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Security Update (14/09/2021)

Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday” has included a fix for CVE-2021-40444. You can find the patch details for each Operating System version here. This round of updates also fixes 85 other vulnerabilities as shown here.

This week, Microsoft disclosed a newly discovered remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows. Integrity360 can confirm that it is actively being exploited in the wild.

Yesterday, it was announced that Fortinet discovered a breach, resulting in the disclosure of almost 500,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN credentials from 87,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN Devices. The attack vector was identified as a system unpatched against CVE-2018-13379.

A month ago, Ponemon and IBM released the Cost of a Data Breach 2021 report, an annual study on the cost of data breaches and the modern threat landscape. The report not only highlighted that the cost of data breaches is on the rise but also showed that enterprises are taking longer to contain security incidents. 

Microsoft has disclosed yet another critical vulnerability not long since PrintNightmare was disclosed. This privilege elevation vulnerability lies in the overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the important and sensitive Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database, SYSTEM and SECURITY registry hives. This means that an attacker with a standard non-administrative account can in theory achieve local privilege escalation, masquerade as other users and/or achieve the following:

TrickBot is a banking trojan that was first detected in September 2016 and since that time had been developed to incorporate the targeting of multiple geographies and online services. The malware was developed to gain unauthorized access to customer bank accounts to facilitate fraudulent transactions, but also targeted users of online services such as Salesforce and cryptocurrency services. The malware was reportedly delivered via spam emails containing malicious attachments, including those distributed by the Necurs botnet, and via the RIG exploit kit. In some cases, TrickBot used an exploit called EternalBlue (affects CVE-2017-0144) or Windows API calls to propagate in a local network. The functions and activities of TrickBot are reportedly very similar to the Dyre banking trojan, and it was assessed by researchers to be linked to this trojan, including that at least one of the developers of Dyre was involved in the development of TrickBot.

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-21985

Last Updated: 17/05/21 12:00

Integrity360 has deployed our Incident Response Team to support a number of clients who may be affected by the ransomware attack widely reported on in Irish media.

Our teams are committed to supporting the wider health community, as well as our clients and advise all organisations of the need to increase vigilance within your own environment in relation to this attack.

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-23008

Security breaches are part and parcel of running a modern organisation. Research completed by the Clark School at the University of Maryland showed that hackers attack every 39 seconds. With organisations exposed to such a high volume of threats, Incident Response has become just as important, if not more important than threat prevention. 

In 2020, the average cost of a single data breach rose in all industries worldwide to nearly 4 million USD. These breaches were especially costly in the healthcare sector, where costs soared to an average of 7.13 million USD, with energy and financial industries following closely behind at $6 million. 

On 24th March 2021, the UK government published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021, featuring an analysis of 1,419 UK businesses and a review of 2020's cyber threat landscape. The report highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much more difficult for organisations to protect themselves against modern cyber-attacks while staff are working from home.  

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-22986, CVE-2021-22987, CVE-2021-22988, CVE-2021-22989, CVE-2021-22990, CVE-2021-22991, CVE-2021-22992

Last Updated: 15:00 GMT 23/03/21