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BianLian Ransomware Cuts Straight to Extortion
The BianLian ransomware group now focuses solely on data extortion, abandoning encryption. This shift aims to speed up attacks and leverage the threat of data exposure, affecting education, engineering, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Over 860 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Impacted by Ransomware in 2022
Ransomware attacks affected over 860 critical infrastructure organizations in 2022, according to the FBI. The most impacted sectors were healthcare, manufacturing, and government. Prominent ransomware groups included Lockbit, ALPHV/BlackCat, and Hive, contributing to estimated losses of $34.3 million.
CVE-2023-23397: Microsoft Outlook Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Leads to NTLM Relay Attack
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday reveals CVE-2023-23397, a critical Outlook privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw allows attackers to steal NTLM hashes and authenticate as victims via specially crafted emails. The vulnerability can be triggered automatically, stressing the need for prompt patching.
CISA #StopRansomware Advisory: LockBit 3.0
LockBit 3.0, a leading Ransomware-as-a-Service group, has targeted over 1500 victims across various industries. The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC's joint advisory details its tactics, techniques, and procedures, providing organizations with critical information to bolster their network defenses.
A Kubernetes Cryptojacking Operation Seeks Payment from Dero Co
A cryptojacking campaign exploiting Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero coins was identified by CrowdStrike. Attackers targeted unsecured containers with exposed APIs, deployed a "proxy-api" DaemonSet, and used cluster resources for mining. The operation was financially motivated, with no attempts at lateral movement or data exfiltration.
US Federal Agency Compromised by Old Telerik Vulnerabilities
A US federal agency was compromised between November 2022 and January 2023 due to old Telerik UI vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2019-18935. Multiple threat actors exploited these vulnerabilities to execute remote code and exfiltrate data. Despite the breach, no webshells were deployed due to restrictive write permissions on the abused service account.
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