based anti-malware service and deploy Magniber ransomware payloads without raising any red...

Microsoft March 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 83 flaws
2023-03-14 17:29

Today is Microsoft's March 2023 Patch Tuesday, and security updates fix two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 83 flaws. This month's Patch Tuesday fixes two zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks.

Fortinet: New FortiOS bug used as zero-day to attack govt networks
2023-03-13 22:38

Unknown attackers used zero-day exploits to abuse a new FortiOS bug patched this month in attacks targeting government and large organizations that have led to OS and file corruption and data loss. The list of affected products includes FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and all versions of FortiOS 6.0 and 6.2.

Clop ransomware gang begins extorting GoAnywhere zero-day victims
2023-03-11 19:36

The Clop ransomware gang has begun extorting companies whose data was stolen using a zero-day vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing solution. The day after the release of the GoAnywhere patch, the Clop ransomware gang contacted BleepingComputer and said they were responsible for the attacks.

Lazarus Group Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerability to Hack South Korean Financial Entity
2023-03-08 10:34

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been observed weaponizing flaws in an undisclosed software to breach a financial business entity in South Korea twice within a span of a year. While the first attack in May 2022 entailed the use of a vulnerable version of a certificate software that's widely used by public institutions and universities, the re-infiltration in October 2022 involved the exploitation of a zero-day in the same program.

Week in review: Microsoft, Apple patch exploited zero-days, tips for getting hired in cybersecurity
2023-02-19 09:03

Get hired in cybersecurity: Expert tips for job seekersIn this Help Net Security interview, Joseph Cooper, Cybersecurity Recruiter at Aspiron Search, offers practical advice for job seekers and talks about how the cybersecurity profession continues to expand. Admins, patch your Cisco enterprise security solutions!Cisco has released security updates for several of its enterprise security and networking products.