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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

CyberSecurity Insiders

As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. Figure 8 shows the low level of antivirus detections for BotenaGo’s new variants. 2027093: ET EXPLOIT Possible Netgear DGN2200 RCE (CVE-2017-6077).

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A new variant of HawkEye stealer emerges in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

The malicious code also comes with a Terms of Service agreement that provides some additional insight, for example, the author specifies that HawkEye Reborn should only be used on systems with permission and forbid scanning the malware executables with antivirus software. ” reads the analysis published by Talos.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

As of the publishing of this article, BotenaGo currently has low antivirus (AV) detection rate with only 6/62 known AVs seen in VirusTotal: (Figure 1). CVE-2017-6077. CVE-2017-18368. CVE-2017-6334. Ensure minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall.

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Zero Day Threats: Preparation is the Best Prevention

eSecurity Planet

A good example is the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack in May 2017 that hit corporate networks running Microsoft Windows throughout the world as part of a larger global cyberattack. These may be the best way to stop zero day attacks, and many EDR tools offer behavioral detection (and so do some consumer antivirus tools these days).

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Fxmsp: the untold story of infamous seller of access to corporate networks who made at least USD 1.5 mln

Security Affairs

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. In early 2017, he created accounts on several other Russian-speaking forums, including on the infamous exploit[.]in, Geography and victims. Proxy seller. The big fish.

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Combatting ransomware: a holistic approach

IT Security Guru

It’s clear then that ransomware didn’t reach its zenith with WannaCry back in 2017 but remains a disruptive and profitable threat to business operations. A firewall or a VPN Gateway, for example, may provide information, which could be used to identify potential attack vectors. Consider Zero Trust.

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Lab Walkthrough?—?The WannaCry Ransomware

Pentester Academy

Introduction In May 2017, a worldwide ransomware attack infamously known as WannaCry was set in motion. This ransomware made use of the EternalBlue , an exploit of Microsoft’s implementation of their SMB protocol, released by The Shadow Brokers hacker group in April 2017, to gain access to remote Windows machines in most cases.