Collaborate Disseminate
The DDoS botnet was among the powerful on record, allegedly exceeding six terrabits per second during its largest attack, authorities said. Victims are spread across 80 countries.
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The vulnerability, which Cisco said it discovered during internal security testing, could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute high-privilege commands.
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The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.
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Researchers aren’t aware of any active exploitation of the software, but the issue is being dealt with simultaneously as attackers are trying to brute force the company’s security appliances.
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Despite serious alarm raised by officials, organizations have not applied the patch for Microsoft Exchange servers en masse.
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The vendor ruled out a zero-day vulnerability as the root cause, disputing initial assessments from third-party researchers. Fewer than 40 organizations have been impacted since mid-July.
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The initiative seeks to patch vulnerabilities in open-source code before they are exploited by would-be attackers. Now comes the hard part — putting the systems to the test in the real world.
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Security leaders shared advice gleaned from customer engagements, and reinforced the importance of planning and following fundamentals for defense.
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The Department of Homeland Security said the Russian cybercrime collective received at least $370 million in ransom payments, based on current cryptocurrency valuations.
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The public disclosure and advisories came late Wednesday during Black Hat, but Microsoft said the timing was coordinated.
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