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IronHusky updates the forgotten MysterySnail RAT to target Russia and Mongolia

SecureList

This file is encrypted with a single-byte XOR and is loaded at runtime. Its malicious DLL, which is deployed by the intermediary backdoor, is designed to load a payload encrypted with RC4 and XOR, and stored inside a file named attach.dat. Allows reading files, managing services, and spawning new processes.

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Ragnar Locker Ransomware targets Greece Gas Company

CyberSecurity Insiders

And reports are in that Ragnar Locker Gang is demanding $12 million to free up data from encryption. Ragnar Locker Ransomware gang has officially declared that they are responsible for the disruption of servers related to a Greece-based gas operator DESFA.

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Mandating End-to-End Verifiable Voting Systems in U.S. Elections

SecureWorld News

This approach also protects the integrity of the entire voting process, from casting to tallying, by allowing independent verification of results through a public bulletin board that contains anonymous encrypted votes. Each vote is encrypted when cast, and the encrypted votes are combined using the homomorphic properties.

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LastPass: Password Manager Review for 2021

eSecurity Planet

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Encrypted user vaults were not jeopardized, but there was still a considerable risk that hackers could gain access using the compromised data if users didn’t change their passwords again.

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PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication

Security Affairs

The payload fetched by the PowerShell targets 64-bit architecture systems, it is a long script consisting of three components: Tater (Hot Potato – privilege escalation) PowerSploit Embedded exploit bundle binary (privilege escalation). Most of the servers are located in China and belong to the infrastructure of the PurpleFox botnet.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. Facebook, and Oracle. EnterpriseDB.

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Using a Mythic agent to optimize penetration testing

SecureList

One widely used method for dynamically adding functionality is reflective DLL injection, introduced in 2008. Header contains information about the architecture, timestamp, number of sections and symbols, and other metadata. Its microservice architecture makes it easy to add arbitrary server-side functionality.