Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2019

The software is broadly classified as malware by most antivirus companies, likely thanks to an advertised feature list that includes dumping the remote computer’s temporary memory; retrieving passwords from dozens of email programs; snarfing the target’s Wi-Fi credentials; and viewing the target’s Webcam.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Subsequent analysis revealed earlier instances of suspicious code dating back to 2017. Importantly, our investigation, which considered binary timestamps, indicated that this exploit was created prior to April 2017. It is worth noting that the EternalBlue exploit was publicly disclosed by the Shadow Brokers group on April 14, 2017.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. WSJ says Equifax to Pay $700 million settlement for 2017 breach. Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities. New APT34 campaign uses LinkedIn to deliver fresh malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2019

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In June 2017, researchers at antivirus firm ESET discovered a new strain of malware, dubbed Industroyer, that was designed to target power grids. “In June 2017, when many large corporations worldwide were hit by the Diskcoder.C ” reads the analysis published by ESET. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

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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SiteLock

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Back in 2017, a ransomware outbreak paralyzed several organizations in Russia and Ukraine, with cases also occurring in Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria and Japan. Once Bad Rabbit has infected a computer, it attempts to spread across the network by using lists of simple username and password combinations (e.g., Here’s a hint: not much.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” In October 2017 attackers distributed the Proton RAT poisoning legitimate applications, such as the popular Elmedia Player and download manager Folx developed by the Elmedia Player.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 30, 2021

Trojan.LemonDuck uses several methods for the initial infection and to propagate across networks: Malspam: the email typically contains two files: a Word document exploiting CVE-2017-8570 and a zip archive with a malicious JavaScript. They also attempt to uninstall any product with “Security” and “AntiVirus” in the name.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru using the email address tretyakov-files@yandex.ru.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Initially a stealthy trojan horse program delivered via email and used to steal passwords, Trickbot evolved into “a highly modular malware suite that provides the Trickbot Group with the ability to conduct a variety of illegal cyber activities, including ransomware attacks,” the Treasury Department said.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

It has been historically associated with malicious activity performed by threat actors, APT groups (like in this Mandiant report from 2017), or government attacks (in this report by Unit42 in 2017). Due to its relatively large size, certain antivirus may choose not to analyze it, potentially bypassing detection.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Since then Portnox continued to add capabilities, launched the first cloud-native NAC in 2017, and now offers a NAC SaaS solution, Portnox Cloud. For example, encryption keys, administrator passwords, and other critical information are stored in the Azure Key Vault in FIPS 140-2 Level 2-validated hardware security modules (HSMs).

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

Observed since: October 2017 Ransomware note: readme.txt Ransomware extension: dihlxbl Kill Chain: Being Distributed via Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome (Korean users) Sample hash: 06ea8f2b8b70b665cbecab797125733f75014052d710515c5ca2d908f3852349.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

In one case, attackers attempted to exploit, without success, the CVE-2017-16238 vulnerability in a vulnerable driver for the antivirus product called Vir.IT Attackers also employed an encrypted Chrome password-stealer hosted on ZINC domain [link]. . “If you visited the referenced ZINC-owned blog (br0vvnn[.]io),

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A powerful, easy-to-use password stealing program known as Agent Tesla has been infecting computers since 2014, but recently this malware strain has seen a surge in popularity — attracting more than 6,300 customers who pay monthly fees to license the software.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2021

However, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, stopped being updated just 28 months after its release in 2017. Using smartphone security or antivirus software will also help prevent unauthorised access to your device or your data when using an older phone.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

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. Triada is the very same malicious software Google said was found pre-installed on many of its devices and being used to install spam apps that display ads.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The common acronym in nearly all of Saim Raza’s domains over the years — “FUD” — stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. ” Image: Scylla Intel.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. Javali trojan is active since November 2017 and targets users of financial and banking organizations geolocated in Brazil and Mexico. Background of Latin American Trojans.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

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. The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. None of these early threats went pro.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

In some attacks, they attempted to elevate privileges using exploit for CVE-2017-0213. For instance, to disable built-in antivirus software, the attackers used Defender Control and Your Uninstaller. Interestingly, the threat actors likely didn’t have a clear plan on what to do with the compromised networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

How Microsoft Excel is able to decrypt such a content if no password is requested to the end user? Using an encrypted payload is quite a common way to evade Antivirus, since the encrypted payload changes depending on the used key. It makes an explicit date control check to 0x7E1 (2017). Stage1: Encrypted Content.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

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. Triada is the very same malicious software Google said was found pre-installed on many of its devices and being used to install spam apps that display ads.

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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.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The attackers use the reverse shell to deploy a Bash stealer that collects data such as system information, browsing history, saved passwords, cryptocurrency wallet files and credentials for cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Azure). Instead, it tried to exploit the CVE-2017-0199 vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Bitdefender : Bitdefender Antivirus Plus.

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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. Stealer and CryptoStealer module to steal cryptocurrency wallets and saved passwords. Figure 5: Final payload written in the registry key in base64 Format. The Payload. Static payload data.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Bruce Schneier | @schneierblog.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. Weak passwords and short key lengths often allow quick results for brute force attacks that attempt to methodically guess the key to decrypt the data.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. Those records show this individual routinely re-used the same password across multiple accounts: 16061991. Vpn-service[.]us

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering. 171:15555 Size ~234 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) 20:13219 Size ~211 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) 18:13219 Size ~209 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6)

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Fake notifications about meetings in Microsoft Teams or a message about important documents sent via SharePoint for salary payment approval aimed to lower the recipient’s guard and prompt them to enter the username and password for their corporate account. Phishers used various ploys related to COVID-19. Malware families. up on 2020.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Apps related to mobile security are senseless- There is a notion among smart phone users that their device doesn’t need an antivirus software as they are downloading content only from Google Playstore. With that said, it depends on the usage and the cyber hygiene of the users.

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