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IT threat evolution Q3 2024

SecureList

CloudSorcerer is a sophisticated cyber-espionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration via Microsoft, Yandex and Dropbox cloud infrastructures. The data collected about the targets’ companies and contact information could be used to spy on people of interest and lay the groundwork for future attacks.

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Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right - here's how

Zero Day

DAP gets its raw data from a Google Analytics account. DAP has open-sourced the code, which displays the data on the web , and its data-collection code. Best of all, unlike the others, you can download its data in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format, allowing you to analyze the raw numbers yourself.

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

Krebs on Security

O’Neill said he opened the investigation into Ngo’s identity theft business after reading about it in a 2011 KrebsOnSecurity story, “ How Much is Your Identity Worth? “At first I thought well, it’s just information, maybe it’s not that bad because it’s not related to bank accounts directly.

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Judging Facebook's Privacy Shift

Schneier on Security

It even collects what it calls " shadow profiles " -- data about you even if you're not a Facebook user. This data is combined with other surveillance data the company buys, including health and financial data. Collecting and saving less of this data would be a strong indicator of a new direction for the company.

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Antlion APT group used a custom backdoor that allowed them to fly under the radar for months

Security Affairs

Attackers also used legitimate versions of WinRAR appear for data exfiltration and batch scripts to automate the data collection process. In some cases threat actors staged stolen data for further exfiltration. ” concludes the report that includes IoCs and Yara Rules.

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Prilex: the pricey prickle credit card complex

SecureList

The first two samples had 2010/2011 as the compilation date, as shown on the graph below. With the patch in place, the malware collects the data from TRACK2, such as the account number and expiration date, in addition to other cardholder information needed to perform fraudulent transactions. Initial infection vector.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Bessemer Venture Partners. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies. Honorable Mention Cybersecurity VCs.