A multi-stage downloader trojan dubbed sLoad uses BITS to steal data from compromised systems. Attackers use sLoad to evade anti-malware protections and security monitoring that may not detect activity using these unconventional protocols.
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Microsoft has revealed new cyber threat activity by a group dubbed GALLIUM that targets global telecommunication providers and unpatched web servers.
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Microsoft issued the December 2019 Security Updates that include 36 unique vulnerability fixes, 7 of those rated critical and 29 rated important. One of the patches addresses a Win32k vulnerability under active attack in the wild.
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Microsoft issued the November 2019 Security Updates that include 74 unique vulnerability fixes, 13 of those rated critical. In addition, Microsoft provided guidance for a vulnerability CVE-2019-16863 in Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
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Microsoft issued the October 2019 Security Updates that include 59 unique vulnerability fixes, 10 of those rated critical. In addition, Adobe has not published any new patches.
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Microsoft has warned a cyber threat group dubbed Phosphorus has recently targeted email accounts belonging to Microsoft customers.
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Microsoft has re-released security and software updates that include the patch for Critical IE CVE-2019-1367 recently exploited in the wild. The latest update addresses a known printing issue reported by customers after the last patch was released on September 23, 2019.
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Microsoft has released out-of-band patches for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Defender products. The IE zero-day bug is marked critical and is actively exploited in the wild.
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Microsoft issued the September 2019 Security Updates that include 79 unique vulnerability fixes, 17 of those rated critical. In addition, two of the patches address two 0-day Privileged Escalation vulnerabilities CVE-2019-1214 and CVE-2019-1215.
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Microsoft issued the August 2019 Security Updates on Tuesday that include 93 unique vulnerability fixes, 29 of those rated critical. In addition, two of the patches address two critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) “wormable” vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182) in Remote Desktop Services.
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