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Microsoft Exchange Servers Hacked to Deploy Hive Ransomware A Hive ransomware affiliate has been targeting Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to ProxyShell security issues to deploy various backdoors, including Cobalt Strike beacon. From there, the threat actors perform network reconnaissance, steal admin account credentials, exfiltrate valuable data, ultimately deploying the file-encrypting payload. The details come from security and
Microsoft Defender Flags Google Chrome Updates as Suspicious Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been tagging Google Chrome updates delivered via Google Update as suspicious activity due to a false positive issue. According to Windows system admins reports [1, 2, 3, 4], the security solution (formerly known as Microsoft Defender ATP) began marking Chrome updates as suspicious starting last evening.
Unofficial Windows 11 Upgrade Installs Info-stealing Malware Hackers are luring unsuspecting users with a fake Windows 11 upgrade that comes with malware that steals browser data and cryptocurrency wallets. The campaign is currently active and relies on poisoning search results to push a website mimicking Microsoft’s promotional page for Windows 11, to offer the information stealer.
Windows 10 21H2 Now in Broad Deployment, Available to Everyone Microsoft says Windows 10, version 21H2 (aka the November 2021 Update) is now designated for broad deployment, making it available to everyone via Windows Update. Windows 10 21H2 will be offered to all devices not configured to defer feature updates or affected by compatibility holds.