Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Patches Issued for MongoBleed as Ransomware Groups Target Flaw to Steal DataTens of thousands of internet-exposed MongoDB databases are at risk as attackers actively target a critical vulnerability in the software to steal sensitive data, with ransomware groups having joined the fray, researchers warn. MongoDB has issued patches and mitigation advice.

Public-Private Cooperation Key for Ransomware Mitigation, Says Anne NeubergerOngoing, high-profile ransomware attacks against Britain and the United States have transformed cybersecurity into a national security priority, Anne Neubehttps://cms.ismgcorp.com/userpolicy/titlelevelrger, the former White House deputy national security adviser for cyber, said at a Wednesday event in London.

Security Experts Advise Immediate Patching; Zero-Day Attacks Began Last MonthAffiliates of Russian-speaking ransomware operation Medusa began targeting a zero-day vulnerability in widely used Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer software one week before the vendor issued a security alert, patch and mitigation instructions for the flaw, say security experts.

Hackers Using Valid Customer Credentials to Re-Encrypt S3 ObjectsAmazon is urging its customers to deploy additional security measures to secure S3 buckets following reports of ransomware attacks targeting the platform. The company said mitigations prevented "a high percentage of attempts from succeeding."

Until C-level executives fully understand potential threats and implement effective mitigation strategies, healthcare organizations will remain vulnerable and at risk of disruption.

Former Royal Mail and Manchester University CISOs Talk Ransomware ResponseTimely notification of ransomware incidents to British law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in understanding the threats and in developing mitigation strategies, the former security heads of Royal Mail and the University of Manchester said.

Agencies under the #Stopransomware banner publish details of RansomHub group’s tactics, indicators of compromise and essential mitigations

Amid COVID-19 Ransomware Woes, Sanaz Yashar's Frustration Sparked Zafran's BirthFaced with relentless cyberattacks and the shortcomings of existing defenses, Sanaz Yashar embarked on a journey to create a security risk and mitigation platform, transforming frustration into startup Zafran, which emerged from stealth Thursday with more than $30 million in funding.

ALSO: CISA warns Ivanti vuln mitigations might not work, SAML hijack doesn't need ADFS, and crit vulns Infosec in brief The infamous LockBit ransomware gang has been busy in the ten days since an international law enforcement operation took down many of its systems. But despite its posturing, the gang might have suffered more than it's letting on.…

The Agency will warn critical infrastructure entities to enable mitigation before an incident

Organizations often defer patching because of business disruption fears — but that didn't work out very well for Rackspace's Hosted Exchange service.

The hosting provider had not applied Microsoft's new patch due to publicly reported issues with the update.

The Play ransomware group was spotted exploiting another little-known SSRF bug to trigger RCE on affected Exchange servers.

Threat actors affiliated with a ransomware strain known as Play are leveraging a never-before-seen exploit chain that bypasses blocking rules for ProxyNotShell flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to achieve remote code execution (RCE) through Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Play ransomware threat actors are using a new exploit chain that bypasses ProxyNotShell URL rewrite mitigations to gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable servers through Outlook Web Access (OWA). [...]

Cloud breaches are inevitable — and so is cloud ransomware. (Second of two parts.)

Combined technology mitigates loss with improved detection of ransomware and cryptojacking attacks.