Microsoft drops SMB1 firewall rules in new Windows 11 build
Quick Bit: Windows 11 will no longer add SMB1 Windows Defender Firewall rules when creating new SMB shares starting with today’s Canary Channel Insider Preview Build 25992 build.
Experts Warn of Ransomware Hackers Exploiting Atlassian and Apache Flaws
Quick Bit: Ransomware groups are actively exploiting critical flaws in Atlassian Confluence & Apache ActiveMQ.
Critical Atlassian Confluence bug exploited in Cerber ransomware attacks
Quick Bit: Attackers are exploiting a recently patched and critical severity Atlassian Confluence authentication bypass flaw to encrypt victims’ files using Cerber ransomware.
The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success
Quick Bit: It takes considerable human resources to manage the many tools required to practice preventive cybersecurity, according to Tenable.
Socks5Systemz proxy service infects 10,000 systems worldwide
Quick Bit: A proxy botnet called ‘Socks5Systemz’ has been infecting computers worldwide via the ‘PrivateLoader’ and ‘Amadey’ malware loaders, currently counting 10,000 infected devices.
Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery
Quick Bit: Discord will switch to temporary CDN links for all users by the end of the year to block attackers from using its content delivery network for malware delivery.
Apple ‘Find My’ network can be abused to steal keylogged passwords
Quick Bit: Apple’s “Find My” location network can be abused by malicious actors to stealthily transmit sensitive information captured by keyloggers installed in keyboards.
The Week in Ransomware
Quick Bit: Over the past couple of months, ransomware attacks have been escalating as new operations launch, old ones return, and existing operations continue to target the enterprise.
F5 BIG-IP vulnerabilities leveraged by attackers: What to do?
Quick Bit: The BIG-IP vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748) F5 has recently released hotfixes for are being exploited by attackers.