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Uncursing the ncurses: Memory corruption vulnerabilities found in library
A set of memory corruption vulnerabilities in the ncurses library could have allowed attackers to chain the vulnerabilities to elevate privileges and run code in the targeted program's context or perform other malicious actions. -
Malware distributor Storm-0324 facilitates ransomware access
The threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0324 is a financially motivated group known to gain initial access using email-based initial infection vectors and then hand off access to compromised networks to other threat actors. These handoffs frequently lead to ransomware deployment. Beginning in July 2023, Storm-0324 was observed distributing payloads using an open-source tool […] -
Cloud storage security: What’s new in the threat matrix
We’re announcing the release of a second version of our threat matrix for storage services, a structured tool that assists in identifying and analyzing potential security threats on data stored in cloud storage services. -
Flax Typhoon using legitimate software to quietly access Taiwanese organizations
China-based actor Flax Typhoon is exploiting known vulnerabilities for public-facing servers, legitimate VPN software, and open-source malware to gain access to Taiwanese organizations, but not taking further action. -
Multiple high severity vulnerabilities in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoSÂ
Microsoft researchers identified multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the CODESYS V3 SDK that could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS). -
Midnight Blizzard conducts targeted social engineering over Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified highly targeted social engineering attacks using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats by the threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Midnight Blizzard (previously tracked as NOBELIUM). -
Cryptojacking: Understanding and defending against cloud compute resource abuse
Cloud cryptojacking, a type of cyberattack that uses computing power to mine cryptocurrency, could result in financial loss to targeted organizations due to the compute fees that can be incurred from the abuse. -
Analysis of Storm-0558 techniques for unauthorized email access
Analysis of the techniques used by the threat actor tracked as Storm-0558 for obtaining unauthorized access to email data, tools, and unique infrastructure characteristics. -
Storm-0978 attacks reveal financial and espionage motives
Microsoft has identified a phishing campaign conducted by the threat actor tracked as Storm-0978 targeting defense and government entities in Europe and North America. The campaign involved the abuse of CVE-2023-36884, which included a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability exploited via Microsoft Word documents.
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