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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

While the various charging documents released in this case do not mention it per se, it is clear that members of this group also favored another form of supply chain attacks — hiding their malware inside commercial tools they created and advertised as legitimate security software and PC utilities. Security analysts and U.S.

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

” The card reader Mark bought was sold by a company called Saicoo , whose sponsored Amazon listing advertises a “DOD Military USB Common Access Card (CAC) Reader” and has more than 11,700 mostly positive ratings. “When driver installed, this message will vanish out of sight. Don’t worry.”

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

The APT10 group is focused on cyber espionage aimed at stealing business and technology secrets from companies and government agencies around the world. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Using Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper

Security Affairs

An external OLEobject (compatibility 2006) was available on that value: Target=”%73%63%72%49%50%54:%68%74%74%70%73%3A%2F%2F%61%2E%64oko%2Emo%65%2Fwr%61%65o%70%2E%73%63%74″ . I met Palantir Technologies where I was introduced to the Intelligence Ecosystem. Stage 1: Microsoft PowerPoint Dropping Website.

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Emissary Panda updated its weapons for attacks in the past 2 years

Security Affairs

In 2018, Emissary Panda was observed using an updated version of the ZxShell RAT first developed in 2006 and whom code was released in 2007. The malware includes the well-known HTran packet redirection tool and was signed with digital certificates that were signed by Hangzhou Shunwang Technology. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 101
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The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

Krebs on Security

A January 2024 review of various people-search services at the website techjury.com states that Cocofinder is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Chinese company called Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. Is Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. Google currently turns up nothing else for in a search for Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co.

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Detection as Code? No, Detection as COOKING!

Anton on Security

One of the well-advertised reasons for being in the office is about those “magical hallway conversations” (Google it). This 2006 (!) For the remaining “classic” detection technology , NDR , I see a mixed bag of open and modifiable detections (usually zeek-based) and opaque (usually those that are ML-heavy). like Snort?—?won