2007 Accountability Authentication Malware 
Krebs on Security
JUNE 1, 2023
Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 1, 2018
What’s interesting about the incident is that it showcases once again why relying on mobile text messages (SMS) for two-factor authentication (2FA) can lull companies and end users into a false sense of security. APP-BASED AUTHENTICATION. “We point this out to encourage everyone here to move to token-based 2FA.”
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. The vulnerability is a Microsoft Outlook spoofing vulnerability that can lead to an authentication bypass.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 8, 2024
As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. bank accounts. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission.
Malwarebytes
APRIL 8, 2022
Some of the biggest stars around have seen content placed on their YouTube accounts without permission over the last couple of days. The last time I can remember an all-out targeted attack on social media musicians was way back in 2007 during Ye Olde Myspace days. Signing into YouTube requires a Google account. Justin Bieber?
Security Affairs
MAY 5, 2024
. “The Federal Government’s national attribution procedure regarding this campaign has concluded that, for a relatively long period, the cyber actor APT28 used a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that remained unidentified at the time to compromise numerous email accounts.”
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.
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