Today's Headlines and the latest #cybernews from the desk of the #CISO:
CISA Warns Organizations of ProxyShell Attacks on Exchange Servers
Cybercrime Group Asking Insiders for Help in Planting Ransomware (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cybercrime-group-asking-insiders-for.html)
LockFile ransomware uses PetitPotam attack to hijack Windows domains
ShadowPad Malware is Becoming a Favorite Choice of Chinese Espionage Groups (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/shadowpad-malware-is-becoming-favorite.html)
CISA Issues Guidance on Protecting Data From Ransomware
Cloudflare mitigated one of the largest DDoS attack involving 17.2 million rps (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cloudflare-mitigated-one-of-largest.html)
Story Links:
https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-organizations-proxyshell-attacks-exchange-servers (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-organizations-proxyshell-attacks-exchange-servers)
https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cybercrime-group-asking-insiders-for.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cybercrime-group-asking-insiders-for.html)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockfile-ransomware-uses-petitpotam-attack-to-hijack-windows-domains/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockfile-ransomware-uses-petitpotam-attack-to-hijack-windows-domains/)
https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/shadowpad-malware-is-becoming-favorite.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/shadowpad-malware-is-becoming-favorite.html)
https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-issues-guidance-protecting-data-ransomware (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-issues-guidance-protecting-data-ransomware)
https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cloudflare-mitigated-one-of-largest.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cloudflare-mitigated-one-of-largest.html)
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