Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT. US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Britain’s information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds for the 2018 hack that exposed data of 400,000 customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, British Airways). The post Britain’s information commissioner fines British Airways for 2018 Hack appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the ICO.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Far from being jealously guarded assets with Fort Knox-level security, a new study of Forbes Global 2000 Companies suggests many domain names are imminently hackable. Many of these faux-Zoom sites were used to distribute malware under the guise of links to online meetings. That spells trouble if you’re the one that gets hacked.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. The Morris worm was created by researcher Robert Morris and was considered one of the earliest forms of malware. The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. ” reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The malware expert Marco Ramilli collected a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in cyber attacks. Here comes the idea to collect a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in contemporary cyber attacks. compatible; MSIE 6.0;

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Chinese Military personnel charged with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax. Dell SupportAssist flaw exposes computers to hack, patch it asap! OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports. The Altsbit exchange will exit in May following a hack. Adobe addresses 42 flaws in its five products.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While the malware written in.NET is new, its deployment is similar to previous attacks attributed to #Sandworm. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). MSIL/Filecoder.RansomBoggs.A

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M Enjoy it! US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2019

A new malware-as-a- service dubbed Cerberus has emerged in the threat landscape, it is an Android RAT developed from scratch that doesn’t borrow the code from other malware. The malware implements banking Trojan capabilities such as the use of overlay attacks, the ability to intercept SMS messages and access to the contact list.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2020

US DOE confirmed that threat actors behind the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack also hacked the networks of the US NNSA nuclear agency. Department of Energy that was established by Congress in 2000. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was helping the federal agencies to respond to the hacking campaign.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The analysis of the sources of the attack revealed that they were devices with open ports 2000 and 5678 (2000 “Bandwidth test server” and port 5678 “Mikrotik Neighbor Discovery Protocol”), a combination that suggests the involvement of Mikrotik systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, botnet). ris botnet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

The nature of the targets, low detection rate, and sophisticated malware-supported features suggest that an APT group developed it. The malware masqueraded as a Microsoft Word Add-In (.wll) The malware has a multi-threaded implementation, utilizing event objects for thread synchronization and signaling.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Eu authorities pointed out that the rules were never revisioned since 2000, the new laws have been anticipated by commissioners Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton. ” “Our rules on digital services in Europe – the most coveted single market in the world – date back to 2000. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has hacked eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between since May 2023. The malware maintains persistence through Cron jobs. According to public sources, the threat actors targeted ICS of at least 11 Ukrainian telecommunications providers leading to the disruption of their services.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

This month, the experts noticed that the number of infected hosts passed from 2000 to around 30,000. “While the group has operated for years, by mid 2021, the botnet was observed operating with roughly 2000 hosts globally. .” IRC Botnet malware and miner download/configuration and remediation persistence.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

1/3 pic.twitter.com/pMij9lpU5J — ESET Research (@ESETresearch) January 27, 2023 The Sandworm group has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The #SwiftSlicer wiper is written in Go programing language.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

The CVE-2017-11882 flaw is a memory-corruption issue that affects all versions of Microsoft Office released between 2000 and 2017. Other malware employed in the attacks linked to TA428 are nccTrojan, Logtu, Cotx, and DNSep, and previously undetected malware named CotSam. SecurityAffairs – hacking, industrial enterprises).

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

Attackers used “super-aged” domains, usually registered before the year 2000, to avoid DNS blocklists and blending in with old malware at the same time The attackers manipulate MX (Mail Exchange) records by injecting fake responses through China’s Great Firewall.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 27, 2018

Finding real-world malware samples that illustrate practical analysis techniques is tricky. When training professionals how to reverse-engineer malware , I’ve gone through lots of malicious programs for the purpose of educational examples. A Backdoor with a Backdoor. The backdoor had a backdoor! You Are an Idiot.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Joseph Buccino now says that DoD continues to gather information on the size and scope of the hack, and is attempting to identify the culprits. The OPM breach put most federal workers since the year 2000 are at risk. Pentagon spokesman Lt. It will be interesting to see if there is a nation-state tie-in to this latest attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). ESETresearch found an evolution of a malware loader used during the #Industroyer2 attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Sandworm).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to the intelligence gathered by the National Police Agency of South Korea, the Kim Jong UN funded hacking groups were caught stealing email and identity related credentials related to over 890 foreign policy proficients in the past few weeks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). SecurityAffairs – hacking, ANSSI). This backdoor is version 3.1.4. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

“The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet.” Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure. The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Sandworm group has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cyclops Blink malware has been active since at least June 2019, it targets WatchGuard Firebox and other Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network devices. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure. The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

North Korea-linked malware ATMDtrack infected ATMs in India. Study shows connections between 2000 malware samples used by Russian APT groups. After SIMJacker, WIBattack hacking technique disclosed. Malware-based attacks disrupted operations of Rheinmetall AG and Defence Construction Canada. The Dumb-Proof Guide.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

was developed by Valve Corporation in 2000. Threat actors have set-up the servers in the attempt of hacking gamers’ computers worldwide by exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in the game client. The delegation of the domain names used by the malware developer was suspended with the help of REG.ru The game Counter-Strike 1.6

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). In April, Sandworm targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with a new strain of the Industroyer ICS malware (INDUSTROYER2) and a new version of the CaddyWiper wiper.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The report includes a discovery and hardening guidance, Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and Yara rules.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

Experts at the CISA Agency successfully exploited the BlueKeep flaw on a machine running Windows 2000. BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. SecurityAffairs – BlueKeep, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

. “FROZENBARENTS (aka Sandworm), a group attributed to Russian Armed Forces’ Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) Unit 74455, continues to focus heavily on the war in Ukraine with campaigns spanning intelligence collection, IO, and leaking hacked data through Telegram.” ” reads the report published by the Google TAG.

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