​​​​​​InfoSec Alert – IRS and FTC Social Engineering Alert​​

The purpose of this alert is to inform rmsource clients of current or imminent security concerns so that proper precautions may be taken. The Federal Trade Commission and Internal Revenue Service have both issued alerts for new methods and techniques on traditional tech-support scam attacks. IRS reports that threat actors are taking advantage of the…

​​InfoSec Alert – Hidden Cobra

​Microsoft and Adobe have issued security patches for systems (to include legacy/unsupported platforms, such as Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista) to address multiple vulnerabilities on systems that are believed to be at imminent risk.    These security advisories were released concurrently with alerts regarding a North Korea DDOS Botnet Infrastructure – HIDDEN COBRA Security Bulletins: US-CERT…

​​​​​​​​​​​RANSOMWARE​ ALERT – WANNACRY​

​WannaCry is a ransomware program first detected on Friday, May 12, targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.  Since the onset of the attack, it is estimated that 200,000 computers in 150 countries have been affected.​ Source: http://cyberwar.liveuamap.com/en/2017/14-may-past-24-hours-wannacry-infection-map WannaCry utilizes the “EternalBlue” SMBv2 exploit, believed to be developed by the NSA and leaked to the public by the…