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Cybercrime gang FIN7 returned and was spotted delivering Clop ransomware

Security Affairs

Cybercriminal gang FIN7 returned with a new wave of attacks aimed at deploying the Clop ransomware on victims’ networks. The group was spotted deploying the Clop ransomware in opportunistic attacks in April 2023. Then they use OpenSSH and Impacket to move laterally and deploy the Clop ransomware payload.

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Microsoft warns about ongoing PonyFinal ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

Microsoft is warning organizations to deploy protections against a new strain of PonyFinal ransomware that has been in the wild over the past two months. PonyFinal is Java-based ransomware that is manually distributed by threat actors. PonyFinal is Java-based ransomware that is manually distributed by threat actors.

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Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

The TA505 group was involved in campaigns aimed at distributing the Dridex banking Trojan, along with Locky , BitPaymer , Philadelphia , GlobeImposter , and Jaff ransomware families. Security experts from cyber-security firm Prevailion reported that TA505 has compromised more than 1,000 organizations. states Microsoft.

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Demand, CyberInsurance, and Automation/AI Are the Future of InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

I think there are four main trends that will play out in the field of information security in the next 20 years. I wrote my first big piece on it in August of 2015, and I still think it’s the future. The best example of the need for this is national level security intelligence, reconnaisance, and vulnerability assessment.

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Microsoft warns TA505 changed tactic in an ongoing malware campaign

Security Affairs

pic.twitter.com/mcRyEBUmQH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. The TA505 group was involved in campaigns aimed at distributing the Dridex banking Trojan, along with Locky , BitPaymer , Philadelphia , GlobeImposter , and Jaff ransomware families. based electrical company, a U.S.

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Microsoft, Italy and the Netherlands agencies warn of EMOTET campaigns

Security Affairs

pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. Emotet malware is also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojan or ransomware such as Conti (TrickBot) or ProLock (QBot). Additional malware is downloaded and installed when running these macros.

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CISA alert warns of Emotet attacks on US govt entities

Security Affairs

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020.