Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell. Image: FBI.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. io ), to share videos of their claimed exploits, and for amplifying and retweeting posts from other accounts under their control.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this campaign with high confidence to ZINC, a DPRK-affiliated and state-sponsored group, based on observed tradecraft, infrastructure, malware patterns, and account affiliations.” Attackers used Twitter profiles for sharing links to a blog under their control ( br0vvnn[.]io

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

That same year saw one of the worst ransomware incidents in history, the Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack. Nonetheless, their behavior is annoying, sometimes even dangerous, and the antivirus alerts users because, despite being legal, they often sneak onto the device without the user realizing. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

AV-Comparatives quickly tested several known anti-malware and antivirus products against HermeticWiper and its variants and found that Malwarebytes, among others, detected the malware.). On February 25, the Conti ransomware group announced that it would retaliate against any known physical or cyberattacks against Russia.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis. ExtraHop Networks.

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