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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
Latest Reports & Finished Intelligence
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- 1 August – Finished Intelligence
News
- 3 August – [Podcast (in German)]
QuoIntelligence Raises Millions for Threat Intelligence Service
Startup Insider interviews QuoIntelligence’s VP Threat Advisory, Jörg Schauff to find out more about our successful EUR 5M seed funding round and how we help organizations significantly reduce operational risk and make informed security decisions with timely threat intelligence tailored to their needs - 27 July – QuoIntelligence Press Release
QuoIntelligence Secures EUR 5 Million Seed Financing
The investment is based on our highly differentiated threat intelligence offering and will be used to expand the QuoIntelligence team and enhance products and services.
Blog
- 20 July – Research: Neo_Net
Fresh insights into Neo_Net’s cybercrime syndicate: The new threat actor in the financial sector
Research into an eCrime campaign — to Neo-Net — targetting prominent European banks, especially in Spain, with phishing and Android trojans.
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