Threat actors are carrying out massive attacks, looking for unpatched Cisco AnyConnect Windows clients: Cisco AnyConnect Windows client under active attack • The Register
Do you use Cisco AnyConnect? If so make sure you have ALL the clients patched.
Ransomware targets home users – with some advice for you – UPDATED
This post was first made on 14 October 2022 Original Post Threat actors do not care who they infect as long as they pay up. Now fake anti-virus and security updates for Windows 10 have been circulating and deploying Magniber ransomware – the zip files contain JavaScript that initiates the …
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Microsoft updates – not on Patch Tuesday
The issues with Microsoft’s Windows SSL/TLS handshake failures is too important to wait for next month’s Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes Windows TLS handshake failures in out-of-band updates (bleepingcomputer.com)
Do Not Use Microsoft Remote Desktop – it can be a gateway for ransomware.
I have said this before, do not use Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP) as it is too easily attacked and exploited, even if you use a non-standard port number – there are better solutions out there. Just to make the point – here is a new ransomware attack exploiting RDP. – …
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Hacking made easy…
Once it required a level of technical skill, practice and hardware resources to carry out successful cyber attack that would make (illicit) money. Now researchers have discovered and easy to use framework that enables any would be hacker to craft sophisticated attacks, deploy them, steal information and monetise them: New …
