Weekly: More on Microsoft and Acer Receives $50 Million in Ransom Demands
Mar 26, 2021•21 min
Episode description
ShadowTalk hosts Alec, Austin, Charles, and Digital Shadows CISO Rick bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:-The team discusses the latest on Exchange Servers vulnerabilities - should guards still be up? -Austin takes us through the timeline of ransomware taking advantage of vulnerabilities regarding Microsoft -Austin talks $50 million ransom against Acer - biggest known ransom request in modern history. What does this mean for the threat landscape going forward? -A phishing campaign has stolen 400,000 OWA/O365 creds - how to make yourself the hardest target possibleGet this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/digitalshadows/weekly-intelligence-summary-26-march ***Resources from this week’s podcast***Microsoft Vulnerabilities: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-92-percent-of-exchange-servers-safe-from-proxylogon-attacks/ Acer Ransom: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-giant-acer-hit-by-50-million-ransomware-attack/Black Kingdom Ransomware: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-exchange-servers-now-targeted-by-black-kingdom-ransomware/ Office 365 Phishing: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-phishing-attacks-bypassing-email-gateways/ 2021 Tax Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/tax-and-unemployment-fraud-in-2021/ Cybercriminal Perspective Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-cybercriminal-perspective/ Also, don’t forget to reach out to - [email protected]
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