Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

T he percentage of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in the second half of the year on a global scale was 33.4%, (+0.85% than H1 2020). Unlike past years, in 2020, experts did not observe seasonal fluctuations in cyber attacks. Which are most secure countries in H2 2020? than in 2019). and Ireland at 8.6.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

President Donald Trump has confirmed that in 2018 US cyber army has launched a cyber-attack against a Russian company believed to be a troll farm behind some major disinformation campaigns, including the ones aimed at influencing the elections. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

Such malware programs, including Nexus , Medusa , Redline , Lumma , and Racoon , are designed to steal sensitive information such as login credentials and financial data. The compromised credentials could have been obtained by intercepting login forms on popular Internet browsers or by accessing password storage on compromised devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1 See the latest malware analysis report on their TTPs at @CNMF_CyberAlert. v1 , U.S. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. After the disclosure of the flaw, the popular expert Robert Graham scanned the Internet for vulnerable systems. ” concludes the expert. ” concludes the expert. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, to target entities worldwide. The MATA malware framework could target Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. The malware framework implements a wide range of features that allow attackers to fully control the infected systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“As a result of the cyber attack, all servers received malware. it.ru, which served the FSB of the Russian Federation, was attacked in the same way.” ” According to the statement, the military intelligence of Ukraine was also able to capture internet traffic of tax data for the whole of Russia.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. The malware supports features normally implemented in remote access trojan (RAT).

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

Once an attacker gains access, they can exploit system vulnerabilities, gain access to sensitive data, install different types of malware, and launch cyber-attacks” reads the report published by the NASA’s Office of Inspector General.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

GoDaddy discloses a security breach, threat actors have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers in a long-runing attack. Web hosting company GoDaddy announced that attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers. ” reads a statement from the company.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. Russian state-sponsored cyber attacks can be devastating and leave hundreds of thousands of the Kremlin’s foes without water or electricity.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

CISA adds two F5 BIG-IP flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Threat actors actively exploit F5 BIG-IP flaws CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748 Pro-Hamas hacktivist group targets Israel with BiBi-Linux wiper British Library suffers major outage due to cyberattack Critical Atlassian Confluence flaw can lead to significant data loss WiHD (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity. The number of cyber attacks on Saudi Aramco is increasing. A cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis, ECB President Christine Lagarde warns. OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Researchers at Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB recently discovered thousands of databases exposed to the internet that could have been exploited when they were left unprotected. Remote work compelled organizations to connect their databases to the internet to allow employees access. Changes were frequently made hastily.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. This backdoor was employed against selected targets, it was delivered using less sophisticated malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sponsor is written in C++, it can collect host information and running processes and execute commands sent by the operators. The researchers discovered Sponsor while investigating a cyber attack on a system in Israel in May 2022. The Sponsor backdoor has been used at least since September 2021. ” concludes the post.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. With the increase in the number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential to take cybersecurity seriously. Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

These data packets can contain malware such as a trojan, ransomware, or similar dangerous program. By scanning a range of IP addresses, they can identify potential targets that have SMB services exposed to the internet. By using specific search queries, an attacker can identify systems that are potentially susceptible to EternalBlue.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“The payload is an obfuscated binary that gets XOR’d and decoded to produce a beacon payload for MerlinAgent malware. Once the payload establishes communication back to its C2 server, the attackers would have full control over the victim host.” ” reads the analysis published by Securonix.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2023

PII Belonging to Indian Citizens, Including their Aadhaar IDs, Offered for Sale on the Dark Web Spain police dismantled a cybercriminal group who stole the data of 4 million individuals CISA adds second Cisco IOS XE flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Cisco warns of a second IOS XE zero-day used to infect devices worldwide City of Philadelphia (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The cyber attack took place over the weekend and was discovered on Sunday morning, according to local media it might have impacted around 30% of Compal’s computer fleet. “According to the Internet PTT, 30% of the computers have been hit. . “According to the Internet PTT, 30% of the computers have been hit.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

NSA is warning of cyber attacks launched by foreign threat actors against organizations in the critical infrastructure sector across the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert warning of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Threat actors are spreading password-stealing malware disguised as a security tool to target Ukraine’s IT Army. Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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. ” concludes the expert. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 1, 2019

In this week’s episode of the Podcast (#155): Jerome Segura of Malwarebytes joins us to talk about how disinformation campaigns and cyber crime are part of the same toxic cocktail in the world's trouble spots, like Ukraine. Also: Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike joins us to talk about that company's first ever report on mobile malware, which is.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

However, Iranian authorities always blame foreign hackers for the attacks on local critical infrastructure. “The report said that unidentified parties behind the cyberattacks used Internet Protocols in the Netherlands, Britain and the United States to stage the attacks.” ” reported the Associated Press.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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