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title: Cyber Security Monthly News – March 2021
description: In March’s update, within the past month we have seen Apple users targeted by 'mysterious' malware. Around 30,000 Mac devices that contain the M1 chip are believed to have been infected by the ‘Silver Sparrow’. 
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# [Cyber Security Monthly News – March 2021](https://blog.coeo.com/cyber-security-monthly-news-march-2021)

 Written by [Matt Hurley](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-hurley) | 11-Mar-2021 11:45:00

In March’s update, within the past month we have seen [Apple users targeted by 'mysterious' malware](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56172400). Around 30,000 Mac devices that contain the M1 chip are believed to have been infected by the ‘Silver Sparrow’. 

We have also seen many Windows updates rolled out along with three cumulative updates for SQL Server. 

## SQL Server Updates: 

There have been cumulative updates for various versions of SQL Server in March which can be found below: 

- [CU9 for SQL Server 2019](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5000642-cumulative-update-9-for-sql-server-2019-97ad5c3e-e002-4b6d-b566-698bf70ca44a) 
- [CU23 for SQL Server 2017](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5000685-cumulative-update-23-for-sql-server-2017-22b653c7-8487-4564-9db2-b5c1bd465145) 
- [CU16 for SQL Server 2016 SP2](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5000645-cumulative-update-16-for-sql-server-2016-sp2-a3997fa9-ec49-4df0-bcc3-12dd58b78265) 

## Windows Updates: 

Windows Security updates and vulnerabilities for March can be found [here](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2021-Mar). 

## Other News from the Web: 

- [Covid: White hat bounty hackers become millionaires](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56350362)
- [Hackers Tied to Russia's GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn](https://www.wired.com/story/russia-gru-hackers-us-grid/) 

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