Zero-day deploys remote code execution vulnerability via Word documents

Categories: Business

Tags: microsoft

Tags: zero-day

Tags: exploit

Tags: CVE-2023-36884

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Tags: phish

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We take a look at reports of an exploit being deployed via booby trapped Word documents.

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Newspaper evades Russian censors, hides news in Counter-Strike map

Categories: News

Tags: Russia

Tags: Ukraine

Tags: censorship

Tags: press

Tags: freedom

Tags: restrictions

Tags: evade

Tags: counter-strike: global offensive

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We take a look at one newspaper’s innovative way of bypassing Russian media restrictions.

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Six months on: Looking back at the role of cyberattacks in the Ukraine War

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:00:39 +0000

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th 2022, none of us knew what role cyberattacks might play in a full-scale invasion. Russia had been conducting cyberattacks against Ukraine since it had occupied Crimea back in 2014 and it seemed inevitable that these tools would play a role, especially after the attacks on Ukraine’s power grid […]

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Immigration organisations targeted by APT group Evilnum

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:13:47 +0000

Immigration organisations are being targeted by the APT group Evilnum, using spear phishing to send malicious Word documents.

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A week in security (June 6 – June 12)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:29:57 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Custom PowerShell RAT targets Germans seeking information about the Ukraine crisis

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence has uncovered an attack using the lure of information about the war in Ukraine to target people in Germany.

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Cyberattacks on SATCOM networks attributed to Russian threat actors

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000

CISA and the FBI are sharing information about the US attribution of cyberattacks on SATCOM networks that targeted Ukraine but spilled over into other European countries.

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“Chemical attack” email warnings deliver Jester Stealer malware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 12:04:27 +0000

An email warning of supposed chemical attacks that delivers Jester Stealer malware is being sent to people in Ukraine.

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