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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs.

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets defense industry with ThreatNeedle backdoor

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Attackers employed a custom tunneling tool to achieve this, it forwards client traffic to the server, the malware encrypts the traffic using trivial binary encryption. The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Network Solutions data breach – hacker accessed data of more 22 Million accounts

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

.” The company, a Web.com subsidiary, discovered the security breach on October 16, the security incident likely took place in August 2019. According to the company, attackers hacked a “limited number” of systems that allowed them to access the huge trove of data. SecurityAffairs – data breach, hacking).

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The Mac version uses the same AES key and IV as the Linux variant to encrypt and decrypt the config file. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Microsoft: North Korea-linked Zinc APT targets security experts

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Attackers also employed an encrypted Chrome password-stealer hosted on ZINC domain [link]. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zinc).

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Dacls RAT, the first Lazarus malware that targets Linux devices

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Dacls is the first malware linked to the Lazarus group that targets Linux systems. com /cms/ wp -content/uploads/2015/12/.

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT hides malicious code within BMP image to avoid detection

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. ” concludes the report.

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FTC extends deadline by six months for compliance with some changes to financial data security rules

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

These changes included updated criteria for financial institutions, providing more specific requirements about which safeguards they must include in their information security programs. Since credit card fraud can often be enacted during unsecured store transactions, the FTC is determined to bolster security measures at every level.

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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

It is crucial to ensure that leaked keys are in longer bit-lengths and encoded using secure encryption/hashing algorithms. Additionally, the company should consider whether the platform needs to be accessible through the internet or only through a VPN, which would provide an additional layer of security.

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Platinum APT and leverages steganography to hide C2 communications

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. The analysis of the encrypted files used in the second stage revealed a previously undiscovered backdoor associated with the Platinum group.

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Billions of FBS Records Exposed in Online Trading Broker Data Leak

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

Despite containing very sensitive financial data, the server was left open without any password protection or encryption. The WizCase team found that the FBS information was accessible to anyone. User information on online trading platforms should be well secured to prevent similar data leaks. Who is FBS.

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Experts attribute NukeSped RAT to North Korea-Linked hackers

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For example, the “Common SMB module” that was part of the WannaCry Ransomware (2017) was similar to the code used the malware Mydoom (2009), Joanap , and DeltaAlfa. All the samples have the language ID for Korean, they were compiled for 32-bit systems and they were using encrypted strings to make harder the analysis.

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The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new backdoor, tracked as Titanium, that was used by the Platinum APT group in attacks in the wild, the malicious code implements sophisticated evasion techniques. This C2 encrypts data with the same key as the C&C requests. ” continues the analys i s.

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Telehealth: A New Frontier in Medicine—and Security

SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Number of data leaks from medical organizations, 2009–2020. Let’s see if there are any informational security issues with these wearables. Vulnerabilities like the one mentioned above enable cybercriminals to hack into users’ devices, and steal their most sensitive data, that is, medical information.

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Understanding Features and Vulnerabilities of The Decentralized Finance Attack Surface is Key to Protecting Against Cyber Attacks

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

Decentralized Finance and the information security protocols protecting it remain in their early stages of development, as does the adaptation of new cyberattack techniques. Blockchain-based cryptocurrency is an encrypted list arranged in chronological order providing a record of all addresses that hold assets.

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Fact check: Quantum computing may transform cybersecurity eventually – but not yet

SC Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

While experts don’t know when or where a quantum computer will emerge that can break most forms of classical encryption, most agree that enterprises will need to replace their encryption protocols well in advance of that day. billion operations.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Street @jaysonstreet.

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Meanwhile, the advanced hacking collectives invest in innovation and press forward. While reporting for USA Today in 2009, I wrote about how fraudsters launched scareware campaigns to lock up computer screens as a means to extract $80 for worthless antivirus protection. The highest demand received by a Beazley client was for $8.5

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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

In February 2009, at Shmoocon, BackTrack 4 “Beta” was released using Ubuntu. A graphical one happened in BackTrack 4 “Pre-Final” in June 2009. In information security (infosec) there is the need to be on the latest version. It allowed for package updates to easily be applied to people systems.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. Vamosi: Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure. It's about challenging her expectations about the people who hack reliving. Vamosi: Hash initially didn't start out hacking smart meters.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets defense industry with ThreatNeedle backdoor

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Network Solutions data breach – hacker accessed data of more 22 Million accounts

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT

Microsoft: North Korea-linked Zinc APT targets security experts

Dacls RAT, the first Lazarus malware that targets Linux devices

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT hides malicious code within BMP image to avoid detection

FTC extends deadline by six months for compliance with some changes to financial data security rules

Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Platinum APT and leverages steganography to hide C2 communications

Billions of FBS Records Exposed in Online Trading Broker Data Leak

Experts attribute NukeSped RAT to North Korea-Linked hackers

The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal

Telehealth: A New Frontier in Medicine—and Security

Understanding Features and Vulnerabilities of The Decentralized Finance Attack Surface is Key to Protecting Against Cyber Attacks

Fact check: Quantum computing may transform cybersecurity eventually – but not yet

Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

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