Seriously? Another Week, Another Pile of Crap
Oh joy. It’s Friday, which means another ISC Stormcast summary because apparently *someone* has to tell you what’s going wrong with the internet. This week’s delightful roundup includes more phishing – surprise, fucking surprise – targeting Microsoft users, specifically those using Outlook. Like, seriously? Still falling for that shit in 2025? Get a clue.
Then there’s this garbage about a new vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure gateways. Ivanti? Really? Another vendor screwing things up and leaving gaping holes for the bad guys to exploit. They claim it’s being actively exploited, so if you use that crap, start patching *now* before your network looks like Swiss cheese.
And because we haven’t suffered enough, there’s a new campaign abusing legitimate services (like Microsoft OneNote) for malware delivery. It’s always the “legitimate” stuff now, isn’t it? Makes detection harder, which is just *fantastic*. They are using compromised accounts to send malicious links. So basically, trust nothing.
Oh, and some chatter about a new ransomware group called “LockBit 3.0” – because apparently LockBit wasn’t annoying enough the first time around. They’re targeting… well, everyone, probably. Expect more extortion attempts and data leaks. It’s just business as usual at this point.
Honestly, it’s a wonder anything works anymore. You people need to learn basic security hygiene. I swear…
Related Anecdote:
I once had a user who clicked on *every single* phishing email they received, convinced it was “important information.” After the fifth time rebuilding their workstation, I seriously considered just disconnecting them from the internet entirely. They were a walking denial-of-service attack against my sanity. Don’t be that user.
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