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FIN7 hackers evolve toolset, work with multiple ransomware gangs

Threat analysts have compiled a detailed technical report on FIN7 operations from late 2021 to early 2022, showing that the actor is still very active, evolving, and trying new monetization methods.
- Bill Toulas
- April 04, 2022
- 10:02 AM
- 0
Iranian hackers target VMware Horizon servers with Log4j exploits

An Iranian-aligned hacking group tracked as TunnelVision was spotted exploiting Log4j on VMware Horizon servers to breach corporate networks in the Middle East and the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- February 18, 2022
- 02:55 PM
- 0
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- February 15, 2022
- 01:48 PM
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State hackers use new PowerShell backdoor in Log4j attacks

Hackers believed to be part of the Iranian APT35 state-backed group (aka 'Charming Kitten' or 'Phosphorus') has been observed leveraging Log4Shell attacks to drop a new PowerShell backdoor.
- Bill Toulas
- January 11, 2022
- 06:17 PM
- 0
Phishing campaign uses PowerPoint macros to drop Agent Tesla

A new variant of the Agent Tesla malware has been spotted in an ongoing phishing campaign that relies on Microsoft PowerPoint documents laced with malicious macro code.
- Bill Toulas
- December 13, 2021
- 03:49 PM
- 0
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- December 02, 2021
- 07:11 AM
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- November 25, 2021
- 07:16 AM
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New PowerShell version comes with Microsoft Update support

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7.2 with automatic updates through the Microsoft Update service on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2021
- 10:55 AM
- 0
Microsoft asks admins to patch PowerShell to fix WDAC bypass

Microsoft has asked system administrators to patch PowerShell 7 against two vulnerabilities allowing attackers to bypass Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) enforcements and gain access to plain text credentials.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2021
- 09:30 AM
- 5
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- October 11, 2021
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- August 25, 2021
- 11:16 AM
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- July 15, 2021
- 12:55 PM
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Microsoft warns of critical PowerShell 7 code execution vulnerability

Microsoft warns of a critical .NET Core remote code execution vulnerability in PowerShell 7 caused by how text encoding is performed in in .NET 5 and .NET Core.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 02, 2021
- 09:20 AM
- 3
Microsoft will release future PowerShell updates via Windows Update

Microsoft is making it easier to update PowerShell on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices by releasing future updates through the Microsoft Update service.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 16, 2021
- 02:13 PM
- 1
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- June 02, 2021
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- May 11, 2021
- 07:15 AM
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- April 18, 2021
- 11:16 AM
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This new Microsoft tool checks Exchange Servers for ProxyLogon hacks

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script that admins can use to check whether the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities have hacked a Microsoft Exchange server.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 06, 2021
- 02:04 PM
- 0
Hackers use black hat SEO to push ransomware, trojans via Google

The delivery system for the Gootkit information stealer has evolved into a complex and stealthy framework, which earned it the name Gootloader, and is now pushing a wider variety of malware via hacked WordPress sites and malicious SEO techniques for Google results.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 01, 2021
- 01:10 PM
- 0
Hacker-for-hire group develops new stealthy Windows backdoor

Kaspersky researchers discovered a previously undocumented Windows PowerShell malware dubbed PowerPepper and developed by the hacker-for-hire group DeathStalker.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 03, 2020
- 11:57 AM
- 1