Microsoft Warns Windows Users Of Ongoing Russian Hack Attack
Russian military intelligence hackers have been exploiting a Windows vulnerability since at least 2020 according to a new Microsoft report. Here's what you need to know.
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Russian military intelligence hackers have been exploiting a Windows vulnerability since at least 2020 according to a new Microsoft report. Here's what you need to know.
Attacks by Russian threat operation APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, Strontium, and Forest Blizzard, using the GooseEgg malware to exploit the Windows print spooler flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-38028, have prompted the security issue's inclusion to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, Security Affairs reports.
Russian military intelligence hackers are using an 18 month-old vulnerability in the Windows print spooler utility to deploy a custom tool that elevates privileges
April 23, 2024WritingNational Security Agency / Threat Intelligence
Microsoft has announced that a Russian hacker group has been exploiting an old Windows Print Spooler issue for as long as four years in order to "steal credentials in compromised networks."