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FBI Removing Web Shells From Infected Exchange Servers Twitter FBI headquarters in Washington (Photo: Tim Evanson via Flickr/CC) A federal court in Texas gave the FBI the go-ahead to remove malware from on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers at organizations infected in a wave of voluminous zero-day attacks earlier this year, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Since Friday, the FBI has been removing web shells, or scripts that allow remote access, from Exchange servers belonging to or...

Microsoft moved to defend against a dangerous new threat to Exchange email servers while the fight continued against hackers taking advantage of a flaw patched last month.

The latest Patch Tuesday round of updates include fixes for 114 vulnerabilities, including five zero-days

Federal government orders all agencies to install fixes as the FBI scrambles to remove backdoors

FBI Removes Web Shells from Infected Exchange Servers Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine The US authorities sought a court order to remove web shells running on hundreds of Microsoft Exchange servers, following mass exploitation of vulnerabilities patched in March, it has emerged. The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the move yesterday, explaining that although system owners managed to remove thousands of malicious scripts from th...

As part of the operation, which authorized the activity for email servers in the United States, the FBI copied and removed "one early hacking groups remaining web shells" from affected targets. The Web shells could have been used to maintain and increase unauthorized access to networks if left on the compromised machine, say officials, who call the operation "successful." News of the operation arrives roughly six weeks after Microsoft disclosed critical Exchange Server flaws that have since bee...

The massive SolarWinds hack that ensnared Microsoft and thousands of SolarWinds customers underscores the importance of implementing zero trust architecture and migrating to the cloud, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “What SolarWinds shows is the importance … of moving to the cloud,” Nadella told CRN in an exclusive interview before Microsoft was hit by separate attacks on its on-premises Exchange Server. “A lot of the SolarWinds attack surface is because of the trust relation...

), for more coverage. Today: Federal agencies urged organizations running a Microsoft email application to immediately patch their systems to prevent hackers from exploiting newly discovered vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the annual worldwide threats report which highlighted cyber incidents as a key national security threat, and tech workers at the New York Times launched a union. ADVERTISEMENT   MICROSOFT PATCH, TAKE TWO: The National ...

Get Permission Microsoft issued patches Tuesday for four new critical vulnerabilities in the companys on-premises Exchange Server software. The flaws were discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency and disclosed to Microsoft. The company says customers using on-premises Exchange should prioritize these patches. "We have not seen the vulnerabilities used in attacks against our customers. However, given recent adversary focus on Exchange, we recommend customers install the updates as soon...

© Getty Images Federal agencies urged organizations using a Microsoft email application to immediately patch their systems to stop malicious hackers from exploiting newly discovered vulnerabilities. The new vulnerabilities, which Microsoft announced Tuesday, could potentially involve exploitation of the company’s Exchange Server application, widely used by both federal agencies and private companies.  The new security flaws were discovered a month after Microsoft announced that at least one...