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Attackers reverse Outlook vulnerability CVE-2017-11774 patch functionality

Endpoint Security, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / December 4, 2019 / APT33, APT34, CVE-2017-11774, FireEye, Outlook

Researchers at FireEye have spotted an uptick in active exploits of CVE-2017-11774, an Outlook security feature bypass vulnerability. Attackers are also actively reversing Outlook vulnerability patch functionality. To help protect against such exploits, FireEye has provided Outlook hardening guidelines.

APT33 uses a dozen botnets in targeted malware campaign

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / By Frank Crast / November 15, 2019 / APT33, botnet, hacking, malware, Stonedrill

Security researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a dozen obfuscated botnets being used in a highly targeted malware campaign.

R2D2 thwarts disk-wiping malware

Malware / By Frank Crast / March 23, 2018 / APT33, malware, R2D2, VMM

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new tool dubbed R2D2 (short for “Reactive Redundancy for Data Destruction Protection”) that can protect systems from disk-wiping malware such as Shamoon and Stonedrill.