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Microsoft Fixes Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day

Microsoft issued a fix for a use-after-free Windows vulnerability that was being leveraged in attacks, as part of its October Patch Tuesday roundup.

Patch Tuesday, Microsoft, Zero Day

Attackers Tied to Iran Targeting Office 365 in Password Spraying Campaign

A new group with ties to the Iranian government is conducting a password-spraying campaign against Office 365 accounts.

Microsoft, Iran

Nobelium Deploying FoggyWeb Backdoor in Targeted Attacks

The Nobelium attackers, who are responsible for the SolarWinds intrusion, have been deploying a new backdoor called FoggyWeb in targeted attacks.

Microsoft, Solarwinds

Azure OMIGOD Flaw Under Attack

The Azure OMI vulnerability (CVE-2021-38647) is under attack by several threat actors, including the Mirai botnet operators.

Mirai, Microsoft, Azure

MSHTML Zero Day Exploits Used Shared Infrastructure With Ransomware Group

Attackers exploiting the CVE-2021-40444 Windows flaw used infrastructure also known to be associated with a ransomware group.

Microsoft, Windows