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Microsoft has issued a patch for a zero-click remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-38063) that affects all Windows machines using IPv6, which is enabled by default, BleepingComputer reports. Microsoft says "[a]n unauthenticated attacker could repeatedly send IPv6 packets, that include specially crafted packets, to a Windows machine which could enable remote code execution." The vulnerability was discovered by a researcher at Kunlun Lab, who noted that the bug is triggered before the packet reaches the Windows firewall.
There's no evidence of exploitation so far, but Microsoft has given the flaw its "Exploitation more likely" label. Users are urged to update Windows as soon as possible or disable IPv6 until patches can be applied.
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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has published a report on the Iran-aligned threat actor APT42's targeting of US presidential campaigns. Google confirms that APT42 has targeted both the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns with spearphishing attacks: "In May and June, APT42 targets included the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen individuals affiliated with President Biden and with former President Trump, including current and former officials in the U.S. government and individuals associated with the respective campaigns. We blocked numerous APT42 attempts to log in to the personal email accounts of targeted individuals." TAG adds that the group "successfully gained access to the personal Gmail account of a high-profile political consultant."
The researchers note that APT42 has also ramped up its phishing attacks against users in Israel, targeting "people with connections to the Israeli military and defense sector, as well as diplomats, academics, and NGOs."
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against General Motors, claiming the company violated the privacy rights of millions of Texans by selling their vehicle location data to data brokers, POLITICO reports. The lawsuit states, "General Motors deceptively collected scores of data points from consumers about their driving habits, monetized that data by selling it to other commercial actors, and permitted those actors to use the ill-gotten data to make adverse decisions when dealing with those same consumers."
POLITICO notes that this is the first state-level enforcement against an automaker for data sales.
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Today's issue includes events affecting Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Stealthy phishing attack uses advanced infostealer for data exfiltration (Barracuda) hishing attacks featuring an advanced, stealthy technique designed to exfiltrate a wide range of sensitive information have been observed by Barracuda threat analysts.
Doppelgänger operation rushes to secure itself amid ongoing detections, German agency says (The Record) Recent scrutiny of the Russia-linked Doppelgänger influence operation has disrupted how it behaves, according to the BayLfV, an agency of the Bavarian state government.
A new extortion crew, Mad Liberator, emerges on the scene (The Register) Anydesk is its access tool of choice
Palo Alto Networks Patches Unauthenticated Command Execution Flaw in Cortex XSOAR (SecurityWeek) Palo Alto Networks has patched multiple vulnerabilities, including ones rated high severity, in several products.
Kim Dotcom is being Megauploaded to the US for trial (The Verge) The order follows a 12-year battle to remain in New Zealand.
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