eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

However, in practice, the messiness of modern organizations can complicate the process significantly and require an iterative approach to ensure no legitimate email senders suddenly become flagged as SPAM. DMARC policies define how SPF and DKIM records should be handled by email servers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

Zimbra has released updates to address a zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in attacks aimed at Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) email servers. Zimbra urges customers to manually install updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks against Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) email servers.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 11, 2024

Outlook contains your email but it’s also a database, and we can think of MFCMAPI as essentially a database exploration tool that provides you with access to properties and objects that are not otherwise visible in the Outlook client. Within the first attachment we also found our registry key information within a couple of property tags.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” Google TAG has previously observed threat actors abusing Google services in their operations. In March 2023, TAG spotted an Iran-linked APT group using macro docs to infect users with a small.NET backdoor, BANANAMAIL that relies on Gmail as C2 infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Dark Reading

JULY 14, 2023

A bug in Zimbra email servers is already being exploited in the wild, Google TAG researchers warn.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Phishing campaigns involving the Qakbot malware are using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images embedded in HTML email attachments. The new distribution method was spotted by Cisco Talos, which said it identified fraudulent email messages featuring HTML attachments with encoded SVG images that incorporate HTML script tags.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 10, 2021

Microsoft is working on addressing an Office 365 issue that has resulted in legitimate emails sent from multiple domains (including Google and LinkedIn) getting tagged as malicious and quarantined. [.].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Google TAG observed Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeting Ukraine and European government and military orgs. Google TAG observed Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeting Ukrainian and European government and military organizations, as well as individuals. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. TAG believes that the ARCHIPELAGO group is a subset of a threat actor tracked by Mandiant as APT43. The attack chain associated with ARCHIPELAGO starts with phishing emails that embed malicious links.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In March 2023, security firm Proofpoint observed the group actively exploiting vulnerabilities ( CVE-2022-27926 ) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. The messages were sent from team.managment@outlook[.]com ” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2024

Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. With that information the group sets up email contacts, social media and other networking accounts that align with the target’s interests and appear legitimate.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that some former members of the Conti cybercrime group were involved in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine between April and August 2022. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” concludes TAG.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Talos researchers uncovered a phishing campaign distributing the QBot malware using a new technique that leverages Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images embedded in HTML email attachments. “SVG images are constructed using XML, allowing them to be placed within HTML using ordinary XML markup tags. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Numerous leaks disseminated in the underground cyber world were tagged with ‘Free Leaksmas,’ indicating that these significant leaks were shared freely among various cybercriminals as a form of mutual gratitude. Instead, they marked the holiday season in their unique way.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Insights and Protections On November 16, 2023, a significant security concern was published by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). They revealed an alarming vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration, a widely-used email hosting tool for organizations.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. ” reads the report published by Google TAG.”We SecurityAffairs – Google TAG, state-sponsored hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

Hackers no longer rely solely on email when trying to infiltrate your organization. This year, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a largescale cyberattack that originated out of North Korea. The cyberattack utilized fake blogs, fake email accounts, and even […].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, that is closely affiliated with the Conti ransomware gang. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers linked a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, to the Conti ransomware operation.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

The fact that the issue was discovered by Google TAG suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. On December 21, network and email cybersecurity firm Barracuda started releasing security updates to address a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2023-7102 , in Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

tag=Endpoint Protection'>Endpoint Protection</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Data tag=Data Loss Prevention'>Data Loss Prevention</a> <a href='/blog?tag=File tag=File Transfers'>File Transfers</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Advanced <a href='/blog?tag=Endpoint

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2021

tag=Inbound Threats'>Inbound Threats</a> <a href='/blog?tag=File tag=File Transfers'>File Transfers</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Email These are fake but realistic emails sent to employees about current events which try to get them to click a link. <a href='/blog?tag=Inbound Request a Demo.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

The campaign took place in February and Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team was not able to link it to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) director Shane Huntley confirmed that the IT giant was able to detect and block all phishing messages. government. government.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 3, 2022

Easy on us as the devs, that is, less easy on the spammers because here's what happens as soon as I file an email in the aforementioned folder: Using the built in connector to my Microsoft 365 email account, the presence of a new email in that folder triggers a brand new instance of a flow. and a password.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The email blunder occurred because of an irresponsible behavior of an employee serving UK’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy(ARAP) team. So, to those who are new to email etiquette, here’s a thumb rule to follow. The post UK MoD creates an email data breach with CC emails appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Redmond also addressed multiple flaws in Exchange Server — including one that was disclosed publicly prior to today — and it is urging organizations that use Exchange for email to update as soon as possible and to enable additional protections.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

Russia-linked threat actors are behind a new website that published leaked emails from leading proponents of Britain’s exit from the EU, the Reuters reported. “Dearlove said that the emails captured a “legitimate lobbying exercise which, seen through this antagonistic optic, is now subject to distortion.””

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2022

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has shared their observations about a group of cybercriminals called Exotic Lily. Among these interested parties TAG found the Conti and Diavol ransomware groups. From the TAG blog we can learn that Exotic Lily was very much specialized. Their initial attack vector was email.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

QR codes are everywhere: you can see them on posters and leaflets, ATM screens, price tags and merchandise, historical buildings and monuments. And yet you don’t see lots of QR codes in email: users often read messages on their phones without any other device handy for scanning.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

tag=Cybersecurity'>Cybersecurity</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Data tag=Data Loss Prevention'>Data Loss Prevention</a> <a href='/blog?tag=IT tag=IT Security'>IT Security</a> Protecting customer data from loss and leakage has become a top priority for enterprises over the past decade.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One notorious hacking group from Iran uses particularly dirty schemes to fleece users, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). According to Google’s TAG blog, APT35 have been active since at least 2017, including attacks on the 2020 U.S. When they did, attackers sent them phishing links in follow-on correspondence.".

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

Analysts identified a publicly exposed Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server and assess with high confidence that the threat actor used the SMTP server to craft and deliver phishing emails. The SMTP server contained a web panel designed to create and distribute spear phishing emails.

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Phishing Social Engineering Malware Government 84

Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2022

One such Google Docs revamp is the “tag tool” which fetches lists of recommended people. Spammers figured out they were able to send messages via tagging to “nearly any email address” (as per this article ). Of comments and exploits. Good news: Google has now addressed this.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

However, it’s official that an IT firm named Blackbaud a supplier of IT services to Labour Party Members was hacked by cyber criminals in August 2020 and details such as names, email addresses, contact numbers and annual donations made to the party were accessed by hackers through the attack.

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