Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The organisation involved may have contacted you and advised your password was exposed but fortunately, they encrypted it. Isn't the whole point of encryption that it protects data when exposed to unintended parties? But you should change it anyway.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

“The loader decrypts the malicious malware and executes it using memfd create (as described in this blog in 2018). Upon executing the code, it will ask the user the path for the payload to be encrypted and the password to be used for AES encryption to hide the malware within the loader.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The updated Grandoreiro Malware equipped with latenbot-C2 features in Q2 2020 now extended to Portuguese banks. During April and May 2020, a new Grandoreiro variant was identified. The Grandoreiro malware has been distributed via malscan campaigns around the globe during Q2 2020. 100:51224/$rdgate? 100:51224/$rdgate?ACTION=x

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru using the email address tretyakov-files@yandex.ru.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. There is no indication these are the real names of the phishers, but the names are useful in pointing to other sites targeting Privnote since 2020. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. net , privatenote[.]io

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2020

The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report Global Edition found that no organization is immune from data security threats, with 49% of global respondents experiencing a breach at some point and 26% having been breached in the past year. Whether it’s stored in a company’s own servers or the cloud – encryption must be used to protect sensitive data.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

Conti makes international news headlines each week when it publishes to its dark web blog new information stolen from ransomware victims who refuse to pay an extortion demand. Shouting “Glory for Ukraine,” the Contileaks account has since published additional Conti employee conversations from June 22, 2020 to Nov.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

“Eventually, the threat actor was able to compromise both the Windows and macOS build environments,” 3CX said in an April 20 update on their blog. Mandiant found the compromised 3CX software would download malware that sought out new instructions by consulting encrypted icon files hosted on GitHub. Microsoft Corp.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While looking for potentially malicious implants that targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, we identified a suspicious binary that had been submitted to a multiscanner service in late 2020. The malicious module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

of consumer PCs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America were infected during 2020. Comprehensive antivirus protection will also provide password protection for your online accounts through secure encryption. The post ‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Egregor has been actively distributed since September 2020 and has so far hit at least 69 big companies in 16 countries. First, the initial access is always gained via QakBot delivered through malicious Microsoft Excel documents impersonating DocuSign-encrypted spreadsheets.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In this blog, we’ll home in on Conti, the strain identified by some as the successor, cousin or relative of Ryuk ransomware , due to similarities in code use and distribution tactics. The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A recent survey showed that one-third of all real estate transactions had a wire fraud attempt in 2020. Text message phishing — also known as “smishing” — is when scammers send texts to entice people to transmit personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers. Phishing via texting.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

T1083 File and Directory Discovery BlackMatter uses native functions to enumerate files and directories searching for targets to encrypt. . T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact BlackMatter encrypts files using a custom Salsa20 algorithm and RSA. . . Educate users on strong passwords and the re-use of old passwords. .

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In last month’s story , we explored clues that led from Wazawaka’s multitude of monikers, email addresses, and passwords to a 30-something father in Abakan, Russia named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev. 26, 2020, a new user named Biba99 registered on the English language cybercrime forum RaidForums. ” Around Apr.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. Recently, a critical vulnerability called Zerologon – CVE-2020-1472 – has become a trending subject around the globe. w4fz5uck5) September 8, 2020. Figure 2: PoC – CVE-2020-25213.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hackers claimed to have breached an Israeli water facility, likely recycled water, in a video that was published the night of December 1st, 2020. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. Furthermore, at the time of the publication, the system did not use any authentication method upon access.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

In mid-2020, ZINC hackers created Twitter profiles for fake security researchers that were used to retweet security content and posting about vulnerability research. . Attackers used Twitter profiles for sharing links to a blog under their control ( br0vvnn[.]io “If you visited the referenced ZINC-owned blog (br0vvnn[.]io),

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 16, 2021

In a blog post , researchers with the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team outlined how the cybercriminals changed tactics to evade detection, going so far as to change their obfuscation and encryption mechanisms an average of every 37 days – including using older encryption methods like Morse code.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware gang introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents. They introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents leaked in the TOR network. Additional info is available in the post published by Resecurity on its blog: [link].

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I can't blame this on the teddy bears themselves, rather the fact that the MongoDB holding all the collected data was left publicly facing without a password. Bayview252) November 23, 2020 But what if that device was the LIFX light bulb from earlier on and the patch was designed to fix a serious security vulnerability?

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

it came as a shock as this was my first big event after, well, RSA 2020. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). RSA 2013 and Endpoint Agent Re-Emergence RSA 2006–2015 In Anton’s Blog Posts!

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. It’s far easier to steal and encrypt sensitive data when someone else manages the first and hardest step in the breach process. As IABs continue to grow, so will ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

If your business is taking an ‘encrypt everything’ approach, data discovery with risk analysis will help prioritize where to deploy data security solutions first. Encrypt all sensitive data. In addition, most data breach notification regulations don’t apply to compromised encrypted data. Understand the risks related to data.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. The vulnerability exploited by the intruders was patched back in 2020, but the employee never updated his Plex software. But on Nov.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, IBM researchers estimated REvil’s annual profits were nearly $81 million. REvil ransomware is a file-blocking virus that encrypts files after infection and shares a ransom request message. If REvil’s demands aren’t met, they threaten to release the stolen data by auctioning it off on its website “The Happy Blog”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. Encrypt all sensitive company data. Database records, system files and data stored in the cloud should all be encrypted.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

REvil (aka Sodinokibi) first appeared in May 2020 and has been responsible for numerous high-profile ransomware attacks, including arguably the biggest ransomware attack of all time—a supply-chain attack on Kaseya VSA in July 2021 that is thought to have affected over 1,000 businesses. An old enemy returns. New gangs emerge. Source: IC3.gov.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We named Lazarus the most active group of 2020. In mid-2020, we realized that Lazarus was launching attacks on the defense industry using the ThreatNeedle cluster, an advanced malware cluster of Manuscrypt (a.k.a. One of the compromised hosts received several spear-phishing documents on May 19, 2020. ThreatNeedle loader.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

it came as a shock as this was my first big event after, well, RSA 2020. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). Related posts: RSA 2020 Reflection. RSA 2006–2015 In Anton’s Blog Posts!

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Secure Shell uses encryption algorithms. Also, remember how users can use keys rather than a password to login? Here are examples of these common configuration settings that reduce security risks: Disabling password-based authentication - choosing this configuration makes brute-force password attacks impossible.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

” Users who click “Yes” are directed to Crypto Sheriff, a tool that matches available decryptors to the user’s encrypted files. Medical institutions faced the most ransomware attacks in 2020, with some resulting in the disabling of medical systems and denial of emergency care to patients.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Where is my encryption-breaking dolphin? I wager, there was no better way to prepare for my predictions blog. Personal workspaces outnumbered corporate offices in 2020. in 2020 according to Stanford. Dropping Passwords In the actual year 2021, we do have some recognition-based authentication. I admit it.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2020

MaxLinear remained firm even as Maze began to leak "teaser" documents it stole during the attack to increase payment pressure, a common tactic used in this form of ransomware: "On June 15, 2020, the attacker released online certain proprietary information. Maze ransomware attacks and the rise in nuclear ransomware.

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Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. Having a password allows you to securely access your information, pay bills or connect with friends and family on various platforms. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

According to the FBI , DoppelPaymer attacks escalated in late 2020, with a hospital in Germany, a U.S. Emotet kickstarts other malicious software that encrypts files or drives on the network and changes passwords to lock users out of the system. on our blog. What Does DoppelPaymer Ransomware Do?

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