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No, not every Social Security number in the U.S. was stolen

Cisco Talos ()6 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-38193
Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows WinSock Driver (afd.sys)
7.829%KEVPoC
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
md5391b3770ab60f9e535fbf3db70c89b04015ee948bb50d895acca3e27058b6d546d93212791b9f5ff31c0a3 MD5: 391b3770ab60f9e535fbf3db70c89b04 Typical Filename: vt-upload-o0OJb Claimed Product: N/A Dete
md549d35332a1c6fefae1d31a581a66ab465033f624a456a5c8511ce8312cffd8ac40492ffe5dc7ae18548668 MD5: 49d35332a1c6fefae1d31a581a66ab46 Typical Filename: 49d35332a1c6fefae1d31a581a66ab46.virus Cl
md58c69830a50fb85d8a794fa46643493b21eaefffd2f2c79b5c26a2648b8d3c19a22cadf35453455ff08ead0 MD5: 8c69830a50fb85d8a794fa46643493b2 Typical Filename: AAct.exe Claimed Product: N/A Detection N
md5b4440eea7367c3fb04a89225df4022a6707738adcd7b5a740c5a93534b4b8c9d3b947f6d85740af19d17d0 MD5: b4440eea7367c3fb04a89225df4022a6 Typical Filename: Pdfixers.exe Claimed Product: Pdfixers De
md5fd743b55d530e0468805de0e83758fe902c491748d055287898dd37af96405aeff48c2500b834f6739e72d MD5: fd743b55d530e0468805de0e83758fe9 Typical Filename: KMSAuto Net.exe Claimed Product: KMSAuto
sha256161937ed1502c491748d055287898dd37af96405aeff48c2500b834f6739e72dN/A Detection Name: PUA.Win.Dropper.Generic::1201 SHA 256: 161937ed1502c491748d055287898dd37af96405aeff48c2500b834f6739e72d MD5: fd743b55d530e0468805de0e83758fe9 Typical Filename: KMS
sha25670ff63cd695033f624a456a5c8511ce8312cffd8ac40492ffe5dc7ae18548668ware files from Talos telemetry over the past week SHA 256: 70ff63cd695033f624a456a5c8511ce8312cffd8ac40492ffe5dc7ae18548668 MD5: 49d35332a1c6fefae1d31a581a66ab46 Typical Filename: 49d
sha256a024a18e27707738adcd7b5a740c5a93534b4b8c9d3b947f6d85740af19d17d0t: N/A Detection Name: W32.Auto.db697b.181952.in01 SHA 256: a024a18e27707738adcd7b5a740c5a93534b4b8c9d3b947f6d85740af19d17d0 MD5: b4440eea7367c3fb04a89225df4022a6 Typical Filename: Pdf
sha256c67b03c0a91eaefffd2f2c79b5c26a2648b8d3c19a22cadf35453455ff08ead0Detection Name: W32.Superfluss:PUPgenPUP.27gq.1201 SHA 256: c67b03c0a91eaefffd2f2c79b5c26a2648b8d3c19a22cadf35453455ff08ead0 MD5: 8c69830a50fb85d8a794fa46643493b2 Typical Filename: AAc
sha256db697b450d015ee948bb50d895acca3e27058b6d546d93212791b9f5ff31c0a3ct: N/A Detection Name: W32.Auto:70ff63.in03.Talos SHA 256: db697b450d015ee948bb50d895acca3e27058b6d546d93212791b9f5ff31c0a3 MD5: 391b3770ab60f9e535fbf3db70c89b04 Typical Filename: vt-

From the original article

6 min read at blog.talosintelligence.com

My current least favorite thing about the churn of social media that I’ve seen over the past week is waves of stories , posts and videos saying that every U. S. citizen’s Social Security number has been stolen or potentially viewed by a threat actor.

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