Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

2000 Sydney. Nothing happened at the 2000 games, and it seems nothing happened at any earlier events either. All of a sudden we have infectious email attachments, and compromised third-party sites serving up malware. There is evidence of malware bouncing around though, in the form of Wiper malware targeting Japanese computers.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Electrica Group was established in 1998 as a division of CONEL, Romania’s largest electricity distribution company, and became independent in 2000 after CONEL’s restructuring. The main activities of the Group are the distribution and supply of electricity to final customers. The company serves over 3.8

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware. com — were implicated in propagating the Triada malware. com 2000-08-24 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., “Yehuo” ( ? ? ) com , buydudu[.]com

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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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Doctor Chaos

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I recently came across a classic malware which I thought was long gone and forgotten. Rombertik is a self-destructing malware that has been making a lot of news. This malware leverages vulnerabilities through a Web browser’s operation of collecting user data from sites being visited by the victim. Details of the Breach.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

the Taiwanese organization that specializes in Network-attached storage (NAS) appliances, has recently informed its clients of the StealthWorker malware which is attempting to attack their NAS devices. Taiwan-based NAS maker Synology was founded in January 2000 and now its products are distributed worldwide and localized in several languages.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The study found the majority of Global 2000 companies continue to lag in the adoption of domain security. The post Companies Failing to Protect Domain Registrations appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports. billion malware installs from Third-party stores in 2019. PoS malware infected systems at 71 locations operated by US store chain Rutters. US Govt agencies detail North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA malware. Netanyahus party Elector app exposes data on over 6.5M

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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).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M 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

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

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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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. A good joke never gets old? Clipboard Manipulation.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Cybercriminals try to capitalize on their victims in every possible way by distributing various types of malware designed for different platforms. In recent months, we have written private reports on a wide range of topics, such as new cross-platform ransomware, macOS stealers and malware distribution campaigns.

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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. ris botnet. million RPS.

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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.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware. com — were implicated in propagating the Triada malware. com 2000-08-24 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., “Yehuo” ( ? ? ) com , buydudu[.]com

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2020

At this point, the investigation has found that the malware has been isolated to business networks only, and has not impacted the mission essential national security functions of the Department, including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). . Department of Energy that was established by Congress in 2000.

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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

MAY 26, 2019

According to Sectigo, most of the certificates used to sign the malware submitted to VirusTotal and issued by the company were expired and were already revoked. According to Sectigo, most of the certificates used to sign the malware submitted to VirusTotal and issued by the company were expired and were already revoked.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

Last year, we documented malware distribution campaigns both via malvertising and compromised sites delivering Atomic Stealer (AMOS) onto Mac users. From today until December 31, 2023, the price for a subscription to Atomic MacOs Stealer is only $2000. Happy New Year!

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. We can't look at all of these categories, but let's talk about the number one cyber attack threat of malware. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’

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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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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Back to September 2013, Belgacom (now Proximus), the largest telecommunications company in Belgium and primarily state-owned, announced its IT infrastructure had suffered a malware-based attack. The investigation revealed that the malware-based attack was powered by GCHQ and code-named Operation Socialist. ” wrote The Intercept.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 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 malware maintains persistence through Cron jobs.

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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. BREAKING #Sandworm continues attacks in Ukraine.

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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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The OPM breach put most federal workers since the year 2000 are at risk. Then in August 2017, the FBI arrested a Chinese national suspected of helping to create the malware used in the OPM breach. In that caper, criminals got away with Social Security numbers, passwords, and in some cases, fingerprints. Cross-referencing.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2022

And it later paved the way to the spread of file encrypting malware onto the networks of over 13 firms, out of which 2 victims paid $2000 in BTC to regain access to their locked out systems. More details about the ransomware group involved in the incident will be updated after confirmation!

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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

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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