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Security firm accidentally exposed an unprotected database with 5 Billion previously leaked records

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The expert Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch install belonging to a UK security firm that contained 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents that took place between 2012 and 2019. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko.

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Keepnet Labs accidentally exposed an unprotected database with 5 Billion previously leaked records

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The expert Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch install belonging to the security firm Keepnet Labs that contained 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents that took place between 2012 and 2019. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko.

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PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication

Security Affairs

“However, instead of sending it in cleartext, the client deploys a symmetric AES encryption for any communication over the WebSocket for the first exchange, as no shared secret is established yet, and the AES encryption will generate a default key for this first exchange. ” continues the analysis.

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Cyber mercenaries group DeathStalker uses a new backdoor

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DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, since 2012. The backdoor uses multiple tricks to evade detection and leverages DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to communicate with its C2 server, using Cloudflare responders.

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