EU Banking Authority Hacked As Microsoft Exchange Attacks Continue

By Davey Winder for Forbes
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has confirmed it has fallen victim to the ongoing Microsoft Exchange attacks.

"The exploitation of the 0days in question required some specific conditions and thus raises questions what exactly happened at the EBA," Ilia Kolochenko, chief architect at ImmuniWeb, said. "Another key question is when exactly the EBA was compromised?" Kolochenko points out that if the intrusion happened after the disclosure but prior to the emergency patch, the vulnerable systems should have been immediately disconnected to prevent exploitation in the wild. "The EBA is likely not the last victim of this hacking campaign," he warns, "and more public authorities may disclosure incidents stemming from exploitation of the same vulnerabilities." Read Full Article