Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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OCTOBER 7, 2023

Threat actors behind the QakBot malware are still active, since August they are carrying out a phishing campaign delivering Ransom Knight ransomware and Remcos RAT. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. Duck Hunt is one of the largest U.S. .

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Microsoft is recommending administrators to disable the SMBv1 network communication protocol on Exchange servers to prevent malware attacks. Microsoft is urging administrators to disable the SMBv1 protocol on Exchange servers as a countermeasure against malware threats like TrickBot and Emotet. Get-WindowsFeature FS-SMB1).Installed

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AUGUST 30, 2023

’ Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. The malware spreads via malspam campaigns, it inserts replies in active email threads. The Duck Hunt operation involved law enforcement agencies from the U.S., and abroad.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Some of the victims’ ransom payments were sent by both Conti and Black Basta groups to gang behind the Qakbot malware. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. The malware spreads via malspam campaigns, it inserts replies in active email threads.

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JULY 13, 2022

Experts warn that operators behind the Qakbot malware operation are improving their attack chain in an attempt to avoid detection. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. osum0x0 also published a video PoC that shows how to exploit the BlueKeep vulnerability on a Windows 2008 system.

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JUNE 7, 2022

The QBot malware operation has partnered with Black Basta ransomware group to target organizations worldwide. Researchers from NCC Group spotted a new partnership in the threat landscape between the Black Basta ransomware group and the QBot malware operation.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Kaspersky researchers warn of a new QBot campaign leveraging hijacked business emails to deliver malware. In early April, Kaspersky experts observed a surge in attacks that QBot malware attacks (aka Qakbot , QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot ). Its modular structure allows operators to implement new features to extend their capabilities.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows 10 (build 14393) Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (build 14393) Microsoft Windows 10 (build 17763) Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (build 17763). ” concludes Kaspersky.

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JULY 1, 2023

In June 2023, the malware analyst rivitna published a sample of the ransomware that is compiled for Linux. Files are encrypted by Chacha 2008 ( D. Cybersecurity firm Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. Bernstein’s implementation ).”

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MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. This means that the threat actor was able to avoid detection for more than 15 years.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Enable Network Level Authentication in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003.

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JUNE 5, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Over the last months, many security experts have developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. ” concludes the expert.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. It has been developed to target only the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. The initial PR of the exploit module targets 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-0863 could be exploited by an attacker with low-privileged access to the targeted system to deliver a malware. As explained by Microsoft, this vulnerability could be exploited by malware with wormable capabilities. ” It is important to highlight that the RDP itself is not vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2019

BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations. Law enforcement took interest in the provider after multiple investigations uncovered criminals using the VPNLab.net service to facilitate illicit activities such as malware distribution.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

Shortly after the release of the patch, the popular researcher Matthew Hickey noticed that the fix is incomplete and that threat actors and malware can still locally exploit the vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges. 2008 and 2012 but require Point&Print configured for Windows 2016,2019,10 & 11(?).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

Guerrero-Saade discovered that the SIG37 campaign references hacking activities dated back as far as 2008 that was carried out by an unknown threat actor, the expert tracked it as Nazar. The name ‘Nazar’ comes from the debug paths he found in the dump alongside Farsi resources in some of the malware droppers.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2019

Allegedly Western nation-state actors breached the systems of Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware. According to the Reuters, Western state-sponsored hackers breached the systems of the Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008. Malware campaign employs fake security certificate updates. The North Korean Kimsuky APT threatens South Korea evolving its TTPs. US officials charge two Chinese men for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea. Iranian government blocked Wikipedia Farsi due Coronavirus outbreak.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3 RFC 2246) and 1.1 (RFC Both versions lack support for current and recommended cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

“In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded.”. The flaw affects many Windows OSs, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, for which the IT giant will not provide security updates because the reached the end-of-life.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. 0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS. North Korea-linked malware ATMDtrack infected ATMs in India. Once again thank you!

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In 2015, Kaspersky first spotted the NSA Equation Group, it revealed it was operating since at least 2001 and targeted almost any industry with sophisticated zero-day malware. We cannot exclude that APT31 has stolen the tool from Equation Group servers. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

A wormable flaw could be exploited by malware to propagate from vulnerable computer to vulnerable computer without any user interaction. The flaws affect Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 are not affected.

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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.

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JULY 9, 2021

Shortly after the release of the patch, the popular researcher Matthew Hickey noticed that the fix is incomplete and that threat actors and malware can still locally exploit the vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges. 2008 and 2012 but require Point&Print configured for Windows 2016,2019,10 & 11(?).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2020

Microsoft released this week an out-of-band security update for Windows 8.1 Both vulnerabilities were addressed by Microsoft in August, the August 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates fixed the flaws in Windows 10, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and Windows Server versions 1903, 1909, and 2004.

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MAY 23, 2019

As explained by Microsoft, this vulnerability could be exploited by malware with wormable capabilities, it could be exploited without user interaction, making it possible for malware to spread in an uncontrolled way into the target networks. Enabling NLA mitigates the bug. Patch now or GFY!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Experts pointed out that despite having the same name, this botnet should not be confused with the Kraken botnet that was spotted in 2008. Kraken is a new Golang-based botnet discovered in late October 2021 by researchers from threat intelligence firm ZeroFox Intelligence.

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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. “The goal is to install the MSI package as an admin without any user interaction.”

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JULY 9, 2020

The zero vulnerability was reported to ACROS by a security researcher who wanted to remain anonymous. The vulnerability affects Windows client running on old versions of Windows OS, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier. Clients running on Windows 8 or Windows 10 are not affected.

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