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SQL Server malware “MrbMiner” attacks

Cloud Security, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Network Security / Frank Crast / January 25, 2021 / Cryptocurrency, Cryptomining, Database, MrbMiner, SQL Server

Security researchers have identified the source of a SQL Server malware “MrbMiner” attacks allegedly tied to an Iranian software firm.

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Microsoft January 2021 Security Updates (to include zero-day RCE patch)

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / January 13, 2021 / .NET, ASP.NET, Azure, CVE-2021-1643, CVE-2021-1647, CVE-2021-1658, CVE-2021-1660, CVE-2021-1665, CVE-2021-1666, CVE-2021-1667, CVE-2021-1668, CVE-2021-1673, CVE-2021-1705, Edge, Malware Protection Engine, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Windows

Microsoft has released the January 2021 Security updates that includes patches for 83 vulnerabilities, 10 of those rated Critical and 1 zero-day RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-1647 in Microsoft Defender.

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Microsoft September 2020 Security and Adobe Updates

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / September 9, 2020 / ASP.NET, Azure DevOps, ChakraCore, CVE-2020-0878, CVE-2020-0908, CVE-2020-0922, CVE-2020-0997, CVE-2020-1057, CVE-2020-1129, CVE-2020-1172, CVE-2020-1182, CVE-2020-1200, CVE-2020-1210, CVE-2020-1252, CVE-2020-1285, CVE-2020-1319, CVE-2020-1452, CVE-2020-1453, CVE-2020-1460, CVE-2020-1508, CVE-2020-1576, CVE-2020-1593, CVE-2020-1595, CVE-2020-16857, CVE-2020-16862, CVE-2020-16874, CVE-2020-16875, Edge, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft JET Database Engine, Microsoft Office, OneDrive, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Windows

Microsoft has released the September 2020 Security updates that includes patches for 129 vulnerabilities, 24 of them rated Critical. Adobe also released updates for Experience Manager, Framemaker and InDesign.

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Microsoft August 2020 Security and Adobe Updates

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / August 12, 2020 / .NET Frame, .NET Framework, Acrobat, ASP.NET, ChakraCore, codecs, CVE-2020-1380, Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Office, SQL Server, Windows

Microsoft has released August 2020 Security updates, that includes a patch for an actively attacked memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2020-1380) in the Scripting Engine. Adobe also released updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader, as well as Lightroom.

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Microsoft February 2020 Security Updates (includes IE zero-day fix)

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits, Zero-days / Frank Crast / February 11, 2020 / ChakraCore, CVE-2020-0674, Edge, Exchange Server, Microsoft, SQL Server, Surface, Surface Hub, Windows

Microsoft issued the February 2020 Security Updates that include 101 unique vulnerability fixes, 13 of those rated critical. The update also includes a patch for an IE zero-day scripting engine vulnerability CVE-2020-0674 disclosed in January.

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Microsoft December 2019 Security Updates (includes fix for one active exploit)

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / December 11, 2019 / Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Skype, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Windows

Microsoft issued the December 2019 Security Updates that include 36 unique vulnerability fixes, 7 of those rated critical and 29 rated important. One of the patches addresses a Win32k vulnerability under active attack in the wild.

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Microsoft August 2018 patch updates

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / August 15, 2018 / .NET, Edge, Exchange, Microsoft, Office, SQL Server, Windows

Microsoft issued the August 2018 Security Updates that include over 60 unique vulnerability fixes, 19 of them rated critical and two zero days actively exploited.

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