The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. This is stunning: phishing attacks soared in 2018, rising 250% between January and December, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

Experts from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new “massive campaign” using COVID-19 themed emails. Security experts observed a spike in the use of the GuLoader since March 2020 while investigating COVID-19-themed malspam campaigns. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020. ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. . ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2019

pic.twitter.com/PQ2g7rvDQm — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 21, 2019. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 21, 2019. The final payload is the remote access Trojan FlawedAmmyy,” reads a Tweet published by Microsoft Security Intelligence. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Get details: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 28, 2021. System Integrity Protection (also referred to as rootless) is a macOS security feature introduced in OS X El Capitan (2015) (OS X 10.11).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

pic.twitter.com/mcRyEBUmQH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. pic.twitter.com/1qnx3NmwiB — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

trillion signals we process daily through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph.” 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. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

pic.twitter.com/V2JcZg2kjt — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 17, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Then the attackers attempt to monetize their efforts by deploying other payloads, like the Ryuk Ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. CISA and MS-ISAC recommend admins and users to use antimalware solutions to block suspicious attachments and to block suspicious IPs addresses.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2019

pic.twitter.com/Ac6dYG9vvw — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 7, 2019. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 7, 2019. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. AD and the payload as Trojan:MSIL/Cretasker. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The security expert Larry Cashdollar, a member of Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT), discovered that cybercriminals are carrying out a new Phishing attack that leverages Google Translate as camouflage. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) agencies are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology.

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Daniel Miessler

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I wrote my first big piece on it in August of 2015, and I still think it’s the future. It’s an industry that worships data because their profits depend on it, and that’s why they’ll be the first to be able to tell us what works and what doesn’t work in security. Cyberinsurance Will Ascend.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. Security experts pointed out that Emotet gang also sells access to these infected networks to other cybercrime organizations, such as ransomware operators. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Emotet).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Microsoft 365 Defender customers can also refer to these detections: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 5, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. We strongly recommend patching. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Researchers at Microsoft Security Intelligence team published a series of tweets to warn of a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Clop ransomware and linked it to the financially motivated cybercriminal group Sangria Tempest (ELBRUS, FIN7 ).

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

The new campaign sports longtime Emotet tactics: emails carrying links or documents w/ highly obfuscated malicious macros that run a PowerShell script to download the payload from 5 download links pic.twitter.com/FZJqDCJQGV — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 17, 2020. Emotet spinning up their buisness.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

The APT group – also referred to as “Volatile Cedar” – has been operating since 2012 and has kept a low profile, flying under the radar, since 2015 when its operations were first discovered by CheckPoint researchers and Kaspersky Labs. The latest campaign used a new version of Explosive with new capabilities,” Righi said.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

See how #MicrosoftDefenderATP next-gen protection defeated the #fileless attack: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 8, 2019. 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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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. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). NightDragon.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That ’ s nearly double its price tag of $381,920 back in 2015. Back in 2018 , Infosecurity Magazine shared a survey of network security decision makers where those working for large organizations revealed that they commonly allocated over £700,000 each year for password-related support costs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

.” Microsoft Threat Intelligence Information Center (MSTIC) has uncovered activity by the threat actor PHOSPHOROUS, which has been masquerading as conference organizers and sending spoofed invitations by email to high-profile individuals. Get details here: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 28, 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

El Al’s Cockpit Innovation hub, Karamba Security and ClearSky, a combination of veteran cybersecurity and aerospace firms, which already offer “a broad range of aviation, security, intelligence and cyber solutions for the global market,” alongside “young startups with cutting edge cyber products and technologies,” the statement said.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2019

The popular expert Larry Cashdollar, from Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT), spotted a new version of the Echobot botnet that counts 26 different exploits. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Echobot botnet, IoT).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 12, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Microsoft took action against the Trickbot botnet, disrupting one of the world’s most persistent malware operations. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

At the time of its discovery, operators added 8 new exploits, but a few weeks later the popular expert Larry Cashdollar from Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a variant that included a total of 26 exploits. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

A deeper analysis of some of these samples revealed that they were compiled in 2014 and used in the wild between 2014 and 2015. These malware strains did not present any similarities with malware associated with other APT groups.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Read our latest blog w/ assist from @GossiTheDog & @MalwareTechBlog [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 7, 2019. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Locate and patch exposed RDP services now. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

About the Author: David Bisson is an information security writer and security junkie. He’s a contributing editor to IBM’s Security Intelligence, Tripwire’s The State of Security Blog, and a contributing writer to Bora. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Read our latest blog w/ assist from @GossiTheDog & @MalwareTechBlog [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 7, 2019. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Locate and patch exposed RDP services now. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

RiskIQ acquired PassiveTotal in 2015, expanding its use cases into threat research. Security intelligence that scales security operations and response.”. More recently, with the introduction of Illuminate, RiskIQ also leans more formally into the ASM space, but also builds on PassiveTotal’s focus on threat research.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Risk Level Assessment It’s crucial for a business to contextualize internal cyber security intelligence with external threat data to determine real security risks and their impact on business. The Future of Life Institute launched an AI Safety Research Program in 2015, with the help of a generous donation by Elon Musk.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The leaked data shows that in 2015, BriansClub added just 1.7 That’s according to an analysis by Flashpoint , a security intelligence firm based in New York City. Nixon said the data suggests that between 2015 and August 2019, BriansClub sold roughly 9.1 million card records for sale. million more.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Researchers from Microsoft Security Intelligence are also warning of the ongoing Halloween-themed Emotet campaign. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Enable Edition template mostly used. TT [link] [link] — Cryptolaemus (@Cryptolaemus1) November 1, 2019. Source Bleeping Computer.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2022

Aleksei Burkov, seated second from right, attends a hearing in Jerusalem in 2015. Aleksei Burkov , a cybercriminal who long operated two of Russia’s most exclusive underground hacking forums, was arrested in 2015 by Israeli authorities. government went to secure Burkov’s arrest.” received anything in return.

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