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An attack dubbed "WordDrone" that uses an old flaw to install a backdoor could be related to previously reported cyber incidents against Taiwan's military and satellite industrial supply chain.

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Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed that three new security flaws impacting the Windows platform have come under active exploitation as part of its Patch Tuesday update for September 2024. The monthly security release addresses a total of 79 vulnerabilities, of which seven are rated Critical, 71 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. This is aside from 26 flaws that the tech

Microsoft's September 2024 Patch Tuesday is here. Make sure you’ve applied the necessary patches!

Microsoft Corp. today released updates to fix at least 79 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including multiple flaws that are already showing up in active attacks. Microsoft also corrected a critical bug that has caused some Windows 10 PCs to remain dangerously unpatched against actively exploited vulnerabilities for several months this year.

This month's Patch Tuesday contains a total of 79 vulnerabilities — the fourth largest of the year.

September’s monthly round of patches from Microsoft included 79 vulnerabilities, seven of which are considered critical.

A fresh wave of attacks on APAC government entities involves both self-propagating malware spreading via removable drives and a spear-phishing campaign.

A trio of threat activity clusters linked to China has been observed compromising more government organizations in Southeast Asia as part of a renewed state-sponsored operation codenamed Crimson Palace, indicating an expansion in the scope of the espionage effort. Cybersecurity firm Sophos, which has been monitoring the cyber offensive, said it comprises three intrusion sets tracked as Cluster

The threat actor tracked as Mustang Panda has refined its malware arsenal to include new tools in order to facilitate data exfiltration and the deployment of next-stage payloads, according to new findings from Trend Micro. The cybersecurity firm, which is monitoring the activity cluster under the name Earth Preta, said it observed "the propagation of PUBLOAD via a variant of the worm HIUPAN."