Russian APT28 Exploiting Windows Vulnerability with GooseEgg Tool

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Update Windows Now or Get Hacked: Microsoft Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerability!
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CISA Warns of Windows Print Spooler Flaw After Microsoft Sees Russian Exploitation

CISA warns organizations of a two-year-old Windows Print Spooler vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
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Russian Cyberspies Deliver ‘GooseEgg’ Malware to Government Organizations 

Russia-linked APT28 deploys the GooseEgg post-exploitation tool against numerous US and European organizations.
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Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

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Rural Texas Towns Report Cyberattacks That Caused One Water System to Overflow

A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks.
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Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure. 

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Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility

Tom Olson reports: A hacking group with ties to the Russian government is suspected of carrying out a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow, experts from US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Wednesday. The attac… Continue reading Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility

Recent OT and Espionage Attacks Linked to Russia’s Sandworm, Now Named APT44

Mandiant summarizes some of the latest operations of Russia’s notorious Sandworm group, which it now tracks as APT44.
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US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft

The US government says Midnight Blizzard’s compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts “presents a grave and unacceptable risk to federal agencies.”
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CISA emergency directive tells agencies to fix credentials after Microsoft breach

CyberScoop first reported on the existence of the directive, which calls the pilfered emails “a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies.”

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