Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

The Necurs botnet was not active for a long period at the beginning of 2017 and resumed its activity in April 2017 when it was observed using a new technique to avoid detection. Instead, the real IP address of the C2 is obfuscated with what is essentially an encryption algorithm. ” concludes the post.

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DNS Banking Advertising Ransomware 106

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Censornet was a Niche Player in 2017 and 2018. For the Forrester Wave for Cloud Security Gateways, Imperva was a Contender in 2016 and 2017, and Forcepoint was a Strong Performer in 2021. Recognition for Censornet. Lookout Features. Office 365 is a particular strength.

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Risk Firewall Authentication Encryption 141

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

group_a : from 2016 to August 2017 2. group_b : from August 2017 to January 2018 3. Many techniques have been used since August 2017 such as: Command Line Interface (rif. T1094) mainly developed using DNS resolutions (which is actually one of the main characteristic of the attacker group). T1059), ObfuscatedFiles (rif.

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Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing DNS Phishing 104

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

We named this botnet “Black” due to the RC4 key value, “black”, that is used for traffic encryption in this botnet.” Ngioweb represents a multifunctional proxy server which uses its own binary protocol with two layers of encryption,” continues the analysis published by Checkpoint. Server-X asks the bot to start the TCP server.

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Malware DNS Encryption Banking 73

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

.” Quad9 is a non-profit offering a free recursive DNS service that does not log user data. It offers additional privacy and security features, including screening for malicious domains and encryption. and Google Public DNS. Other alternatives in the same space include Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1

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DNS Telecommunications Surveillance Data collection 96

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications. As encryption methods go, AES-128 and RSA-2048 are vulnerable to quantum attacks. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). Next-Generation Cryptography.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 136

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Alongside its over 200 acquisitions in four decades, Cisco acquired SD-WAN market innovator Viptela in 2017 to cement its commitment to internet-based networking solutions. Networking and IT giant Cisco is an undisputed leader in the secure SD-WAN solution space. Features: Cisco SD-WAN. Features: Juniper Session Smart Routers and SASE.

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Firewall Architecture Encryption Network Security 121

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. 2014 — eBay — A cyberattack exposes names, addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords of all of eBay’s 145 million users. . 2017 — Equifax — Equifax, one of the largest U.S.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Further investigation of the Sunburst backdoor revealed several features that overlap with a previously identified backdoor known as Kazuar , a.NET backdoor first reported in 2017 and tentatively linked to the Turla APT group. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. The vulnerabilities are being exploited by RansomExx.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 140

Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

The earliest and longest lasting intrusion by this threat we observed, was at a company in the semiconductors industry in Europe and started early Q4 2017. observed Q2 2017 Cobalt Strike v3.12, observed Q3 2018 Cobalt Strike v3.14, observed Q2 2019. The adversary compresses and encrypts the data by using WinRAR from the command-line.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

We found they generally stick to CVE-2017-0199, using it again and again before trying something else. We assess that the BlueNoroff group’s interest in cryptocurrency theft started with the SnatchCrypto campaign that has been running since at least 2017. domainhost.dynamic-dns[.]net. Malware infection. Infection chain #2.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Malware Accountability Banking 145

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

According to security firm Gemini Advisory, the Fin7 hacker group stole data on more than five million credit and debit cards that had been used at HBC credit card terminals beginning in May 2017. Point-to-point encryption: P2PE and tokenization, Miles said, are the one-two punch of an approach to card data security called data devaluation.

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Retail Encryption Malware Artificial Intelligence 52

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Enter Mystic Stealer, a fresh stealer lurking in the cyber sphere, noted for its data theft capabilities, obfuscation, and an encrypted binary protocol to enable it to stay under the radar and evade defenses. Example Mystic Stealer constant obfuscation technique Encrypted binary custom protocol. All data is encrypted with RC4.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) Integrations At Black Hat USA 2023, Cisco Secure was the official Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider. SCA detected 289 alerts including Suspected Port Abuse, Internal Port Scanner, New Unusual DNS Resolver,and Protocol Violation (Geographic).

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Wireless DNS Mobile Technology 94

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

Further investigation of the Sunburst backdoor revealed several features that overlap with a previously identified backdoor known as Kazuar , a.NET backdoor first reported in 2017 and tentatively linked to the Turla APT group. webshells and Exaramel implants.

Malware 145

Malware Government Spyware Social Engineering 145

Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

Evil Corp were previously associated to the Dridex malware and BitPaymer ransomware, the latter came to prominence in the first half of 2017. Hence, TA505 activity is sometimes still reported as Evil Corp activity, even though these groups have not worked together since the second half of 2017. WastedLocker Ransomware.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Architecture 44

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back We first reported Tomiris in September 2021, following our investigation into a DNS hijack against a government organization in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). The attribution of tools used in a cyber-attack can sometimes be a very tricky issue.

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Malware Spyware Government Cryptocurrency 98

LRQA Nettitude Labs

APRIL 16, 2024

Unfortunately, when the PuTTY developers repurposed this DSA implementation for ECDSA in 2017, they made an oversight. As such, the ECDSA signatures are encrypted before transmission in this context, so an attacker cannot get access to the signatures needed for this attack through passive network sniffing.

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Authentication DNS Software Encryption 59

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In 2017, CyberArk published findings on a new attack vector related to certificate signing. Encryption. Mail DNS controls. As the primary attack vector for Solorigate, we look at how attackers strengthened their attack by manipulating digital tokens. Also Read: How to Secure Digital Signatures. The Rise of Golden SAML Attacks.

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Software Malware Authentication Penetration Testing 63

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. If you're new to ARM, this tutorial is for you: [link] pic.twitter.com/nmilxbBYpK — Azeria (@Fox0x01) May 27, 2017. Katie Moussouris | @k8em0.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

The malware command and control infrastructure abuses the Pastebin service to ensure resilience, in fact the malware dynamically retrieves the real C2 destination address from a pastie over an encrypted HTTPS channel. Also, the attacker behind this sample leans on the Dynamic DNS service “warzonedns.com”, pointing to the 213.183.58[.10

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Malware Advertising DNS Antivirus 103

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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. Moving away from trying to trick users, pharming leverages cache poisoning against the DNS , using malicious email code to target the server and compromise web users’ URL requests.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Finally, it is worth mentioning the CVE-2022-34724 vulnerability, which affects Windows DNS Server and can lead to denial of service if exploited. As a result, the attacker can steal confidential data, encrypt critical files on the server to to extort money from the victim, etc. Vulnerability statistics.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 11, 2023

They're basically entirely encrypted. TIB3RIUS: Yes, so it was in 2017. So effectively, it is sent some I think it was XP dirtree which caused a DNS lookup on the collaborator server. So I wanted to try and extract information another way and I knew I had a DNS lookup available, right? That one that one.

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SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

In addition, the year gone by demonstrated that everything in the Windows operating system is cyclical, and that most of the detected vulnerabilities exist in the same services, for example, in the drivers of the SMB (SMBGhost, SMBBleed), DNS (SigRed) and ICMPv6 (BadNeighbor) network protocols. Exploit.MSOffice.CVE-2017-11882.gen.

Phishing 144

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 144

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

One example: too many are in the dark about website encryption — 61% of world politicians’ websites aren’t HTTPS-secured. Trump International Hotels experienced three breaches between August 2016 and March 2017, during which Trump led the business. However, it appears lawmakers aren’t prepared for this reality.

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Cybersecurity Risk Education Technology 98