[SANS ISC] ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=7506, (Wed, May 19th)

Warning Unpatched Critical ‘Wormable’ Windows SMBv3 Flaw Disclosed thehackernews.com/2020/03/smbv3-wormable-vulnerability.html Shortly after releasing its monthly batch of security updates, Microsoft late yesterday separately issued an advisory warning billions of its Windows users of a new critical, unpatched, and wormable vulnerability affecting Server Message Block 3.0 (SMBv3) network communication protocol. Beware of ‘Coronavirus Maps’ It’s a malware […]

NSA spied on European politicians through Danish telecommunications hub therecord.media/nsa-spied-on-european-politicians-through-danish-telecommunications-hub/ Denmark’s foreign secret service allowed the US National Security Agency to tap into a crucial internet and telecommunications hub in Denmark and spy on the communications of European politicians, a joint investigation by some of Europe’s biggest news agencies revealed on Sunday. The covert spying […]

As many as six zero-days have been uncovered in an application called Remote Mouse, allowing a remote attacker to achieve full code execution without any user interaction. The unpatched flaws, collectively named ‘Mouse Trap,’ were disclosed on Wednesday by security researcher Axel Persinger, who said, “It’s clear that this application is very vulnerable and puts […]