Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

The crooks responsible for launching phishing campaigns that netted dozens of employees and more than 100 computer systems last month at Wipro , India’s third-largest IT outsourcing firm, also appear to have targeted a number of other competing providers, including Infosys and Cognizant , new evidence suggests. Image: urlscan.io.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Manipulaters’ core brand in the underground is a shared cybercriminal identity named “ Saim Raza ,” who for the past decade across dozens of cybercrime sites and forums has peddled a popular spamming and phishing service variously called “ Fudtools ,” “ Fudpage ,” “ Fudsender ,” etc.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Why we’re in the ‘Golden Age’ of cyber espionageThe fact is cyber criminals are expert at refining and carrying out phishing, malvertising and other tried-and-true ruses that gain them access to a targeted victim’s Internet-connected computing device. Related: Long run damage of 35-day government shutdown.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2022

Some infamous examples of ransomware attacks over the years include: WannaCry: This ransomware attack occurred in May 2017 and had devastating effects worldwide. Avoiding phishing scams can be the best way to prevent a ransomware attack. In 2019, this type of cyberattack cost companies about $7.5

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

The last time security experts documented the FIN8’s activities was in 2016 and 2017. FireEye documented obfuscation techniques used by the group in June 2017 and the involvement of PUNCHTRACK POS-scraping malware. “It is believed that the malware was deployed as a result of several phishing attempts.”

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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. Observed since: January 2021 Ransomware note: BackFiles_encoded01.txt Mitigations.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The March attack was spotted after the experts noticed that the antivirus software installed on the systems of a Russia-based energy company repeatedly reported the presence of the Cobalt Strike Beacon in RAM. Also, the group tried to disguise its activity as legitimate, using OS features and plausible phishing domains.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. Hackers published a list of allegedly phished Discord login credentials. 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

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. About the author: Salvatore Lombardo.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

“JekaProf” and “procryptgroup” from Moldova, specialized in “crypting” or obfuscating the GozNym malware to evade detection by antivirus software. The indictment alleges 32-year-old Eduard Malancini , a.k.a. One of those alleged mule managers — Farkhad Rauf Ogly Manokhim (a.k.a.

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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. In one case, threat actors used the name nsa.mefound.com to mock US intelligence.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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.

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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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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

How can we prevent a replay of the 2017 attacks against Ukraine’s power grid from happening here? Just because the computer in the lobby of corporate HQ can’t crank up the sodium hydroxide in the drinking water doesn’t mean it’s not worthy of an antivirus. infrastructure cybersecurity?

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Digital Shadows

JUNE 7, 2021

The most common vectors discussed across cybercriminal forums in recent months are: Reverse proxy phishing Cryptojacking Dusting Clipping Reverse proxy phishing is a sort of domain-spoofing Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack whereby an attacker secretly “listens” to traffic between two unsuspecting parties.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

Sha256 e2f931207a217983c8608253b137b7874f5b402b15039b3788e5fa2e8fc040da Threat cve-2017-0199 document Brief Description Document Dropper exploiting cve-2017-0199 Ssdeep 96:Hd4+dGCbidUEd9IUfPLIuSdFpMcuGg5mLWStWiWrVMd92c SCedL0m03mbRTiqhrr:C+bcyucyMtWNYk0mqQTnhr5OARQT6. Classic phishing document view. The Broken Doc.

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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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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. Have updated antivirus software. What do animals have to do with ransomware? Here’s a hint: not much. Perform regular backups. Enforce strong password controls.

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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. the trojan loader/injector.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. The logic of the raid mainly comes down to using unsecured RDP ports or spear-phishing to infiltrate networks and gain a foothold in them. The first viable Mac ransomware called KeRanger was spotted in the spring of 2016.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

For example, an attacker could log in to a victim’s Facebook account and post a phishing link or spread spam. Mobile malicious installation packages for Android in 2017 through 2020 ( download ). Individuals who generate that many installation packages are obviously not worried about antivirus software.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It retrieves: System Info; Computer IP address; Network status; List of running processes; Available privileges; Usernames; Domain Admins; File on desktop machine; AntiVirus product on computer. Figure 7 – System information stealed by malware. Other interesting function is “j2aYhH”: Figure 8 – Accounts and emails stealing.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. These solutions include next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), email gateway security software, data loss prevention (DLP), and endpoint security and antivirus software. Bitdefender : Bitdefender Antivirus Plus.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Our discovery of DarkGate began in June 2023, when a well-known malware developer posted an advertisement on a popular dark web forum, boasting of having developed a loader that he had been working on for more than 20,000 hours since 2017. We recently detected a phishing campaign targeting cargo shipping companies that drops LokiBot.

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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. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. RAM scraper.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

With a 250% increase compared to 2016, its global damages are predicted to exceed $5 billion in 2017. With every new type of crypto or locker , the hash sum is changed, so an antivirus that is effective against one malware family will be ineffective a few months later against another type of ransomware.

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

Adversarial inputs include malicious documents designed to evade antivirus, and emails attempting to evade spam filters. A very recent example of such behavior is the rise of abusing cloud services such as Google Cloud to mine cryptocurrencies in response to the surge of bitcoin price late 2017. Data poisoning attacks. bitcoin prices.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Malwarebytes and Bitdefender are two of the most recognized names in the cybersecurity market for the latest antivirus software, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and endpoint protection platforms ( EPP ). The Bitdefender GravityZone dashboard showing statuses for audits, malware, blocked applications, and anti-phishing actions.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

When it comes to getting a good look at your browsing your ISP has a window seat, and in the USA ISPs have been allowed to sell your browsing data since 2017. If you think your browser comes with native abilities to block tracking scripts and other threats like phishing websites, though, you’d be half right. And your browser?

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

Adversarial inputs include malicious documents designed to evade antivirus, and emails attempting to evade spam filters. A very recent example of such behavior is the rise of abusing cloud services such as Google Cloud to mine cryptocurrencies in response to the surge of bitcoin price late 2017. Data poisoning attacks. bitcoin prices.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Notably, the Equifax breach in 2017 was attributed to exploiting an unpatched vulnerability, highlighting the importance of timely updates and patches. Implementing endpoint protection solutions, including antivirus software, intrusion prevention systems, and device encryption, adds an extra layer of defense.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 18, 2022

It begins with a spear-phishing email written in Spanish, targeting victims in Mexico and Spain. Let’s dive into the spear-phishing emails received by the victims. The phishing emails are divided into two sets based on the lures used by the threat actors. Below are the details of the phishing emails: 1.). Infection Chain.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Faced with customers trying to use WormGPT to create ransomware and phishing scams, the 23-year-old Portuguese programmer who created the project now says his service is slowly morphing into “a more controlled environment.” ” SlashNext asked WormGPT to compose this BEC phishing email. . Image: SlashNext.

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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. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. WannaCry 2017 is well-known for the stir and panic it caused in May 2017 by affecting thousands of NHS hospitals, delaying critical medical procedures, and rerouting ambulances. Computer worms.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering. These services are often used to host malware, command and control servers, phishing campaigns, and other illicit digital operations. 171:15555 Size ~234 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6)

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