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Kremlin hackers exploit max-severity Exchange flaw for persistent backdoors

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Ars Technica ·

Russian state hackers are actively exploiting a maximum-severity Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability to backdoor unpatched networks. The exploits grant persistent server access that survives credential rotation and disk re-imaging. Organizations must patch immediately to prevent compromise.

Meridian48 take
This is a critical, actively exploited flaw, but the real story is the persistence mechanism that outlasts standard remediation—underscoring the need for deep incident response, not just patching.
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