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New SVCReady malware loads from Word doc properties

A previously unknown malware loader named SVCReady has been discovered in phishing attacks, featuring an unusual way of loading the malware from Word documents onto compromised machines.  [...]
Bleepingcomputer 8 Jun 2022 1706 Views

New ‘DogWalk’ Windows zero-day bug gets free unofficial patches

Free unofficial patches for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) have been released today through the 0patch platform.  [...]
Bleepingcomputer 8 Jun 2022 1705 Views

Mandiant: “No evidence” we were hacked by LockBit ransomware

American cybersecurity firm Mandiant is investigating LockBit ransomware gang's claims that they hacked the company's network and stole data. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 7 Jun 2022 1816 Views

Microsoft's new 'autopatch' service for Windows PC just took another step forwards

Microsoft has rolled out the public preview of Windows Autopatch, potentially a much easier way for admins to handle Patch Tuesday. [...]
ZDNet 7 Jun 2022 1505 Views

Exploit released for Atlassian Confluence RCE bug, patch now

Proof-of-concept exploits for the actively exploited critical CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability impacting Atlassian Confluence and Data Center servers have been widely released this weekend. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 6 Jun 2022 1692 Views

Evasive phishing mixes reverse tunnels and URL shortening services

Security researchers are seeing an uptick in the use of reverse tunnel services along with URL shorteners for large-scale phishing campaigns, making the malicious activity more difficult to stop. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 5 Jun 2022 1644 Views

FluBot Android Spyware Taken Down in Global Law Enforcement Operation

An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries has culminated in the takedown of a notorious mobile malware threat called FluBot.
The Hacker News 2 Jun 2022 802 Views

Hundreds of Elasticsearch databases targeted in ransom attacks

Hackers have targeted poorly secured Elasticsearch databases and replaced 450 indexes with ransom notes asking for $620 to restore contents, amounting to a total demand of $279,000.
Bleeping Computer 2 Jun 2022 1007 Views

New Unpatched Horde Webmail Bug Lets Hackers Take Over Server by Sending Email

A new unpatched security vulnerability has been disclosed in the open-source Horde Webmail client that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution on the email server simply by sending a specially crafted email to a victim.
The Hacker News 2 Jun 2022 695 Views

New Windows Search zero-day added to Microsoft protocol nightmare

A new Windows Search zero-day vulnerability can be used to automatically open a search window containing remotely-hosted malware executables simply by launching a Word document.
Bleeping Computer 2 Jun 2022 888 Views