eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Malware has been present in the digital space since the 1980s, with early prank malware like the Morris Worm or the (c)Brain. However, malware is not quite as amusing in a modern context. How Does Malware Work?

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Privacy advocates across the world say that such mass surveillance programs do more bad than good as they make the populace get a feeling that their government never trusts them. The plan was to use machine learning tools and learn about the citizen activities taking place in front of the cameras in an automated way.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Operators behind the FreakOut (aka Necro, N3Cr0m0rPh) Python botnet have added a PoC exploit for Visual Tools DVR, a professional digital video recorder used in surveillance video systems. Unlike previous versions of the Necro bot, the latest one is able to launch DDoS attacks using TOR SOCKS proxies. P4410-V2-1.28 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2022

The Sysrv botnet first received attention at the end of 2020 because at the time it was one of the rare malware binaries written in Golang (aka GO). One of the advantages of the Golang language for malware authors is that it allows them to create multi-platform malware—the same malware binaries can be used against Windows and Linux machines.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2021

Source: BleepingComputer) Threat analysts have been tracking activity where contact forms published on websites are abused to deliver malicious links to IcedID malware. Source: TechRadar) Cryptocurrency rewards platform Celsius Network disclosed a security breach exposing customer information that led to a phishing attack. Source: BBC).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2022

The author implemented an effective malware and continues to efficiently maintain it. The researchers pointed out that the price for this malware is a fraction of the standard price such RAT on Russian underground forums. No wonder it’s so popular with professional threat actors as well as script kiddies.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt PREDATOR IN THE WIRES OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes Cybersecurity Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

RELATED: Trump and Kim: Magnets for Malware ]. The report's cyber activity analysis: "At least four large DDoS attacks targeted communications platforms used by the Hong Kong protest movement in 2019. Open and published criticism increases the risk of organizations that do so, the report states.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to LockBit, which spoke to VX-Underground, the victim's unusual response was to prevent LockBit from publishing the stolen data by launching a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the group's leak site. LockBit rants about the alleged Entrust DDoS and then copies the idea.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. “In early October, the Ukrainian surveillance team said they’d lost him,” he wrote.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That would make this denial of service attack roughly twice as powerful as any similar previously recorded DDoS attack at the time. One is to attack the compromised computers themselves to block or remove the actual malware, but after more than 20 years, the anti malware approach clearly isn't working. We still have malware.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. IoT botnets today continue to carry out DDoS attacks and also routinely get deployed to distribute Banking Trojan malware as well as to carry out Man In The Middle (MITM) attacks. This is a sign of IoT attacks to come.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How effective are attackers with regard to RF in eavesdropping, DoS & DDoS, MitM, spoofing and malware propagation? DoS & DDoS: Attackers can flood RF channels, causing disruption. Malware Propagation: RF signals can carry malware or by OTA upgrade. Are there any interesting case studies?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Consider applying these methods for checking your security controls: Ensure physical security: Verify the data center’s security measures, such as surveillance, access controls, and the presence of security officers, to prevent unwanted access. Encrypt data: Ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Vulnerable devices could be used to spread malware within the enterprise, used for corporate espionage, surveillance of personnel, or plan whaling phishing campaigns. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Disclaimer: when referring to APT groups as Russian-speaking, Chinese-speaking or other-“speaking” languages, we refer to various artefacts used by the groups (such as malware debugging strings, comments found in scripts, etc.) Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2021

A zero-day attack is a type of malware attack in which hackers identify a vulnerability in a piece of software before developers can release a patch update to address the issue. Related: Types of DDoS Attacks. Jump to: What is a zero day attack? What happened with Google Chrome. Implications for your business. What you should do next.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

A barrage of news about data breaches, government surveillance, and corporate misconduct has soured consumer sentiment on current data practices privacy regulators and authorities strive to protect consumer rights and shape the future of data protection. and consumers are expected to have full access to the technology by the end of next year.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The PyInstaller module for Windows contains a script named “Guard” Interestingly, this malware was developed for both Windows and macOS operating systems. The malware tries to spread to other hosts on the network by infecting USB drives. After this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data. UNC4841 deployed new malware designed to maintain presence on a small subset of high-priority targets compromised either before the patch was released or shortly afterwards. Verdict: prediction not fulfilled ❌ 7.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2018

AVTech is one of the world’s leading CCTV manufacturers, it is the largest public-listed company in the Taiwan surveillance industry. “The Death botnet purpose was orginally just to ddos but I have a greater plan on it soon. I dont really use it for attacks only to get customers aware of the power it has.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes. Such threats, including traffic manipulation and DDoS attacks, will become much more frequent and effective due to the large number of insecure devices connected and wide bandwidth.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

Let's analyze malware. You know, there've been a few cases where corporations have reached out and asked saying, hey, you know, like, like when Anonymous was doing DDoS attacks. CLEMENS: That was just in that just being nerdy, you know. And I started a small mailing list after that called packet ninjas. Let's analyze stuff.

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