CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Karin Nyman, the in-charge spokesperson of SAS, stated that his company was working on remediating the effects of the digital attack and urged customers to stay away from the mobile app for now. Third is the news related to CLOP ransomware gang that has mass attacked 130 organizations in January this year.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. The backdoor has been used in a variety of attacks, including ransomware attacks and espionage campaigns. Russian-speaking activity.

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SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Targeted attacks. Earlier this year, we discovered a malicious campaign that employed a new technique for installing fileless malware on target machines by injecting a shellcode directly into Windows event logs. The attackers were using this to hide a last-stage Trojan in the file system. IT threat evolution in Q2 2022.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Ransomware, nation states, social media and the shifting reliance on a remote workforce made headlines in 2021. Nation States will weaponize social media to target more enterprise professionals. A result of this has seen the targeting of executives with promises of job offers from specific threat groups; and why not?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A surge of critical vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits has made for a very busy week in IT security, affecting a range of tech giants like Atlassian, Cisco, Apple, Arm, Qualcomm and Microsoft. Microsoft released urgent patches for Edge, Teams, and Skype.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Based on the collective knowledge and insights of our experts, we have developed key predictions for where APTs are likely to strike next, and to help potential targets stay on their guard. On April 15, the White House formally blamed Russia for the SolarWinds supply-chain attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

Microsoft Defender APT now protects also macOS. WordPress Social Warfare plugin zero-day exploited in attacks. Operation ShadowHammer – Supply-Chain attack hit ASUS users. PewDiePie ransomware oblige users subscribe to PewDiePie YouTube channel. How to get back files encrypted by the Hacked Ransomware for free.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories – a Paris-based nonprofit media group that works with journalists – said earlier this week that users of the Israeli-developed spyware were able to hack into iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 devices, as well as Android devices, of tens of thousands of people – including a number of world leaders.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Targeted attacks. WildPressure targets macOS. Last March, we reported a WildPressure campaign targeting industrial-related entities in the Middle East. The PyInstaller module for Windows contains a script named “Guard” Interestingly, this malware was developed for both Windows and macOS operating systems.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It ranked the top nine threats facing citizens, organisations and cyberspace as: ransomware, malware, cryptojacking, email-related threats, threats against data and against availability and integrity, disinformation, non-malicious threats and supply-chain attacks. HelpNet Security also has a good writeup of the main points.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2022

Globant, an IT and software development firm with offices all around the globe, recently admitted in a press statement Wednesday that it has suffered a breach in their network. Some of the folders were clearly labeled “apple-health-app,” “Facebook,” and “DHL.” ” (Source: Ars Technica ).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Email is a vital communication tool for organizations across industries but also serves as a primary attack vector for cybercriminals. Spear-phishing is a more targeted form of phishing, where attackers personalize their approach to increase their chances of success.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Twitter fixed bug could have exposed Direct Messages to third-party apps. US ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) open to cyber attacks. Decrypting HiddenTear Ransomware for free with HT Brute Forcer. Twitter uncovered a possible nation-state attack. Analyzing a Danabot Paylaod that is targeting Italy.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks. Multi-layer ransomware protection. Ransomware protection. Microsoft Defender. Bitdefender.

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BH Consulting

JULY 14, 2021

A combination of research, an extensive survey, and targeted interviews, highlighted the specific challenges facing small and medium businesses. Phishing was the number one risk, followed by web-based attacks, general malware, malicious insiders and denial of service incidents. Links we liked.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Targeted attacks. While it is not possible to attribute attacks based on this technique alone, efficient detection of such triads reveals more and more malicious activity. We discovered the malware as part of an attack against a high-profile organization in Vietnam. The leap of a Cycldek-related threat actor.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It was bound to happen: a supply-chain compromise, ala SolarWinds, has been combined with a ransomware assault, akin to Colonial Pipeline, with devasting implications. Related: The targeting of supply chains. In a few instances, the attackers requested $70 million, payable in Bitcoin, for a universal decryptor.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Malware can perform a variety of attacks on users’ devices, which can result in the theft of sensitive data and money, destruction of hardware and files, the complete collapse of networks and databases, and more. The Web is ever-changing and growing, making it one of the most commonly used attack vectors for hackers to steal users’ data.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Android, Apple, Apache, Cisco, and Microsoft are among the names reporting significant security vulnerabilities and fixes in the last week, and some of those are already under assault by hackers. Attackers target certain administrative API functions on these devices using specially crafted input. of the Atlas VPN Linux client.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2023

Researchers from Wiz have discovered a way to allow for search engine manipulation and account takeover. The research in question focuses on several Microsoft applications, with everything stemming from a new type of attack aimed at Azure Active Directory.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Targeted attacks. Further analysis revealed that the attackers had modified a single component in the firmware in a way that allowed them to intercept the original execution flow of the machine’s boot sequence and introduce a sophisticated infection chain. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A host of zero-day vulnerabilities, several under active attack, will require immediate attention for patching or mitigation. 25-year-old RSA description vulnerabilities defy the CSV ratings due to their complexity, and of the eight Cisco IOS vulnerabilities, it is their second-lowest-rated vulnerability under attack in the wild.

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DDOS Encryption Software Ransomware 109

Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

Securing data has arguably become the most important task at hand for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, developers, and executives alike. Data Breach is the taking of information by an attacker, generally using malicious means, in an unauthorized way. Health information is also becoming a target of attackers.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Targeted attacks. In December, SolarWinds, a well-known IT managed services provider, fell victim to a sophisticated supply-chain attack. Out of the 18,000 Orion IT customers affected by the malware, it seems that only a handful were of interest to the attackers. Lazarus targets the defence industry.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

NCSC warned UK Smart Cities will be highly targeted by hackers, and as such, councils need to ensure they are properly prepared as they rollout increasingly connected and technology-reliant infrastructure. The NCSC's technical director, Dr Ian Levy, referred to Hollywood depictions of cyber-attacks on critical city infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Email is a vital communication tool for organizations across industries but also serves as a primary attack vector for cybercriminals. Spear-phishing is a more targeted form of phishing, where attackers personalize their approach to increase their chances of success.

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Phishing Encryption Education Small Business 111

Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

As the findings of the ThreatLabz 2022 Phishing Report reveal, the challenge is getting harder: adversaries are getting craftier, and attackers are growing in numbers due to pre-built phishing kits available on the darknet. The United States is (once again) the most targeted country in our study with more than 60% of phishing attempts.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,216,350,437 attacks from online resources across the globe. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 74,694 unique users. Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q1 2022 ( download ). Ransomware programs.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

A company that discovers that an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack is underway tends to be the exception. Attackers design APTs to be subtle, persistent, and to remain undetected for as long as possible. After persistence has been obtained, attackers may push the envelope to see which attacks will raise alerts.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the new work from home environment, we released a report uncovering a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, such as Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with an increase in cyber-attacks targeting the cloud. To support today’s U.S.

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Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

About the Research and Intelligence Fusion Team (RIFT): RIFT leverages our strategic analysis, data science, and threat hunting capabilities to create actionable threat intelligence, ranging from IOCs and detection capabilities to strategic reports on tomorrow’s threat landscape.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Many espionage-focused threat groups operate stealer families for pilfering information from target networks. Demand for compromised credentials to fuel criminal access to user accounts and target networks has resulted in a steady stream of newly developed information-stealing malware, keeping account markets stocked.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

This year we saw the reemergence of old vectors: from ransomware & trojans, to supply chain attacks. At the same time companies saw security resources in their organizations dwindle, leaving defenders to cope up with the onslaught of attacks. The Secure Firewall app for Splunk has been updated. Cisco Duo Security.

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Technology Firewall VPN Authentication 109

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

You can monitor activities that occur in your Active Directory, network devices, employee workstations, file servers, Microsoft 365 and more. Access to 450 integrations, APIs, and a software development kit (SDK) for more. Proactive and preemptive action informed by the Advanced Threat Research team. Try free for 30 days!

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Traditional anti-malware research relies on customer systems but what if a particular malware wasn’t on the same platform as your solution software? Léveillé: My name is Marc-Ettienne, malware researcher at ESET for almost 10 years now. Botnets ransomware well, you get the. Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé

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Internet Internet Malware Authentication 52

SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Collectively racking up a victim count in the tens of thousands, high-profile attacks targeting users of SolarWinds Orion and Microsoft Exchange serve as a harsh reminder that threats to software security remain one of the biggest issues facing the security landscape today. Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz).

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