#Windows #vulnerability reported by the #NSA exploited to install Russian #malware

Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/

When Microsoft patched the vulnerability in October 2022—at least two years after it came under #attack by the Russian hackers—the company made no mention that it was under active exploitation.

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Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware

Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.

^{Ars Technica}

#Israel assessing damage from limited strike in #Iran

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496

#escalation #war #politics #military #attack #news

Live updates: Israel strikes Iran after weekend drone and missile attack, source says

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

^{NBC News}

#Israel shoots down #missiles and #drones after #Iran launches unprecedented #attack

source: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244641489/iran-israel-drone-attack-middle-east-gaza

Iran had vowed to retaliate after an #airstrike on an Iranian #consulate in #Syria earlier this month killed seven Iranian #military officials. It is the first time that Iran has launched an attack on Israel from Iranian soil, Israeli officials said.

#conflict #war #middleeast #news #politics

Review of the Summer 2023 #Microsoft #Exchange Online #Intrusion

source: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/CSRB_Review_of_the_Summer_2023_MEO_Intrusion_Final_508c.pdf

the cascade of Microsoft’s avoidable errors that allowed this intrusion to succeed;

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