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<p class="MsoNormal">FYSA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CISA has released (TLP:WHITE)
<b><a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/11/17/iranian-government-sponsored-apt-cyber-actors-exploiting-microsoft">Current Activity:<span style="font-weight:normal">
</span>Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Cyber Actors Exploiting Microsoft Exchange and Fortinet Vulnerabilities</a></b>. CISA, the FBI, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have released <a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-321a">a
joint Cybersecurity Advisory</a> highlighting ongoing malicious cyber activity by an APT group that FBI, CISA, ACSC, and NCSC assess is associated with the government of Iran. FBI and CISA have observed this Iranian government-sponsored APT exploit Fortinet
and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities to gain initial access to systems in advance of follow-on operations, which include deploying ransomware.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-321a">Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA21-321A</a> provides observed tactics and techniques, as well as indicators of compromise that FBI, CISA,
ACSC, and NCSC assess are likely associated with this Iranian government-sponsored APT activity. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CISA Recommendation:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">apply the recommendations listed in the advisory to mitigate risk of compromise from Iranian government-sponsored cyber actors</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">review <a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/iran">Iran Cyber Threat Overview and other Iran-related Advisories</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We kindly request any questions or feedback related to this product be reported to CISA at
<a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/report">https://us-cert.cisa.gov/report</a>, <a href="mailto:Central@cisa.dhs.gov">
Central@cisa.dhs.gov</a>, or 888-282-0870.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Theresa A. Masse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyber Security Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Department of Homeland Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (503) 930-5671
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777">
</span><a href="mailto:theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0760C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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