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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. MS-EFSRPC is used for maintenance and management operations on encrypted data that is stored remotely and accessible over a network. As we saw when discussing the HiveNightmare zero-day, hashed passwords are useful to attackers.

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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

The ransomware encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers, the advisory noted, and the executable leaves a ransom note in all directories where encryption occurs, including ransom payment instructions for obtaining a decryption key. BlackByte Ransomware Protection Steps.

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CloudWizard APT: the bad magic story goes on

SecureList

Encryption and communication As we have mentioned above, two modules (Crypton.dll and Internet.dll) are bundled with every installation of the CloudWizard framework. The Crypton module performs encryption and decryption of all communications. module execution results) is encrypted with a combination of AES and RSA. and new (5.0)

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Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

eSecurity Planet

These breaches left contact information, account passwords, credit card numbers, private photos, and more exposed. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) was founded in 2008 and has since seen Azure surpass their market position. Since 2004, there have been 11,000 US data breaches. Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. During these scans, it collects a range of sensitive information from all active users. 8, 15.0.0.0/8,

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1Password vs LastPass: Compare Top Password Managers

eSecurity Planet

1Password and LastPass are probably at the top of your list for password managers , but which one is the best for you? They both do a great job of protecting your employees’ passwords and preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your business systems. 1Password and LastPass comparison. User experience.