Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Figure 1 — Cloudflare RBI Diagram The primary focus of RBI is to prevent user interactions with web-based malware such as cross-site scripting (XSS), drive-by downloads, and various forms of malicious JavaScript. Other RBI solutions are set to a fail-closed state that blocks the download of a file if it cannot scan it.

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SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Satacom downloader, also known as LegionLoader, is a renowned malware family that emerged in 2019. It is known to use the technique of querying DNS servers to obtain the base64-encoded URL in order to receive the next stage of another malware family currently distributed by Satacom.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper. The whole infection chain of NullMixer is as follows: The user visits a website to download cracked software, keygens or activators.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. org and execute PowerShell scripts. Bitbucket repository content The repository houses only a README.md

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services. A successful password cracking enables hackers to execute arbitrary commands on a device and inject malware. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

logins, passwords, etc.), In some cases, the emails were delivered with Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel) or password-protected archives with the documents attached. The loaded payload (stager) includes another binary containing encrypted resource modules. The data is encrypted with the RC4 algorithm. an invoice).

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

On Thursday, Matrix.org warned users of the security breach, a hacker gained unauthorized access to the production databases, including unencrypted message data, access tokens, and also password hashes. As a precaution, if you’re a matrix.org user you should change your password now.” ” continues Matrix.org.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In October one of the honeypots of the company captured the bot, its downloader , and some bot modules. “Fast forwarded to October 11, 2019, our Anglerfish honeypot captured another suspicious ELF sample, and it turned out to be the Downloader of the previous suspicious ELF sample.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Over the years, Trickbot has acquired dozens of auxiliary modules that steal credentials and sensitive information, spread it over the local network using stolen credentials and vulnerabilities, provide remote access, proxy network traffic, perform brute-force attacks and download other malware. This module is a simple downloader.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The new IoT malware borrows code from the Xor.DDoS and Mirai bots, it also implements fresh evasion techniques, for example, the authors have encrypted both the main component and its corresponding Lua script using the ChaCha stream cipher. The script would also download, decrypt, and execute whatever Lua script it finds.

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

A connection like this created on domain controllers allows attackers to obtain the IP addresses of hosts on the internal network through DNS queries. 54112" Krong is a proxy that encrypts the data transmitted through it using the XOR function. Each user is assigned to a different port on the infected host.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

They can change SPanel’s branding with their own, get usage reports, and download or view the Apache and PHP logs. Also, webmasters can manage: API access PHP MySQL databases DNS records Backups FTP users Users can also create packages with predefined resource limits, view resource usage, automate accounts management, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Free Kaspersky Password Manager Premium. Checks downloads, installs, and executables for viruses and threats. Free download that runs on the desktop. Bank-grade encryption to help keep information like passwords and personal details secure. This tool identifies which ransomware has encrypted the data.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2023

Introduction We introduced Tomiris to the world in September 2021, following our investigation of a DNS-hijack against a government organization in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Backdoors, whose feature set is typically limited to reconnaissance, command execution, file download and file upload.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

The attackers were able to embed malicious code into the libffmpeg media processing library to download a payload from their servers. If the target opened the document and enabled the macros, a malicious script would extract the embedded downloader and load it with specific parameters.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Good password hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent access to keyloggers.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 22, 2022

These problems become particularly bad if remote users are using the VPN only to reach back out for heavy-bandwidth cloud resources such as Zoom calls or large file downloads. An organization will send out an invitation to the user inviting them to download NordLayer through a link. NordLayer Registration & Installation.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Install software from the app store when possible, instead of downloading it from websites or getting it from other sources. Use a password vault, avoiding password reuse. Use encrypted chat for sensitive discussions. Minimize the use of email, if practical, in favor of closed-group, encrypted messaging tools.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Backoff malware, which also dates back to 2013, scrapes memory for track data, logs keystrokes, and connects to a command and control server to upload stolen data and download additional malware. Point-to-point encryption: P2PE and tokenization, Miles said, are the one-two punch of an approach to card data security called data devaluation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Downloadable malware : When clicked, links in emails or extensions on websites immediately download malicious software onto a host machine. DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2023

The other known infection vector was a malicious document that uses the remote template injection technique to download a malicious HTML page, which exploits the Follina vulnerability. 01 Download – Read a file from the local system and upload it to the server. This tool was used in 2020. User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 Windows NT 6.1;

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) Integrations At Black Hat USA 2023, Cisco Secure was the official Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider. It was humorous to see the number of Windows update files that were downloaded at this premier cybersecurity conference.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Enter Mystic Stealer, a fresh stealer lurking in the cyber sphere, noted for its data theft capabilities, obfuscation, and an encrypted binary protocol to enable it to stay under the radar and evade defenses. Loader refers to the ability to download and execute additional malware payloads. Polymorphic string obfuscation.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

Credential theft and password spraying to Cobalt Strike. This adversary starts with obtaining usernames and passwords of their victim from previous breaches. These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2022 ( download ). The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2021 — Q3 2022 ( download ). Number of new miner modifications, Q3 2022 ( download ).

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

This new integration supports Umbrella proxy, cloud firewall, IP, and DNS logs. It can read the full identity database and can update registered ASA firewalls in Full Download mode. They include various items like DKIM key inspections, DNS Resource Records and more. Using pxGrid v2.0, Read more here. Read more here.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

We believe that the most significant aspect of the Ecipekac malware is that the encrypted shellcodes are inserted into digitally signed DLLs without affecting the validity of the digital signature. It then downloads and installs the miner. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. macOS developments.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From these communications, there was a total of 270.16MB of upload, and 15.15MB of download, and each IP returned a valid TLS certificate for bananakick.net. His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net.

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NopSec

MARCH 6, 2020

NetBIOS was eventually superseded by Dynamic DNS, and performance further increased with changes to the protocol in SMB v2.0 However, on a domain controller you can hit the ground running in your assessment and dump the user accounts, groups, group memberships, and in some instances password policy information.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). For example, use of data from stealer logs or password mining.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. If the victim opens the document, Microsoft Office downloads the script and runs it using the MSHTML engine. After this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Offering an array of free and open-source DFIR solutions, the SIFT Workstation provides three options for deployment: Download virtual machine, Native installation on Ubuntu system, or Installation on Windows via Linux subsystem. Another top Linux distro for digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) is the Ubuntu-based SIFT Workstation.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2018

N051118 ), where the malicious payload was dropped abusing a macro-enabled word document able to download the malicious DLL paylaod. The malware tries to connect to the remote host 149.154.157.104 (EDIS-IT IT) through an encrypted SSL channel, then it downloads other components and deletes itself from the filesystem.

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