Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

SurfingAttack – hacking phones via ultrasonic waves. CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008. Lets Encrypt CA is revoking over 3 Million TLS certificates due to a bug. Malware campaign employs fake security certificate updates. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

While there have been no updates about Prikormka or Operation Groundbait for a few years now, we discovered multiple similarities between the malware used in that campaign, CommonMagic and CloudWizard. The Crypton module performs encryption and decryption of all communications.

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Encryption Malware Internet Internet 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” The MSI package first removes registry keys associated with the old Purple Fox installations if any are present, then it replaces the components of the malware with new ones. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PurpleFox botnet). “The goal is to install the MSI package as an admin without any user interaction.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. The attackers could hijack the email threads to propagate the malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Qbot). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Banking Advertising Passwords Malware 107

SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Today’s special columnist, Scott Register of Keysight Technologies, says government and industry must come together to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. One of the clues: their malware deactivates if it finds itself on a computer with the default language set to Russian.

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Penetration Testing Ransomware Hacking Government 86

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Tested, tried.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3 SecurityAffairs – hacking, TLS 1.0). The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC RFC 2246) and 1.1 (RFC TLS version 1.2 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Internet Internet Engineering Hacking 86

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new version of the ComRAT backdoor, also known as Agent.BTZ , which is a malware that was employed in past campaigns attributed to the Turla APT group. Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. SecurityAffairs – Tesla, hacking).

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Advertising Malware Encryption Authentication 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

Malware researchers from ESET have published a detailed report on the latest variant of the Turla backdoor that leverages email PDF attachments as C&C. Malware researchers from ESET have conducted a new analysis of a backdoor used by the Russia-linked APT Turla in targeted espionage operations. ” continues the analysis.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 3, 2019

.” Media publications have cited sources saying the Robbinhood version that hit Baltimore city computers was powered by “ Eternal Blue ,” a hacking tool developed by the U.S. But new analysis suggests that while Eternal Blue could have been used to spread the infection, the Robbinhood malware itself contains no traces of it.

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Ransomware Accountability Malware Government 192

NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Remember Shamoon, the malware that disabled some 35,000 computers at one of the world’s largest oil companies in 2012? When the malware hit Saudi Aramco four years ago, it propelled the company into a technological dark age, forcing the company to rely on typewriters and faxes while it recovered.

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Cyber threats Cyber Attacks Ransomware Manufacturing 40

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Advanced persistent threats come from skilled attackers possessing advanced hacking tools, sophisticated techniques, and possibly large teams. Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. What Are APTs?

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 98

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The feds allege Aqua led an elite cybercrime ring with at least 16 others who used advanced, custom-made strains of malware known as “ JabberZeus ” and “ Bugat ” (a.k.a. KrebsOnSecurity first encountered Aqua’s work in 2008 as a reporter for The Washington Post. Here’s where it got interesting.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Stealers" are a kind of malware designed to run on an endpoint post-compromise, while their primary features center on the theft of user data. Together with our colleagues at InQuest, we present a deep dive technical analysis of the malware. The same way you do in the real world – the market becomes flooded.

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

On the other hand, while passkeys may do much to stop email phishing , as biometrics won’t be an easy target, cyber criminals can turn to other malware to remotely hack and unlock a phone. They convert the data into templates that, even if leaked or breached, cannot be used to hack an account. In the U.S.,

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Passwords Password Management Authentication Technology 117

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2022

. “The search activities were based on the appeal of the US authorities, who reported on the leader of the criminal community and his involvement in encroaching on the information resources of foreign high-tech companies by introducing malicious software, encrypting information and extorting money for its decryption,” the FSB said.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

Today, many reports are describing how infamous attackers are abusing such an emergency time to lure people by sending thematic email campaigns or by using thematic IM within Malware or Phishing links. Hackers taking advantage of COVID-19 to spread malware New COVID-19-themed malspam campaign delivers FormBook Malware.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Hacking has gone through several eras over the years, each with its own unique characteristics and motivations. Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats.

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Hacking Cybersecurity Internet Internet 75

ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Like in 2008, when I presented with Chris Boyd from the UK, on the rise of teenage hackers. So if a company doesn't get hacked, no one knows if a company gets hacked, it's headline news. But most of us failed. That's not news.

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Cybercrime Government Ransomware Hacking 40

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

When Israeli authorities turned down requests to send him back to Russia — supposedly to face separate hacking charges there — the Russians then imprisoned an Israeli woman for seven years on trumped-up drug charges in a bid to trade prisoners. That effort failed as well, and Burkov had his first appearance in a U.S.

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Cybercrime Government Hacking Banking 217

ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Duff: And so, out emerged this Excel spreadsheet of different behaviors that the red team was performing, which would allow us to focus rather on hashes, or specific malware, it allows us to focus on the higher level behaviors to improve our defenses.

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Government Marketing Malware Technology 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Duff: And so, out emerged this Excel spreadsheet of different behaviors that the red team was performing, which would allow us to focus rather on hashes, or specific malware, it allows us to focus on the higher level behaviors to improve our defenses.

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