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Microsoft Flags Attack Targeting SQL Servers With Novel Approach

Issued by: Dark Reading

Microsoft Security Intelligence this week tweeted a warning about an attack campaign targeting SQL servers and using a new approach to evade PowerShell monitoring. Instead of PowerShell, these threat actors are using sqlps.exe, a utility that comes standard with every version of SQL and functions as a “wrapper for running SQL-built CMDlets, to run commands…

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SecurityWeek to Host Threat Intelligence Summit Virtual Event on May 18th

Issued by: Security Week

The Threat Intelligence Summit is a virtual conference that allows attendees from around the world to immerse in a virtual world to explore and discuss the latest trends and insights on cyber threat intelligence (CTI). Sessions throughout the summit and expo will examine tools and technologies to help maximize the value of threat intelligence and…

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Iranian Cyberspy Group Launching Ransomware Attacks Against US

Issued by: Security Week

Also referred to as APT35, Magic Hound, NewsBeef, Newscaster, Phosphorus, and TA453, the advanced persistent threat (APT) actor is known for the targeting of activists, government organizations, journalists, and various other entities. In November 2021, a joint advisory from government agencies in the US, UK, and Australia warned of Iranian state-sponsored attacks targeting critical infrastructure…

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Outmaneuvering the Adversary: How to Detect Cyberthreats You Didn’t Know Were There

Issued by: CIO Security

If you’re concerned about the increased threat of cyberattacks by state-sponsored hackers and hacktivist groups in the current geopolitical atmosphere, you’re certainly justified. Criminal groups are emerging from the shadows and pledging their allegiance to Russia. They’re conducting reconnaissance attacks and coalescing into the roles they’ll play in the global cyberwar many see on the…

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Ransomware Attack Hits Production Facilities of Agricultural Equipment Giant AGCO

Issued by: Security Week

AGCO designs, makes, and distributes agricultural machinery and precision technology, offering equipment under brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra. On Friday, the company announced that it fell victim to a ransomware attack that impacted some production facilities. AGCO says it has launched an investigation into the incident and estimates that it might…

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Regulator Proposes $1 Million Fine for Colonial Pipeline One Year After Cyberattack

Issued by: Security Week

The PHMSA has proposed civil penalties of $986,000 for the operator of the largest fuel pipeline in the US for what it has described as control room management failures. In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline was forced to shut down operations after its systems became infected with ransomware. The attack involved the Russia-linked Darkside ransomware and…

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Customer Passwords are a Target for Cybercriminals: How to Address the Threat

Issued by: CIO Security

Companies face various cyber risks, ranging from ransomware to data theft. Cyber threat actors gain access to an organization’s systems in various ways. However, cybercriminals commonly take the path of least resistance, and organizations’ reliance on password-based authentication provides numerous avenues of attack. Passwords are known to be a weak form of authentication, and the…

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Fake Cyberpunk Ape Executives target artists with malware-laden job offer

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

The wacky world of ape jpegs are at the heart of yet another increasingly bizarre internet scam, which contains malware, stolen accounts, a faint possibility of phishing, and zips full of ape pictures. The Ape Executives have a job offer you can, and must, refuse Lots of people with art profiles on social media in…

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German Finance Watchdog Sees ‘Very Big’ Risk of Cyberattacks

Issued by: Security Week

Germany’s financial regulator BaFin warned Tuesday of the “very big” risk of cyberattacks targeting the financial sector, a threat it said had become “more likely” since Russia’s war on Ukraine. “The risk that companies in the financial sector will fall victim to cyberattacks or that internal IT security incidents will occur is very big and…

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REvil Revival: Are Ransomware Gangs Ever Really Gone?

Issued by: Dark Reading

Evidence that members of the defunct REvil group may be reviving the ransomware gang continues to accumulate, but cybersecurity experts question whether the group will have the same impact that it once did. On April 29, anti-malware firm Avast revealed that the company’s software had blocked a ransomware sample that appeared to be generated using…