15 FEBRUARY 2024 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Critical Exchange Server Flaw (CVE-2024-21410) Under Active Exploitation

                                                     LATEST CYBER HACKS 
 
 
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Ongoing Azure Compromises Target Senior Execs, Microsoft 365 Apps

 

Dozens of environments and hundreds of individual user accounts have already been compromised in an ongoing campaign targeting Microsoft Azure corporate clouds.

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Prudential Financial breached in data theft cyberattack

Prudential Financial has disclosed that its network was breached last week, with the attackers stealing employee and contractor data before being blocked from compromised systems one day later.
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Bank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack

Bank of America is warning customers of a data breach exposing their personal information after Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), one of its service providers, was hacked last year.


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Zoom patches critical privilege elevation flaw in           Windows apps

The Zoom desktop and VDI clients and the Meeting SDK for Windows are vulnerable to an improper input validation flaw that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct privilege escalation on the target system over the network.
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Attackers Exploit Microsoft Security-Bypass Zero-        Day Bugs

Microsoft's scheduled Patch Tuesday security update for February includes fixes for two zero-day security vulnerabilities under active attack, plus 71 other flaws across a wide range of its products.
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Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC

 

A single packet can exhaust the processing capacity of a vulnerable DNS server, effectively disabling the machine, by exploiting a 20-plus-year-old design flaw in the DNSSEC specification.


                                     MALWARES
 
 
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Bumblebee Malware Returns with New Tricks, Targeting U.S. Businesses

The infamous malware loader and initial access broker known as Bumblebee has resurfaced after a four-month absence as part of a new phishing campaign observed in February 2024.
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More Signs of a Qakbot Resurgence

Takedowns aren't always forever in cyberspace. Months after a U.S. law enforcement operation dismantled the notorious Qakbot botnet, security researchers say signs are pointing to a resurgence.

                               GENERAL NEWS
 
 
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Cybersecurity Tactics FinServ Institutions Can Bank On in 2024

The landscape of cybersecurity in financial services is undergoing a rapid transformation. Cybercriminals are exploiting advanced technologies and methodologies, making traditional security measures obsolete.
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How AI is revolutionizing identity fraud

Nearly half of businesses reported a growth in synthetic identity fraud, while biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud attempts also increased, according to AuthenticID.