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Return of the MINEBRIDGE RAT With New TTPs and Social Engineering Lures

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Such lures are used as social engineering schemes by threat actors; in this case, the malware was targeted at security researchers. We have recently observed other instances of threat actors targeting security researchers with social engineering techniques. Threat attribution. Currently logged in user name.

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ZINC Hackers Leverage Open-source Software to Lure IT Pros

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and the muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer have been backdoored to perform a wide range of social engineering campaigns that started in April 2022. See the Best Open Source Security Tools. Highly Evasive Attack. Also read: How Hackers Evade Detection.

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North Korean threat actor APT43 pivots back to strategic cyberespionage

CSO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

It was responsible for the 2014 attack against Sony Pictures, the 2016 cyber heist of funds belonging to the central bank of Bangladesh, and the 2017 WannaCry ransomware worm. When it comes to threat actors working for the North Korean government, most people have heard of the Lazarus group (APT38).

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Reading Mandiant M-Trends 2023

Anton on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

Furthermore, these adversaries demonstrated a willingness to get personal with their targets, bullying and threatening many of them. ” NOT SURPRISING “Global median dwell time continued to improve year over year, with organizations detecting incidents in just over two weeks in 2022.

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Charming Kitten APT is targeting Iranian dissidents in Germany

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Charming Kitten group made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. The cyber spies used social media to gather information on the targets and as a vector for social engineering attacks.

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Hackers use overlay screens on legitimate sites to steal Outlook credentials

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

“Another social engineering technique the threat actor uses to lure the employee into interacting with the email is giving the messages urgency, asking the recipient to review them or they will be deleted after three days.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SocialEngineered forum hacked and data leaked online

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2019

SocialEngineered.net is a forum dedicated to social engineering discussions, it has been compromised data of its users was leaked on a hacker forum. SocialEngineered.net, the forum dedicated to social engineering topics, announced it has suffered a data breach two weeks ago. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Several High-Profile Twitter accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam

Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

Social media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 16, 2020. .

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Twitter reveals that hackers also downloaded data from eight compromised accounts

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Last week, the social media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple. SecurityAffairs – hacking, social engineering).

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MoleRATs APT group targets Palestinian territories

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The first campaign dubbed the Spark Campaign employs social engineering to infect victims with the Spark backdoor. The second campaign was tracked by the experts as the Pierogi Campaign, it employes social engineering attacks to trick victims into installing an undocumented backdoor dubbed Pierogi. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hackers are targeting teleworkers with vishing campaign, CISA and FBI warn

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

Voice phishing is a form of criminal phone fraud, using social engineering over the telephone system to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2023

The technique is not new, in 2014 researchers demostrated how the compression algorithm (method) used in an APK could be tampered to remove automatic script analysis and hinder static analysis. “However, Android’s APK, which uses the ZIP format, supports only two compression methods.

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Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2023

Emotet has been around since 2014. Avoiding tax scams Here are some of the ways you can outsmart tax fraudsters and keep one step ahead of the phishing, malware, and social engineering attacks which come around every year during tax season. Enabling this will result in Emotet being downloaded onto the system. File early.

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Ex-NASA contractor pleaded guilty for cyberstalking crimes

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The man acknowledged having targeted friends, co-workers, and family members, he used social engineering tricks and also used malware to compromise victims’ systems. 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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T-Mobile Store Owner Made $25M Illegally Unlocking Cellphones

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says Argishti Khudaverdyan, 44, was found guilty of 14 federal criminal charges for the scheme he ran from 2014 to 2019 that netted $25 million in criminal proceeds. Very often he would socially engineer employees at the IT help desk to get their credentials. How was he unlocking these phones?

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Agent Tesla includes new password-stealing capabilities from browsers and VPNs

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

The experts first discovered the malware in June 2018, but it has been available since 2014, when they observed threat actors spreading it via a Microsoft Word document containing an auto-executable malicious VBA Macro. “When combined with timely social engineering lures, these non-sophisticated attacks continue to be successful.”

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U.S. Indicts North Korean Hackers in Theft of $200 Million

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“In addition to infecting victims through legitimate-looking websites, HIDDEN COBRA actors also use phishing, social networking, and social engineering techniques to lure users into downloading the malware.” billion from banks and other victims worldwide. .

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Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

Gamaredon has been active since 2014 and its activity focus on Ukraine, the group was observed using the multistage backdoor Pteranodon / Pterodo. Distribution of malicious files using the Signal messenger The messages use social engineering to trick victims into opening malicious attachments (i.e.

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MY TAKE: What NortonLifeLock’s $8 billion buyout of Avast portends for consumer security

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Norton got ‘ demergered ’ from Symantec in 2014 and then acquired LifeLock for $2.3 Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3 billion in 2016, for instance.

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Police are warning crooks are using cleaners to compromise businesses

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The only way to p revent this kind of p hysical intrusions that exploit human factor and social engineering is to implement a cultural change. 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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Microsoft warns of growing DoppelPaymer Ransomware threat

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” According to Microsoft, ransomware attacks continue to target enterprise environments through social engineering, for this reason, the adoption of best practices is the best way to protect them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues Microsoft. .

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North Korea’s Lazarus compromised dozens of organizations in Israel

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Lazarus APT is linked to North Korea, the activity of the Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. 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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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 2)

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Kerberoasting” and “Golden Ticket” attacks were both introduced in 2014 and yet enterprises continue to have hundreds of accounts configured with unconstrained delegation. Their guidance: Brandon Colley , Principal Security Consultant, Trimarc Security Colley Some 10-year-old vulnerabilities are still wildly prevalent.

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Iran-linked Chafer APT group targets governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

The Chafer APT group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. 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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Girl Scouts data breach exposed personal information of 2,800 members

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Experts warn of possible social-engineering-based cyber attacks leveraging the exposed info. 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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NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

Review the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Tips on Avoiding Social Engineering & Phishing Scams at: [link]. 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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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.”

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Microsoft issues guidance to defend Exchange servers under attack

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

There are two primary techniques to target Exchange servers; the most common scenario sees attackers launching social engineering or drive-by download attacks targeting endpoints to steal credentials and move laterally until they gain access to an Exchange server. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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IDF soldiers tricked into installing malicious apps by Hamas operatives posing as attractive women

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This kind of social engineering attacks was already used by Hamas hackers in the past, in July 2018 Israeli military intelligence accused Hamas operatives of creating tainted apps to lure soldiers into downloading spyware onto their phones. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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GitHub Says 2020 Saw the Most Vulnerability Submissions in Bug Bounty Program

Hot for Security

JUNE 29, 2021

GitHub revealed that its Security Bug Bounty Program registered the most submissions in 2020 since its launch in 2014, and 204 vulnerabilities qualified for bounties. Companies figured out a while ago that it’s better to find the vulnerabilities in their own software than to leave it to hackers or to hope that it’ll work out fine.

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GitHub Says 2020 Saw the Most Vulnerability Submissions in Bug Bounty Program

Hot for Security

JUNE 29, 2021

GitHub revealed that its Security Bug Bounty Program registered the most submissions in 2020 since its launch in 2014, and 204 vulnerabilities qualified for bounties. Companies figured out a while ago that it’s better to find the vulnerabilities in their own software than to leave it to hackers or to hope that it’ll work out fine.

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Dridex targets MacOS users with a new delivery technique

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2023

The Dridex banking Trojan that has been around since 2014, it was involved in numerous campaigns against financial institutions over the years and crooks have continuously improved it. The banking malware is believed to be operated by the cybercrime gang known as Evil Corp. ” concludes the report.

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Charming Kitten Campaign involved new impersonation methods

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

As part of the recently observed campaign, the state-sponsored hackers used three different spear-phishing methods: Ending an email message leveraging social engineering methods. Impersonating social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as using these social media to spread malicious links.

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Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Spot the signs

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Here’s an FBI release regarding the targeting of doctors back in 2014. There’s a strong social engineering component to these attacks. Scammers trawl websites, social media, and more, to obtain names of families and individual family members. How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnapping scam.

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Pay it safe: Group-IB aids Paxful in repelling a series of web-bot attacks

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. 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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Internet Explorer users still targeted by RIG exploit kit

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

RIG EK has been around since 2014 and, despite many take down efforts, has always managed to make a comeback. We should note that the threat actor behind the MakeMoney gate tried the social engineering route in 2022, using a fake browser update campaign which was not all that different from the one we saw with SocGholish.

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Hackers launched phishing attacks aimed at bypassing Gmail, Yahoo 2FA at scale

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2018

The attackers used trivial sophisticated social engineering tricks that leveraged common “security alert” scheme. 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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Russia-Linked Turla APT uses new malware in watering hole attacks

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

Interestingly, this campaign relies on a well-known social engineering trick – a fake Adobe Flash update warning – in order to induce the user to download and install malware.” ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Kill (uninstall) the malware. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Emotet is back, it spreads reusing stolen email content

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The operators are hijacking legitimate email threads as part of a social engineering attack. “One of Emotet’s most devious methods of self-propagation centers around its use of socially engineered spam emails. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Twitter revealed that hackers accessed DM Inboxes in July attack

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Twitter explained is was victim of a”coordinated social engineering attack” against its employees who gave attackers the access to its internal tools. 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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350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

They can then conduct elaborate phishing and social engineering attacks to gain access to the victims’ accounts on other digital services such as entertainment and shopping platforms or even online banking. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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WhatsApp flaws allow the attackers to manipulate conversations

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2019

“Our team observed three possible methods of attack exploiting this vulnerability – all of which involve social engineering tactics to fool end-users.” 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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Emotet spam uses unconventional IP address formats to evade detection

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2022

Both routines use social engineering techniques to trick users into enabling document macros and automate malware execution. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542. ” reported Trend Micro.

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U.S. taxpayers hit by a phishing campaign delivering the Amadey bot

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In classic social engineering attack, the phishing message presents a “one time username and password” to the victims and urges the user to click the “Login Right Here” button. 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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Return of the MINEBRIDGE RAT With New TTPs and Social Engineering Lures

ZINC Hackers Leverage Open-source Software to Lure IT Pros

Webinars

Trending Sources

North Korean threat actor APT43 pivots back to strategic cyberespionage

Webinars

Reading Mandiant M-Trends 2023

Charming Kitten APT is targeting Iranian dissidents in Germany

Hackers use overlay screens on legitimate sites to steal Outlook credentials

SocialEngineered forum hacked and data leaked online

Several High-Profile Twitter accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam

Twitter reveals that hackers also downloaded data from eight compromised accounts

MoleRATs APT group targets Palestinian territories

Hackers are targeting teleworkers with vishing campaign, CISA and FBI warn

Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection

Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

Ex-NASA contractor pleaded guilty for cyberstalking crimes

T-Mobile Store Owner Made $25M Illegally Unlocking Cellphones

Agent Tesla includes new password-stealing capabilities from browsers and VPNs

U.S. Indicts North Korean Hackers in Theft of $200 Million

Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise

MY TAKE: What NortonLifeLock’s $8 billion buyout of Avast portends for consumer security

Police are warning crooks are using cleaners to compromise businesses

Microsoft warns of growing DoppelPaymer Ransomware threat

North Korea’s Lazarus compromised dozens of organizations in Israel

LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 2)

Iran-linked Chafer APT group targets governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Girl Scouts data breach exposed personal information of 2,800 members

NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak

Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

Microsoft issues guidance to defend Exchange servers under attack

IDF soldiers tricked into installing malicious apps by Hamas operatives posing as attractive women

GitHub Says 2020 Saw the Most Vulnerability Submissions in Bug Bounty Program

GitHub Says 2020 Saw the Most Vulnerability Submissions in Bug Bounty Program

Dridex targets MacOS users with a new delivery technique

Charming Kitten Campaign involved new impersonation methods

Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Spot the signs

Pay it safe: Group-IB aids Paxful in repelling a series of web-bot attacks

Internet Explorer users still targeted by RIG exploit kit

Hackers launched phishing attacks aimed at bypassing Gmail, Yahoo 2FA at scale

Russia-Linked Turla APT uses new malware in watering hole attacks

Emotet is back, it spreads reusing stolen email content

Twitter revealed that hackers accessed DM Inboxes in July attack

350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server

WhatsApp flaws allow the attackers to manipulate conversations

Emotet spam uses unconventional IP address formats to evade detection

U.S. taxpayers hit by a phishing campaign delivering the Amadey bot

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