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CVE-2022-3236 - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall

Sep 26, 2022 By Sule Tatar In Arctic Wolf
On Friday, September 23, 2022, Sophos disclosed a critical code injection vulnerability impacting Sophos Firewall. This vulnerability, assigned CVE-2022-3236, affects Sophos Firewall versions v19.0 MR1 (19.0.1) and older and could lead to remote code execution. In order for a threat actor to exploit this vulnerability, WAN access would need to be enabled for the Webadmin and User Portal consoles.
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16 Threat Intelligence Terms Everyone Should Know

Sep 23, 2022 By Sule Tatar In Arctic Wolf
Understanding the ins and outs of threat intelligence can be complicated for an organization. If your business is anything but cyber, it’s understandable to be overwhelmed by terms like ransomware, cryptocurrency, and DDoS attacks, especially in relation to your systems and assets. That’s okay.
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Insight Into The Strengthening America Cybersecurity Act

Sep 22, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Signed into law in March of 2022, the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act (SACA) gives federal authorities an overview of all cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States for the very first time. SACA has three parts: SACA comes at a time when governments are facing a significant paradigm shift.
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What We Can Learn from the 'Prompt-bomb' Uber Hack

Sep 21, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
It was the worst-case scenario for Uber, the popular ride-sharing app, when the company suffered a major data breach in early September. While the extent of the damage, and the data potentially stolen, is still being uncovered, the attack — and the methods used to execute it — can be examined and used to teach other organizations what (and what not) to do.
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Initial Access Brokers: What They Are, How They Gain Access, and Who Uses Their Services

Sep 19, 2022 By Sule Tatar In Arctic Wolf
Imagine a burglar. They’ve spent large amounts of time researching their target — your house. They’ve perfected their infiltration techniques, found your weak points, learned your schedule, and know the best time to strike. They’ve shown up when you least expect it and jimmied open the lock on the back door. And now, rather than head inside and steal your valuables, they hold the door open for someone else.
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Lorenz Ransomware Intrusion: Understanding Your Risk

Sep 14, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
The Arctic Wolf Labs team recently investigated a Lorenz ransomware intrusion, which leveraged a Mitel MiVoice VOIP appliance vulnerability (CVE-2022-29499) for initial access and Microsoft’s BitLocker Drive Encryption for data encryption. Lorenz is a ransomware group that has been active since at least February 2021 and like many ransomware groups, performs double-extortion by exfiltrating data before encrypting systems. Over the last quarter, the group has primarily targeted small and medium businesses (SMBs) located in the United States, with outliers in China and Mexico.
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Chiseling In: Lorenz Ransomware Group Cracks MiVoice And Calls Back For Free

Sep 12, 2022 By Markus Neis, Ross Phillips, Steven Campbell, Teresa Whitmore, Alex Ammons, and Arctic Wolf Labs Team In Arctic Wolf
The Arctic Wolf Labs team recently investigated a Lorenz ransomware intrusion, which leveraged a Mitel MiVoice VoIP appliance vulnerability (CVE-2022-29499) for initial access and Microsoft’s BitLocker Drive Encryption for data encryption. Lorenz is a ransomware group that has been active since at least February 2021 and like many ransomware groups, performs double-extortion by exfiltrating data before encrypting systems.
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A Security Leader's Guide to Leveraging MDR

Sep 10, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Each organization has its own unique attack surface, operating model, and risk tolerance. The challenge for CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) and IT teams is how to keep business running smoothly, without interruption, while at the same time securing and protecting data. And, since every organization is different, no single strategy will work for everyone.
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Car Dealerships: Dealers Must Bolster Data Security Under New FTC Rule

Sep 9, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
The Federal Trade Commission has recently updated the 2003 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ‘Safeguards Rule’ to create new standards and procedures that will apply to auto dealerships and go into effect in December 2022. The Safeguards Rule outlines the standards required for the protection of consumer data. The new updates create stricter criteria and procedures that car dealers will need to implement, both to reduce the risk of a data breach and to better protect customer data.
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