Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

The security researcher John Page aka ( hyp3rlinx ) discovered that malware from multiple ransomware operations, including Conti , REvil , LockBit , AvosLocker , and Black Basta, are affected by flaws that could be exploited block file encryption. “Conti looks for and executes DLLs in its current directory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2021

NetWalker is a ransomware-as-a-service crimeware product in which affiliates rent access to the continuously updated malware code in exchange for a percentage of any funds extorted from victims. million last summer in exchange for a digital key needed to unlock files encrypted by the ransomware. ” Image: Chainalysis.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Persistence of Abusive Certificates in Malware. Trusted applications will not be stopped by antivirus or anti-malware technologies. PKI is an asymmetric system, using two keys to encrypt communications; public and private keys. Attackers can create fake websites to steal credentials and/or deliver malware.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. With that, here are the 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. The post Discover 2022’s Nastiest Malware appeared first on Webroot Blog. 2022 was no different.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 18, 2022

However, threat actors continue to evolve their tactics and are able to successfully upload dangerous apps laced with malware on the Google play store. Recently, the Zscaler ThreatLabz team discovered apps involving multiple instances of the Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families spreading in the virtual marketplace.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins of EDR The term “Endpoint Detection and Response” found its roots in the need for a comprehensive solution beyond traditional antivirus measures. EDR: Where Antivirus Falls Short Traditional antivirus software relies on signature and definition-based detection, falling short against modern attack vectors.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

This blog post was authored by Ankur Saini and Hossein Jazi. In this blog post, we will analyze Woody Rat's distribution methods, capabilities as well as communication protocol. Before initialization, the malware effectively suppresses all error reporting by calling SetErrorMode with 0x8007 as parameter. Distribution methods.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The DEV-0569 group carries out malvertising campaigns to spread links to a signed malware downloader posing as software installers or fake updates embedded in spam messages, fake forum pages, and blog comments. The downloader, tracked as BATLOADER , shares similarities with another malware called ZLoader.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The New, Evolving Malware. Babuk ransomware was discovered fairly recently, in early 2021, but it hasn’t taken long for this destructive new malware to gain notoriety. Despite its successes, Babuk isn’t considered a sophisticated malware. What Is Babuk Ransomware? But this doesn’t mean Babuk ransomware isn’t dangerous.

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NopSec

AUGUST 2, 2017

Antivirus software is one of the oldest and the most ever present security control against malware and various types of malicious software. It’s historically focused on blocking viruses, then eventually evolved into blocking all sort of other malware. “I I have antivirus so I’m covered” used have some legitimate weight to it.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We are releasing this blog to warn users about this threat as the malicious ad has been online for almost one week. The malware being used in this campaign is BatLoader, a type of loader that is very good at evading detection. Loaders such as BatLoader are stealthy and may not be detected by traditional antivirus.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

However, CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. FBI and CISA believe this variant, which uses its own custom-made file encryption program, evolved from earlier iterations that used “Zeon” as a loader.” Source J.D. reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

The new ransomware strain outstands for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. CACTUS essentially encrypts itself, making it harder to detect and helping it evade antivirus and network monitoring tools,” Laurie Iacono, Associate Managing Director for Cyber Risk at Kroll, told Bleeping Computer.

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Google Security

APRIL 30, 2024

Posted by Will Harris, Chrome Security Team Chromium's sandboxed process model defends well from malicious web content, but there are limits to how well the application can protect itself from malware already on the computer. This blog will also show how the logging works in practice by testing it against a python password stealer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 And why the attacker used an encrypted payload if the victim cannot open it? 1 and OleObj.2.

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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.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We continue to track the group’s activities and this October we observed the adoption of new malware strains in its arsenal. However, it has recently started to adopt new methods of malware delivery. In addition, the group tested different file types to refine malware delivery methods. Post-exploitation.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2019

The owner of a Swedish company behind a popular remote administration tool (RAT) implicated in thousands of malware attacks shares the same name as a Swedish man who pleaded guilty in 2015 to co-creating the Blackshades RAT , a similar product that was used to infect more than half a million computers with malware, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MARCH 29, 2023

The rise of ransomware and malware variants has been a growing concern for individuals and organizations alike. The post Deep Dive into Royal Ransomware appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Fox IT

MARCH 3, 2022

Authors: Alberto Segura, Malware analyst Rolf Govers, Malware analyst & Forensic IT Expert. NCC Group, as well as many other researchers noticed a rise in Android malware last year, especillay Android banking malware. One of these ‘newer’ families is an Android banking malware called SharkBot.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

Continue reading Stylish Magento Card Stealer loads Without Script Tags at Sucuri Blog. The post Stylish Magento Card Stealer loads Without Script Tags appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Fox IT

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After we discovered in February 2022 the SharkBotDropper in Google Play posing as a fake Android antivirus and cleaner, now we have detected a new version of this dropper active in the Google Play and dropping a new version of Sharkbot. The body of the request is encrypted using RC4 and a hard coded key.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

This blog was jointly written with Alejandro Prada and Ofer Caspi. The malware combines several open-source projects to improve its capabilities. It was around that time that the malware was first observed in the wild, appearing with 0 detections on VirusTotal. The artifacts described by the users matched with SeroXen RAT.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Backups should be kept safely in several places, such as encrypted cloud storage or external hard drives. To avoid potential vulnerabilities, keep your operating system, antivirus software, and other security tools up to date. A virtual private network (VPN) can offer an additional layer of encryption and security.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this campaign with high confidence to ZINC, a DPRK-affiliated and state-sponsored group, based on observed tradecraft, infrastructure, malware patterns, and account affiliations.” Attackers used Twitter profiles for sharing links to a blog under their control ( br0vvnn[.]io

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. It foreshadowed how encryption would come to be used as a foundation for Internet commerce – by companies and criminals. The Creeper Virus (1971).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

This blog will highlight the most recent changes to the ransomware and how Conti improved file encryption, introduced techniques to better evade security software, and streamlined the ransom payment process. Start encryption using the specified path as the root directory. Size parameter for large file encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog was jointly written with Santiago Cortes. AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Blog BotenaGo. Executive summary.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

The victims’ data is encrypted and sent to the C2 server geolocated in Russia. The malware takes advantage of a template from the Portuguese Tax services (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira) to disseminate the threat in the wild. .”C:WindowsSystem32msiexec.exe” Phishing wave.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Let’s have a look at the types of threat actors and what type of data they would like to obtain.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By encrypting your internet connection and masking your IP address, a good VPN shields your online activities from prying eyes, hackers, and nosy advertisers. Backup your data Picture this nightmare scenario: Your laptop is suddenly hijacked by a malware infection or a ransomware attack encrypting all your files and holding them hostage.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

In this blog, we cover the top-seven data security practices every workplace should implement to help protect valuable information and more. Malware and ransomware. Malware is software designed to access a computer or network, steal data or perform other malicious attacks. Why is Data Security Important in the Workplace?

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Quick Heal Antivirus

JULY 29, 2022

The post PowerShell: An Attacker’s Paradise appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. PowerShell was originally intended as a task automation and configuration management program for system administrators. However, it.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2019

Malware researchers at Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team uncovered a new Ursnif malware campaign that reached several organizations across Italy. The Ursnif trojan confirms itself as one of the most active malware threats in cyberspace, even during the past days, when new attack attempts reached several organizations across Italy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. Latin American trojans share the same modus operandi and even modules and blocks of code observed during the analysis of several malware samples. Background of Latin American Trojans.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

” reads a blog post published by Intezer. As explained by Microsoft, this vulnerability could be exploited by malware with wormable capabilities, it could be exploited without user interaction, making it possible for malware to spread in an uncontrolled way into the target networks. ” continues the analysis.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Phishing emails and links: Phishing emails and links are designed to trick you into revealing personal information or clicking on malicious links that can install malware on your device. Look for signs of poor website security, such as a lack of HTTPS encryption, a suspicious website URL, or grammatical errors in the website content.

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