Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. Original post: [link].

Hacking 142

Hacking IoT Firmware Internet 142

The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. Promising metrics Since its launch in March 2015, Lucy has grown to 23 employees, with zero outside funding.

Social Engineering 166

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Banking 166

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. It may be used to download unauthorized stuff or may be used for uploading disputed content on the internet. It disguises your original identity and location and allows you to access the internet from a remote server. Use Strong Passwords.

Hacking 87

Hacking VPN Internet Internet 87

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Lokibot malware has been active since 2015, it is an infostealer that was involved in many malspam campaigns aimed at harvest credentials from web browsers, email clients, admin tools and that was also used to target cryptocoin-wallet owners. Below the list of mitigations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines.

Malware 63

Malware Passwords Advertising Antivirus 63

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. NEROWOLFE A search on the ICQ number 669316 at Intel 471 shows that in April 2011, a user by the name NeroWolfe joined the Russian cybercrime forum Zloy using the email address d.horoshev@gmail.com , and from an Internet address in Voronezh, RU. Another domain registered to that phone number was stairwell[.]ru

Ransomware 244

Ransomware Cybercrime Accountability Malware 244

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Kaspersky has addressed several vulnerabilities in the web protection features implemented in its antivirus solutions, including Internet Security, Total Security, Free Anti-Virus , Security Cloud, and Small Office Security products. As in: under some circumstances, antivirus would still crash. ” reads the post.

Antivirus 82

Antivirus Advertising Password Management Passwords 82

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

Malware 104

Malware Government Passwords System Administration 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

CISA reports provide the following recommendations to users and administrators to strengthen the security posture of their organization’s systems: • Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. the extension matches the file header).

Malware 111

Malware Passwords Advertising Antivirus 111

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models. com 2015-03-09 GODADDY.COM, LLC.

Mobile 169

Mobile Technology Manufacturing Software 169

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens. Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities. A new ProFTPD vulnerability exposes servers to hack.

Antivirus 56

Antivirus Spyware Advertising Hacking 56

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Turchin obtained credentials to target networks by launching spear-phishing attacks and brute-forcing the passwords of remote desktop servers exposed online. Once the hacker gained access to the network, the deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system.

Hacking 69

Hacking Antivirus Advertising Cybercrime 69

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Russia is going to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Advertising 67

Advertising Antivirus Malware Backups 67

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

The threat actors targets servers that have Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) exposed to the internet, then use brute force attacks for lateral movements. In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.” ” continues Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 111

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Microsoft has shared more information on ransomware and how to stay safe online here , it urges organizations to: • Keep your Windows Operating System and antivirus up-to-date. Use a safe and password-protected internet connection. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 80

Ransomware Social Engineering Malware Advertising 80

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). It is better to use ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) servers or excellent Antivirus systems to protect the data of your company.

Authentication 108

Authentication Firewall Encryption Passwords 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

The Scranos rootkit malware was first discovered late last year when experts at Bitdefender were analyzing a new password- and data-stealing operation leveraging around a rootkit driver digitally signed with a stolen certificate. . ” reads the report published by Bitdefender. ” continues the repor.t.

Spyware 66

Spyware Adware Malware Accountability 66

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence. They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Phishing 86

Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

All the affected organizations had hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials. It was revealed that the operators scanned ranges of IPs for hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials in Russia , Japan , China , and India. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Threat Detection 82

Threat Detection Ransomware Advertising Cybercrime 82

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

It downloads the next stage from the compromised server available on the Internet on an AWS S3 bucket. This is a clear signal that most of the antivirus engines don’t detect yet the malware signature. Figure 2: URL (1) hosting the malware on the Internet (a zip file). Now is time to download the 2nd stage from the Internet.

Malware 92

Malware Internet Internet Antivirus 92

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Cybersecurity 126

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 126

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

review Active Directory password policy. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. He was quoted as saying that he and his co-conspirators would steal the data and if Tesla refused to pay the ransom the company's secrets would be placed on the internet. conduct employee phishing tests.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. Agentb malware family.

Phishing 139

Phishing Malware Scams Accountability 139

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

If the infected device isn’t connected to the Internet, the malware waits for a USB device with a specific volume name to be connected, then copies stolen data to that device. “Employees have to maintain secure access, passwords, and several other security best practices to prevent breaches into their systems,” he said.

Retail 52

Retail Encryption Malware Artificial Intelligence 52

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The software, known as stalkerware, is commercially available to everyone with access to the internet. Stalkerware is software that is commercially available to everyone with access to the internet. between 2015 and 2020. In previous years, we have seen similar incidents with Mobiispy in 2019 and with MSpy in 2018 and 2015.

Mobile 86

Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 86

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

The installed payload actually is a Base64 encoded PE32 file, file-lessly stored within the registry hive to avoid antivirus detection. LimeRAT is a powerful Remote Administration Tool publicly available to any internet user, it is an open-source project freely available on Github. Keylogger module Backdoor and RDP access.

Malware 68

Malware Advertising DNS Antivirus 68

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They carefully study the attacks conducted by other cybercriminal groups, and analyse antivirus and Threat Intelligence reports. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. However, it does not save them from making mistakes; they learn as they go.

Banking 49

Banking Cybercrime Phishing Penetration Testing 49

SecureList

JANUARY 11, 2021

We looked at all versions of Kazuar since 2015, in order to better understand its development timeline. A variation of the FNV-1a hashing algorithm in Kazuar shellcode present in 2015-autumn 2020 samples, using a 0x1000197 modified constant instead of the default FNV_32_PRIME 0x1000193 (MD5 150D0ADDF65B6524EB92B9762DB6F074).

Malware 65

Malware Media Internet Internet 65

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. SpiderSilk offers an impressive proprietary internet scanner that maps out a company’s assets and network attack surface to detect vulnerabilities. GitGuardian.

Cybersecurity 142

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Artificial Intelligence Risk 142

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Exploits for CVE-2015-2523 — use-after-free vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel — and CVE-2018-0802 , which we’ve often written about, were also in demand. On average, 7.67% of Internet user computers worldwide experienced at least one Malware-class attack. Countries that are sources of web-based attacks: Top 10. Local threats.

Mobile 91

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 91

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

trillion annually by 2025 , up from $3 trillion in 2015, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Cybereason offers endpoint detection and response (EDR), antivirus and managed detection and response services. What’s impressive about this startup is SpiderSilk’s proprietary internet scanner. billion in funding in 2020.

Cybersecurity 110

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Threat Detection Marketing 110

Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This is a 300% increase over the 1,000 attacks per day seen in 2015. Between the initial damage inflicted on your data, the threat of data leak to the Internet, and the loss of business as a result of damaged customer confidence, the net effect on your business can be major. Verify backup file integrity and backup repositories.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Data breaches Encryption 52

Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

Gozi ISFB started targeting financial institutions around 2013-2015 and hasn’t stopped since then. 20 – SEND_ID_CRASH 21 Crash dump SEND_ID_HTTP 22 Send HTTP Logs SEND_ID_ACC 23 Send credentials SEND_ID_ANTIVIRUS 24 Send Antivirus info. Module list. Stealing/intercepting HTTP and HTTPS communication.

Banking 98

Banking Malware Encryption Architecture 98