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This Week in IT: Botnet, Google Chrome, Okta’s GitHub Hacked, ChatGPT

December 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft discovers new botnet capabilities Microsoft […]

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3CX Supply Chain Attack

Watch Out For This Linux DDoS Trojan, Microsoft Says

May 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has observed a 254% increase in activity over the last six months from an eight-year-old Linux trojan targeting Linux-based operating systems on cloud infrastructures and IoT devices. The malware, called XorDdos, is named after its attack method, denial of service on Linux endpoints and servers, in addition to XOR-based encryption for its […]

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Microsoft: Watch Out For This New Sysrv Botnet Varient

May 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure internet-facing systems, apply security updates and secure credentials after discovering a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, which is known for exploiting vulnerabilities in web apps and databases to install coin miners on Windows and Linux systems. In a series of tweets, the Redmond, Wash. IT giant says the […]

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3CX Supply Chain Attack

Emotet Pivots From Office Macros to OneDrive URLs and PowerShell, Security Researchers Warn

April 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Notorious botnet Emotet is reportedly testing out new attack methods that bypass new Microsoft protections against Macros in Office documents and leverage OneDrive URLs and PowerShell. The Emotet botnet began its reemergence in November 2021 after its January 2021 takedown by a multinational coalition of law enforcement, with the group associated with the botnet targeting […]

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Spring4Shell Being Exploited To Spread Mirai Botnet

April 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Security researchers with cybersecurity firms say hackers are actively exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability to deploy the Mirai botnet malware. In a research report detailing the exploits, Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says it has observed the exploitation since the start of this month after the remote code execution bug (CVE-2022-22965) in the Spring Framework was […]

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