Safety Newsletter: Issue 462 Pierluigi Paganini

In March 2024, Microsoft released a set of security updates on Patch Tuesday that fixed 59 vulnerabilities.

At the same time, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accuses the United States of meddling in the presidential elections.

It was also noted in the news feed that the first Korean spy was detained in Russia, and there were cases of fraud involving QR codes for insurance purposes.

French government agencies have faced large-scale cyberattacks, and the BianLian group exploited vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software to carry out ransomware attacks.

Experts have also published exploits for critical vulnerabilities in Progress Software OpenEdge and discovered a new variant of the malware NerbianRAT that targets the Linux operating system.

In addition, hackers exploited a vulnerability in the WordPress Popup Builder plugin to hack 3,300 websites, and Lithuania's security agency warned about China's espionage against the country.

These are just some of the many security-related news events that occurred in March 2024.