Late Thursday Microsoft issued a warning of another threat to Microsoft Exchange (Outlook). Microsoft discovered a new family of ransomeware known as DearCry being used to direct attacks on un-patched on-premise Exchange Servers. In response Microsoft released an update today that serves as a temporary measure to help protect users from vulnerable machines. This is the second attack in just 10-days against Microsoft after initially discovering a foreign state sponsored hacking group was able to breach on-premise Exchange Servers via zero-day vulnerabilities. As of March 10th it was reported that up to 125,000 Exchange Servers remain vulnerable to the initial attack.
Microsoft Issues another Warning and Patch after Discovering New Threat
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