Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

Necurs botnet is currently the second largest spam botnet , it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware , the Scarab ransomware , and the Dridex banking Trojan. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

This service is actually recommended by the purveyors of the RedLine information stealer malware , which is a popular and powerful malware kit that specializes in stealing victim data and is often used to lay the groundwork for ransomware attacks. WHO RUNS CRYPTOR[.]BIZ? The registration records for the website Cryptor[.]biz ” Crypt[.]guru’s

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Alleged Iran-linked APT groups behind global DNS Hijacking campaign. Victims of Pylocky ransomware can decrypt their files for free. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . The ‘AVE_MARIA Malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Justdial is leaking personal details of all customers real-time.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. Security Affairs – Newsletter ). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 175 – News of the week appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

In 2014 it reached the pinnacle of success, becoming the fourth largest botnet in the world. DDoS attacks, ransomware-based campaigns, cryptocurrency mining campaigns). Malware actor publishes the address of the Bot-A in DNS (or using any other public channel). Server-X asks the bot to start the TCP server.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r was discovered by experts, it infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. No extension added to locked files.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Building a re-directors or proxy chains is quite useful for attackers in order to evade Intrusion Prevention Systems and/or protections infrastructures based upon IPs or DNS blocks. The used infrastructure, by analyzing the dropping urls, looks like an old infrastructure used for propagating Ransomware. Image3: Redirecting script.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

WastedLocker is a new ransomware locker we’ve detected being used since May 2020. Evil Corp were previously associated to the Dridex malware and BitPaymer ransomware, the latter came to prominence in the first half of 2017. The new WastedLocker ransomware appeared in May 2020 (a technical description is included below).

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2023

Act III: The Plot Thickens (June 2014 - 2016) In 2014, Malwarebytes launched the Anti-Malware Remediation Tool, a sleek, portable solution for businesses to eliminate malware with minimal fuss. ” And you best believe that Marcin was true to his word. But wait, there's more!

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

NCSC report warns of DNS Hijacking Attacks. Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Ims00rry ransomware. DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. iOS URL Scheme expose users to App-in-the-Middle attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. After 2 years under the radars, Ratsnif emerges in OceanLotus ops.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities. Its main vector will be blackmailing as part of ransomware attacks. Bank card compromise, carding, and data leaks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

In the recent case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack , the Department of Justice and FBI were able to recover a majority of the crypto-payment made to the DarkSide ransomware group. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction. Chronicled.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2023

It contained a Russian name (redacted for privacy) followed by the DNR letters (probably Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, referring to one of the cities declared independent in 2014, and a known target to the group). From that same victim, those DNS records revealed connections against xn--j1ab.xn--b1adbccegehv4ahbyd6o2c.xn--p1ai (лк[.]лидерывозрождения[.]рф)

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Trickbot (aka TrickLoader or Trickster), is a successor of the Dyre banking Trojan that was active from 2014 to 2016 and performed man-in-the-browser attacks in order to steal banking credentials. It retrieves the DNS names of all the directory trees in the local computer’s forest. Trickbot was first discovered in October 2016.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

I first met Dan when he was literally saving the world; okay, at least saving the internet as we know it today by disclosing to the major ISPs in the world a flaw he’d found in the Domain Name System or DNS. VAMOSI:So we talk about it being more secure and you make some reference to ransomware. They'll eventually stop.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But to find that information back in 2014, he had to scan the Internet, the entire internet and that was a very noisy process. Botnets ransomware well, you get the. Behind that is a sequence of numbers resolved by your DNS and that sequence of numbers is the site's IP address. And there was a lot, about 600,000.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco Security

MAY 24, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that DarkSide, a Russian cybercriminal hacking group that targets victims using ransomware and extortion was behind the Colonial Pipeline attack. Enforce security at the DNS layer. OT and IT networks have converged.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Over the last few days, a new ransomware campaign infected several users around the world as part of the #OpJerusalem campaign. Jcry is a recent ransomware written in Go which increases its analysis. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware. Figure 6: Ransomware icon.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Over the last few days, a new ransomware campaign infected several users around the world as part of the #OpJerusalem campaign. Jcry is a recent ransomware written in Go which increases its analysis. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware. Figure 6: Ransomware icon.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. 2014-2018 — Marriott International — A breach occurs on systems supporting Starwood hotel brands beginning in 2014. He is arrested and sentenced to 20 months in prison. east coast.

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