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Canadian systems compromised by malware in the Microsoft Exchange breach: officials
Microsoft’s Exchange email service earlier this month, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) said on Tuesday.In an update posted to the agency’s website, the CCCS said a new family of ransomware, known as DearCry, is being “leveraged by actors exploiting the recently disclosed Exchange vulnerabilities.” White House recounts ‘active threat,’ calls for action despite Microsoft patch According to CCCS, in addition to DearCry, “multiple proofs of concepts leveraging the Exchange vulnerabilities resulting in remote code execution have been made publicly available.”“These vulnerabilities are being leveraged to gain a foothold within an organization’s network for malicious activity which includes but is not limited to ransomware and the