Tag: windows
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Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs
‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which is worrying First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/japan_mirrorface_china_attack/
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Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign
‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which is worrying First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/japan_mirrorface_china_attack/
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DNA sequencer vulnerabilities signal firmware issues across medical device industry
Tags: access, advisory, attack, best-practice, computer, computing, control, credentials, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, Hardware, iot, leak, malicious, malware, mitigation, privacy, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, side-channel, software, supply-chain, update, vulnerability, windowsIn highlighting vulnerabilities in a widely used DNA gene sequencing device, security researchers have brought further attention to the likely poor state of security in the medical device industry, where hardware and firmware development is often outsourced to external equipment manufacturers under questionable support contracts.The device, Illumina’s iSeq 100 compact DNA sequencer, is used by…
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ESET urges migration from Windows 10 ahead of support deadline
Tags: windowsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/eset-urges-migration-from-windows-10-ahead-of-support-deadline
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Chrome Security Update Patch for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser, advancing to version 131.0.6778.264/.265 for Windows and Mac, and 131.0.6778.264 for Linux. This update addresses a series of critical security vulnerabilities and will be rolled out gradually over the coming days and weeks. Users are encouraged to update their browsers to benefit from these vital…
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Researchers Expose NonEuclid RAT Using UAC Bypass and AMSI Evasion Techniques
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan called NonEuclid that allows bad actors to remotely control compromised Windows systems.”The NonEuclid remote access trojan (RAT), developed in C#, is a highly sophisticated malware offering unauthorised remote access with advanced evasion techniques,” Cyfirma said in a technical analysis published last week.”It employs First…
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BitLocker in Windows 11 entschlüsselt – Geschlossen geglaubte Windows-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bitlocker-verschluesselung-windows11-umgehen-a-e82bc143541d94d9f60d610b60051a11/
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Part 15: Function Type Categories
On Detection: Tactical to Functional Seven Ways to View API Functions Introduction Welcome back to Part 15 of the On Detection: Tactical to Functional blog series. I wrote this article to serve as a resource for those attempting to create tool graphs to describe the capabilities of the attacker tools or malware samples they encounter.…
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ADFS”Š”, “ŠLiving in the Legacy of DRS
ADFS”Š”, “ŠLiving in the Legacy of DRS It’s no secret that Microsoft have been trying to move customers away from ADFS for a while. Short of slapping a “deprecated” label on it, every bit of documentation I come across eventually explains why Entra ID should now be used in place of ADFS. And yet”¦ we still encounter…
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Biometrische Anmeldung an Windows, Ressourcen und Cloud – Windows Hello for Business konfigurieren
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/windows-hello-for-business-anleitung-und-vorteile-a-614098894736bd80619677b53c5f2050/
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Windows 10 Support endet: Microsoft erklärt 2025 zum Jahr der PC-Erneuerung
Dabei bewirbt Microsoft mehr Leistung und Sicherheit sowie KI als große Vorteile. Ob sich Anwender davon beeindrucken lassen, bleibt abzuwarten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/windows-10-support-endet-microsoft-erklaert-2025-zum-jahr-der-pc-erneuerung-2501-192181.html
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Windows LDAP Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49113) Alert
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that the details of Windows LDAP remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-49113) were disclosed. Due to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wldap32.dll of Windows LDAP service, an unauthenticated attacker can induce a target server (as an LDAP client) to initiate a query request to a malicious LDAP server controlled by the…The…
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Windows LDAP vulnerability gains POC exploit
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/windows-ldap-vulnerability-gains-poc-exploit
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Patch Alert: Remotely Exploitable LDAP Flaws in Windows
Proof-of-Concept Exploit ‘LDAP Nightmare’ Crashes ‘Any Unpatched Windows Server’. Security experts are urging all organizations that use Microsoft Windows to ensure they install patches, released last month, to fix Lightweight Directory Access Protocol denial-of-service and remote code execution flaws. Researchers have released a proof-of-concept exploit for the latter flaw. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Weaponized Python Scripts Deliver New SwaetRAT Malware
The Python script leverages low-level interactions with the Windows operating system, which imports crucial libraries like `System.Reflection`, `ctypes`, and `wintypes`, enabling it to directly invoke Windows APIs. It allows the script to manipulate system behavior at a fundamental level, potentially enabling actions like loading malicious payloads, modifying system settings, or evading security measures. It is…
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Windows 11 BitLocker Bypassed to Extract Encryption Keys
An attacker with physical access can abruptly restart the device and dump RAM, as analysis of this memory may reveal FVEK keys from recently running Windows instances, compromising data encryption. The effectiveness of this attack is, however, limited because the data stored in RAM degrades rapidly after the power is cut off. The script flashimage.sh…
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Windows Registry Privilege Escalation Vulnerability PoC Released
Researchers have released a proof of concept (PoC) exploit for a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-43452, allows attackers to gain elevated privileges on a compromised system, potentially leading to unchecked access to sensitive data and critical system resources. Vulnerability Details The Windows Registry database stores configuration settings and options for…
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Microsoft may have scrapped Windows 11’s dynamic wallpapers feature
Microsoft has many good ideas for Windows 11 that often do not ship, and one of them was “Dynamic Wallpapers,” which, as the name suggests, could have made the wallpaper dynamic, similar to third-party tools like Lively Wallpaper. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-have-scrapped-windows-11s-dynamic-wallpapers-feature/
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Windows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid “security fiasco”
Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a “security fiasco” as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-users-urged-to-upgrade-to-avoid-security-fiasco/
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Critical Windows LDAP flaw could lead to crashed servers, RCE attacks
Researchers have published a proof-of-concept exploit for a pair of Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) flaws that could lead to server crashes or remote code execution (RCE) on Windows servers.”Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs) are considered to be one of the crown jewels in organizational computer networks,” noted researchers at security firm SafeBreach, who…
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Windows 10: Supportende im Oktober 2025 32 Millionen Systeme vor Ablösung?
Aktuell sind in Deutschland noch 32 Millionen Systeme mit Windows 10 in Betrieb, schreibt ESET. Das Sicherheitsunternehmen warnt vor einem GAU, weil ja der Support für Windows 10 zum Oktober 2025 ausläuft. Ein “Umstieg” wird propagiert. Dabei bin ich der … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/01/03/windows-10-supportende-im-oktober-2025-32-millionen-systeme-vor-abloesung/
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Exploit Code Published for Potentially Dangerous Windows LDAP Vulnerability
Proof-of-concept (PoC) code was published for CVE-2024-49113, a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Windows LDAP. The post Exploit Code Published for Potentially Dangerous Windows LDAP Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/exploit-code-published-for-potentially-dangerous-windows-ldap-vulnerability/
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LDAPNightmare, a PoC exploit targets Windows LDAP flaw CVE-2024-49113
Experts warn of a new PoC exploit, LDAPNightmare, that targets a Windows LDAP flaw (CVE-2024-49113), causing crashes & reboots. The vulnerability CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score of 7.5), named LDAPNightmare, is a Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service flaw that was discovered by the researcher Yuki Chen. An attacker can exploit the now-patched vulnerability to…
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LDAPNightmare PoC Exploit Crashes LSASS and Reboots Windows Domain Controllers
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a now-patched security flaw impacting Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) that could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.The out-of-bounds reads vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score: 7.5). It was addressed by Microsoft as part of Patch Tuesday updates for December 2024, alongside CVE-2024-49112 ( First seen…
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A New Year’s gift from Microsoft: Surprise, your scanners don’t work
Canon confirms multifunction devices struggling with Windows 11 24H2 First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/scanner_canon_windows_update/
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Unpatched Active Directory Flaw Can Crash Any Microsoft Server
Windows servers are vulnerable to a dangerous LDAP vulnerability that could be used to crash multiple servers at once and should be patched immediately. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/active-directory-flaw-can-crash-any-microsoft-server-connected-to-the-internet
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Trotz Support-Ende in 2025 – Weiterhin 32 Millionen Windows-10-Systeme in Deutschland
Obwohl das Support-Ende von Windows 10 naht, läuft das Betriebssystem allein in Deutschland noch auf rund 32 Millionen Geräten. First seen on computerbase.de Jump to article: www.computerbase.de/news/betriebssysteme/trotz-support-ende-in-2025-weiterhin-32-millionen-windows-10-systeme-in-deutschland.90839
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Upcoming security updates inhibited by Windows 11 24H2 issue
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/upcoming-security-updates-inhibited-by-windows-11-24h2-issue