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Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

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Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is ongoing, and Microsoft will continue to investigate and provide updates as available. Based on our investigation of previous Midnight […]

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Attacker Abuses Victim Resources to Reap Rewards from Titan Network

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Credit to Author: Ranga Duraisamy| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we discuss how an attacker took advantage of the Atlassian Confluence vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 to connect servers to the Titan Network for cryptomining purposes.

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Security Wired 

Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russia or China

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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

A report distributed by the US Department of Homeland Security warned that financially motivated cybercriminals are more likely to attack US election infrastructure than state-backed hackers.

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Security Wired 

Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach

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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000

Plus: Apple offers $1 million to hack its AI cloud infrastructure, Iranian hackers successfully peddle stolen Trump campaign docs, Russia hacks the nation of Georgia, and a “cyberattack” that wasn’t.

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence healthcare ransomware report highlights need for collective industry action

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Credit to Author: Sherrod DeGrippo| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Healthcare organizations are an attractive target for ransomware attacks. Read our latest blog post to learn why and get strategies to protect yourself from cyberthreats.​

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