eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. BlackByte Ransomware Protection Steps.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Andy , Rohan , and Will released BloodHound which started visualizing Attack Paths in 2016 and it became immediately apparent how big of a problem this was. There are exceptions, such as a Restricted Admin Mode RDP session established with Kerberos authentication, but we won’t elaborate on that here.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Mamba was first spotted on September 2016 when experts at Morphus Labs discovered the infection of machines belonging to an energy company in Brazil with subsidiaries in the United States and India. Use multifactor authentication where possible. This opportunity is limited to the point in which the system reboots for the second time.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Before leakware came doxware, which was popular in 2016 and 2017. Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. It's slightly different from a standard ransomware attack—encrypting a user's files is a secondary concern.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2021

The requirements, which aim to determine the functionality required by the client and the properties of the software in terms of performance, security, case of use, portability and maintenance, also take into account the technological and regulatory context and should be recorded in a document.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For these reasons, it has been voted as the “most loved programming language” in Stack Overflow since 2016. Use a backup system to backup server files. Make sure two-factor authentication is enabled in all services. T1078: Valid Accounts. T1078.003: Local Accounts. Conclusion. DESCRIPTION.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

When it first surfaced in September 2016, they were using TrickBot , aka TrickLoader, a highly popular banking Trojan. Below is a list of recommended mitigations from the FBI, which it issued along with an alert on Conti ransomware late last week: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.

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SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

Some of these APTs have long been forgotten in the past – such as Prikormka ( Operation Groundbait ), discovered by ESET in 2016. From the WmiPrvSE.exe process, it makes a backup of the VFS file, copying mods.lrc to mods.lrs. The module’s configuration includes OAuth tokens required for cloud storage authentication.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim. Information regarding these remotes services is taken from the mailbox, cloud drive, or other cloud resources accessible by the compromised account.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

In fact, an October 2022 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that loss of learning following a cyberattack ranged from three days to three weeks, with recovery time taking anywhere from two to nine months. Require all accounts with credentialed logins to comply with NIST standards for password policies.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016. banks are stiffing account takeover victims.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Vamosi: How do we know who’s on the other end of a connection, who it is that is logging into a computer or an account online? So we include other telemetry that seeks to authenticate that the entity logging in is who they say they are. So that’s why you need multi factor authentication. Think about it.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2019

industries and government agencies, the statement was also published by the CISA Director Chris Krebs via his Twitter account. The statement also highlights the risks related to account compromise that could represent the entry point in a targeted network. 2016 – Shamoon 2 spread in the wild. The attacks are targeting U.S.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Why Ransomware is the Fastest Growing Malware Threat Since 2016, over 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. Backups aren’t working. Ransomware today can actually look for backup files along with user data.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. with no internet. Banking trojan.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In 2016, $91 million was spent on IoT endpoint security solutions. — Oleg Šelajev (@shelajev) November 10, 2016. By year-end, total IoT device installations will surpass 35 billion and extend to 55 billion by 2025. Five years later, that number has skyrocketed to $631 million. Cradlepoint NetCloud for IoT Features.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Bee: I have to put in 16 letters and digits to get into my FreshDirect account. Bee: Great.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Bee: I have to put in 16 letters and digits to get into my FreshDirect account. Bee: Great.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Bee: I have to put in 16 letters and digits to get into my FreshDirect account. Bee: Great.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

The threat actor launched different attacks in which targets were lured into visiting fake websites designed to appear as official repositories for Kavach, a two-factor authentication application mandatory for some government employees in India. Final thoughts.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And to my surprise what actually happened was instead of sending money to them it would take money from their account, so I could effectively steal money from anyone's account. If you don't have anti malware on your computer that protects against these types of attacks, or if you don't have good backups.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And to my surprise what actually happened was instead of sending money to them it would take money from their account, so I could effectively steal money from anyone's account. If you don't have anti malware on your computer that protects against these types of attacks, or if you don't have good backups.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2020

It's not always legit, mind you, and I invest a great deal of effort in establishing the authenticity of an alleged breach before loading it into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). They are the organisation people entrusted with their personal information and they are accountable for what happens to it after that. And they weren't happy.

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