Defending new vectors: Threat actors attempt SQL Server to cloud lateral movement
Microsoft security researchers recently identified an attack where attackers attempted to move laterally to a cloud environment through a SQL Server instance.
Uncursing the ncurses: Memory corruption vulnerabilities found in library
A set of memory corruption vulnerabilities in the ncurses library could have allowed attackers to chain the vulnerabilities to elevate privileges and run code in the targeted program’s context or perform other malicious actions.
Flax Typhoon using legitimate software to quietly access Taiwanese organizations
China-based actor Flax Typhoon is exploiting known vulnerabilities for public-facing servers, legitimate VPN software, and open-source malware to gain access to Taiwanese organizations, but not taking further action.
Multiple high severity vulnerabilities in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS
Microsoft researchers identified multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the CODESYS V3 SDK that could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS).
Storm-0978 attacks reveal financial and espionage motives
Microsoft has identified a phishing campaign conducted by the threat actor tracked as Storm-0978 targeting defense and government entities in Europe and North America. The campaign involved the abuse of CVE-2023-36884, which included a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability exploited via Microsoft Word documents.
The five-day job: A BlackByte ransomware intrusion case study
In a recent investigation by Microsoft Incident Response of a BlackByte 2.0 ransomware attack, we found that the threat actor progressed through the full attack chain, from initial access to impact, in less than five days, causing significant business disruption for the victim organization.
Cadet Blizzard emerges as a novel and distinct Russian threat actor
Microsoft attributes several campaigns to a distinct Russian state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Cadet Blizzard (DEV-0586), including the WhisperGate destructive attack, Ukrainian website defacements, and the hack-and-leak front “Free Civilian”.
New macOS vulnerability, Migraine, could bypass System Integrity Protection
A new vulnerability, which we refer to as “Migraine”, could allow an attacker with root access to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS and perform arbitrary operations on a device.
Protecting Android clipboard content from unintended exposure
Microsoft discovered that the SHEIN Android application periodically read the contents of the Android device clipboard and, if a particular pattern was present, sent the contents of the clipboard to a remote server.
Introducing kernel sanitizers on Microsoft platforms
We share technical details of our work on the AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and how it contributes to durably improving software quality and security at Microsoft.