Weekly Intelligence Snapshot – Week 32, 2023

Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday security update. Impacted products include Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Office.

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Cyber Highlights

Vulnerability

Microsoft Releases Patches For 87 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Industry impacted: Government

Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday security update, impacted products include Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Office. Patches released include fixes for 87 flaws. There are patches for two zero-days, one of them (CVE-2023-36884) being actively exploited by RomCom ransomware group. Other vendors such as Adobe, Ivanti, and SAP have also released security updates.

Rollups

Industries impacted: Financials, Information Technology

  • New Rilide Malware Targets Banking Data and Overcomes Chrome Extension Manifest V3
  • Study Finds Code Leaks Are Linked To Influx Of New Ransomware Actors
  • Threat Actors are Abusing Cloudflare Tunnels To Establish Covert Communication Channels and Maintain Persistent Access
  • Over 100 Organizations Experience a Major Cloud Account Takeover Campaign Targeting C-Levels
  • UK Electoral Commission Discloses 2021 Cyber-attack Revealing Electoral Registers

Geo Highlights

CISA Releases its Cybersecurity Strategic Plan

Industry impacted: Information Technology

On 4 August, CISA released its cybersecurity strategic plan for the next three years. QuoIntelligence outlines the main key points of the policy and analyzes its main takeaways.

Rollups

Industries impacted: Financials, Information Technology

  • US Regulators Launch Probe into AI in the Securities Industry
  • Italy Introduces Tax on Bank Extra Profits to Bolster Stability Amid Market Concerns
  • US Executive Order Addresses National Security Threat from Foreign Technology Investments and Sets Limits

Outlook

  • 8 August – WARNING! Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Releases Patches For 87 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

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