Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. ” Cyclops Blink is nation-state botnet with a modular architecture, it is written in the C language. . ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. The botnet was first discovered by Fortinet in March, the DDoS botnet targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Written in Go, it is flexible enough to generate binaries compatible with various architectures. A not-so-new attack vector Evidence collected and analyzed by GERT suggests that this attack exploited an old vulnerability related to Struts2 (CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts2), targeting a financial company. (#dm=@ognl.OgnlContext@DEFAULT_MEMBER_ACCESS).(#_memberAccess?(#_memberAccess=#dm):((#cont

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The last update to the OWASP Top 10 Vulnerability Ranking was in late 2017. A comparison of the 2017 and 2021 Top 10 sequential listing is also provided. This is actually the new name for A03-2017 Sensitive Data Exposure. Much has changed in the cyber threat landscape since then. Cryptographic failures moving a notch up.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2022

Despite all the emphasis around the shift from SHA-1 to SHA-2, 35% of websites were still utilizing SHA-1 certificates as of November 2016, according to research from Venafi in 2017. Prepare a quantum-safe architecture now. There will be a fresh batch of algorithms to support preparation for Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

A new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked as Moobot, was spotted scanning the Internet for vulnerable Tenda routers. Researchers from AT&T Alien Lab have spotted a new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked asu Moobot, which was scanning the Internet for the CVE-2020-10987 remote code-execution (RCE) issue in Tenda routers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

According to experts from Avast, the Torii bot has been active since at least December 2017, it could targets a broad range of architectures, including ARM, MIPS, x86, x64, PowerPC, and SuperH. The Torii IoT botnet stands out for the largest sets of architectures it is able to target.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

“The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. . “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Hindriks has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, and has been a member of the Cisco Gateway since 2017. Shawnee Heights deployed Cisco security solutions on Apple iOS to gain control and visibility into Internet traffic for its fleet of 4,300 iPads. Joel Marquez – IT Director, Tamimi Markets.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

. “Our analysis of this particular sample indicates the file executes on microprocessor without interlocked pipelined stages (MIPS) architecture. This is an extension understood by machines running reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture, which is prevalent on many IoT devices.” ” continues the analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

These are the carriers that provide Internet access to rural areas all across America. Loucaides One type of common firmware vulnerability isn’t so much a coding flaw as it is an architectural soft spot, if you will. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei. This time it happens to be firmware. Eclypsium is among them. Talk more soon.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. Maintain minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. Read the Alien Labs Report on Log4Shell.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, there is a difference between the Mirai malware and the new malware variants using Go, including differences in the language in which it is written and the malware architectures. CVE-2017-6077. CVE-2017-18368. CVE-2017-6334. 2027093: ET EXPLOIT Possible Netgear DGN2200 RCE (CVE-2017-6077). CVE-2016-1555.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

A nationwide loss of power could create a ripple effect, causing disruption to internet telecommunications, water, sewage, fuel and gas supplies. Organisations should implement a Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) to prevent unauthorised privilege escalation and ensure user access roles are strongly enforced.

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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. However, local RADIUS instances can be established to maintain protection even when internet connections are broken. Delivery Portnox Cloud is available as a SaaS product.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This is deployed at over 15,000 sites across the world, but the malware allegedly only targeted a critical energy industrial site in the Middle East in 2017. An example of industrial network architecture including safety systems is shown in figure 3. Example of industrial network architecture. inclusive, were vulnerable.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

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. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The name 3ve is derived from a set of three distinct sub-operations using unique measures to avoid detection, and each of them was built around different architectures with different components. 3ve has been active since at least 2014 and experts observed a peak in its activity in 2017. . ” continues DoJ. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. The problem becomes – how do we make sure we’re securing these “driving data centers” against the risks and threats that lurk on the Internet? Device Security is Hard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

“Unlike last year’s Apache Struts exploit ( CVE-2017-5638 ), which was at the center of the Equifax breach , this vulnerability appears easier to exploit because it does not require the Apache Struts installation to have any additional plugins running in order to successfully exploit it.”. continues the report from Volexity.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

But that assignment led Fida and Perez to re-architecture the platform around graph databases and knowledge graphs. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Nation Vulnerbility Database , logged around 14,000 unique vulnerabilities, up from 13,000 in 2017 and 6,000 in 2016. Talk more soon.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Silex is not the first IoT malware with this behavior, back in 2017 BrickerBot bricked millions of devices worldwide. The IoT malware is targeting any Unix-like system with default login credentials, according to Cashdollar it leverages a Bash shell version to target any architecture running a Unix like OS. ” reported ZDnet.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If we genuinely want to "move left" as an industry, it calls for more use of threat modeling, secure design patterns and principles, and reference architectures,” said OWASP. Insecure Deserialization from 2017 is now a part of this larger category,” said OWASP. 90% of applications were tested for some form of misconfiguration.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2019

Ursnif is a banking trojan that was spreading since November 2017, it is also able to monitor browsing activities, collect keystrokes, system and process information, and deliver additional payloads. file and when it is launched, starts the infection by downloading other components from the Internet.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

According to Group-IB’s annual “ 2018 H i-Tech Crime Trends ” report, the estimated damage caused by targeted attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017 and the first three quarters of 2018 amounted to $877 million. From 2016 to 2017, the number of such incidents increased by 369 percent.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The name 3ve is derived from a set of three distinct sub-operations using unique measures to avoid detection, and each of them was built around different architectures with different components. 3ve has been active since at least 2014 and experts observed a peak in its activity in 2017.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Information Technology research and advisory company, Gartner, presented its top predictions for the cybersecurity industry for 2017 earlier this year. Adoption of Adaptive Security Architecture It’s no longer sufficient to install a firewall and the latest antivirus software and hope for the best.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many used browsers that they were accustomed to, not browsers of choice, or default browsers set by organizations, such as the Internet Explorer. Applications have become more complex, their architecture better. At the time, browsers were full of vulnerabilities, offered bad user experience and were generally insecure.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2021

The architecture of the Moriya rootkit. Since Moriya is a passive backdoor intended to be deployed on a server accessible from the internet, it contains no hardcoded C&C address and relies solely on the driver to provide it with packets filtered from the machine’s overall incoming traffic. User mode agent analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

Palo Alto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that is targeting more processor architectures than previous ones. Mirai botnet continues to be one of the most dangerous malware in the threat landscape, experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a new variant that targets more processor architectures than before.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Usage increased 185% from 2016 to 2017 and 165% from 2017 to 2018. With the growth of personal VPN use, many enterprises are phasing them out in favor of more advanced cloud-based solutions, including zero-trust architecture , software-defined perimeters , and micro-segmentation.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

In 2017, we partnered with Defense Innovation Unit , a progressive group within the Department of Defense, to adapt Mayhem’s capabilities into both left-of-ship development processes and right-of-ship testing and validation processes. The Department of Defense has been a large influencer.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. Encryption Tools and IT Security Fundamental protocols incorporate encryption to automatically protect data and include internet protocol security (IPSec), Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and the transmission control protocol (TCP).

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Cisco Security

APRIL 29, 2021

The data center also served as the gateway to the internet. All infrastructure within the enterprise was trusted and everything outside including the internet and DMZ was labeled as untrusted, so firewalls and other proper security devices were deployed at these boundaries mainly at the data center in order to protect the organization.

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