Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

The state-sponsored hackers sent spear-phishing messages to a general director working at the Rubin Design Bureau , in Saint Petersburg, which is one of three main Russian centers of submarine design. The spear-phishing messages used a malicious Rich Text File (RTF) document that included descriptions of an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

The threat actors launched spear-phishing campaigns against the victims, in some cases, the messages contained information related to the victims which were not publicly available. The emails used weaponized Microsoft Word documents exploiting the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the MS Office component EQNEDT32.EXE

Encryption 98

Encryption Antivirus Malware Hacking 98

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities. Interestingly enough, the share of adware attacks increased in relation to mobile malware in general. They typically work with malware developers to achieve this.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Using LOLBINS, common legitimate pentesting tools, and fileless malware; misleading security researchers by placing false flags—these and other anti-forensic tricks often make threat attribution a matter of luck. The malware spreads through spear-phishing emails with a malicious Microsoft Office document as attachment.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2019

Ave Maria Malware – Phishing attempts spreading in the last days of the past year against an Italian organization operating in the Oil&Gas sector. The Cybaze -Yoroi ZLab researchers analyzed phishing attempts spreading in the last days of the past year against an Italian organization operating in the Oil&Gas sector.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

Sometimes, it’s used even if an attack being discussed is a basic phish, or maybe some very generic malware. This isn’t a good thing when tackling malware developments. ” Have you ever stopped to consider “what, exactly, are we up against” when dealing with malware? “How bad is it, really?”

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

The school districts of Rockford, Illinois and Rockingham County, North Carolina learned some very valuable lessons in transparency and communication, timely incident response, access management, data redundancy and disaster recovery after each experienced a debilitating malware attack years ago. ” Rockford Public Schools, Illinois.

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Malware Backups Education Ransomware 78

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2021

Till early 2020, ransomware spreading gangs like REvil and Maze were seen indulging in double extortion tactics where they first steal data from a victim’s database and then encrypt it until a ransom is paid. . Like asking them to avoid clicking on malicious links sent by unknown parties through emails and Messages. .

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Likewise, lookalike and spoofed web domains and well-crafted phishing emails now easily trick employees into thinking they’re dealing with trustworthy sources. Ransomware usually starts with a phishing email. A typical attack. Victims have two equally unattractive choices to resolve the situation. The impact of ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Iran-linked APT group tracked TA453 has been linked to a new malware campaign targeting both Windows and macOS systems. The Iran-linked threat actor TA453 has been linked to a malware campaign that targets both Windows and macOS. GorjolEcho maintains persistence by copying the initial stages malware in a StartUp entry.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To exfiltrate data and deliver next-stage malware, the attackers abuse cloud-based data storage, such as Dropbox or Yandex Disk, as well as a temporary file sharing service. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications. org domain did not occur in all cases.

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SecureList

AUGUST 8, 2022

The attackers penetrated the enterprise network using carefully crafted phishing emails, some of which use information that is specific to the organization under attack and is not publicly available. Microsoft Word documents attached to the phishing emails contained malicious code that exploits the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. According to the joint report, APT28 exploited the known vulnerability to carry out reconnaissance and reploy malware on unpatched Cisco routers. SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.”

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

After taking a closer look, we identified the malware used in those attacks as belonging to a family that we call ThreatNeedle. We have seen Lazarus attack various industries using this malware cluster before. In this attack, spear phishing was used as the initial infection vector. Initial infection.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. Since 2017, there have been no traces of Groundbait and BugDrop operations.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cyberattacks are often caused by malware, which is the umbrella term used to describe software created for malicious purposes. You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system. Ransomware. Malvertising.

Small Business 98

Small Business DDOS Malware Phishing 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In Q3 2017, SiteLock discovered alarming cybercrime trends that will likely affect websites for months to come. The most worrying trend for website owners: cybercriminals are increasingly using malware , or software that is used for malicious purposes, to take advantage of website visitors. Backdoor Files. Visitor Attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

The attackers employed the Konni RAT (remote access trojan), which was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017 and has been undetected since 2014 while being employed in highly targeted attacks. The attack chain starts with phishing messages that attempt to trick victims into opening a malicious attachment. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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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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Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency Banking 52

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

The FBI said unlimited operations compromise a financial institution or payment card processor with malware to access bank customer card information and exploit network access, enabling large scale theft of funds from ATMs. million from accounts at the National Bank of Blacksburg in two separate ATM cashouts between May 2016 and January 2017.

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Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 215

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. Phishing complaints were reported over 300,000 times in 2021 to IC3, the only Internet crime to crack 100,000+ complaints. Phishing attacks made up 40% of all attacks in the sector.

Social Engineering 118

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 118

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Experts noticed the group since around mid-2016 when it was using PlugX, ChChes, Quasar and RedLeaves malware in targeted attacks. In July 2018, FireEye observed a series of new attacks of the group leveraging spear-phishing emails using weaponized Word documents that attempt to deliver the UPPERCUT backdoor, also tracked as ANEL.

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Media Advertising Malware Phishing 82

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The updated Grandoreiro Malware equipped with latenbot-C2 features in Q2 2020 now extended to Portuguese banks. This piece of malware includes improvements in the way it is operating. The Grandoreiro malware has been distributed via malscan campaigns around the globe during Q2 2020. Technical Analysis. 100:51224/$rdgate?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Since the malware in this incident was compiled on April 15, 2021, and compilation dates are the same for all known samples, this incident is likely to be the first involving Maui ransomware. This report included technical details of malware used in the campaign, such as Ecipekac, SodaMaster, P8RAT, FYAnti and QuasarRAT.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

The threat actors are spreading the malware through watering hole attacks targeting Tibet, Turkey, and Taiwan, The malware was first spotted in April 2020, but experts believe the ActionSpy spyware has been active at least since 2017. The traffic between C&C and ActionSpy is encrypted by RSA and transferred via HTTP.

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Spyware Advertising Encryption Phishing 67

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2022

First is the gang that is distributing DeadBolt Ransomware, and the second is the malware variant dubbed QNAPCrypt. Cybersecurity researchers have found that the QNAP devices operating on weak passwords or operating outdated software are being targeted with the two said file-encrypting malware variants.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

The malware combines several open-source projects to improve its capabilities. 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). in March 2023, which is the most current version.

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Malware Antivirus Encryption Advertising 117

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

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Data breaches Hacking Cryptocurrency Scams 61

IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In February 2020, the code known as Sunburst was let loose and the following month, SolarWinds unknowingly sent out Orion software updates, which included the Sunburst malware. From that point, they were able to install further malware so they could spy on target organisations and cause major problems.

Encryption 60

Encryption Cyber Attacks Data breaches Ransomware 60

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Over time, we predict a decrease in “noisy” attacks such as SEO spam and redirects: As malware scanners and website developers advance their techniques, these types of attacks are easier to detect and remove. To help protect your site, here are some of the most common stealthy cybersecurity threats to be aware of: Phishing. Ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The [link] part of the address merely signifies that the data being transmitted back and forth between your browser and the site is encrypted and can’t be read by third parties. Be on guard against phishing and malware schemes that take advantage of shopper distraction and frenzy during the holidays. SCOUR YOUR STATEMENTS.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The phishing email contains a.zip file named “slavneft.zakaz.zip”, which means something like “slavneft order” in English, showing a direct reference to “Slavneft”. Once it gets in the websites, it uploads a copy of the executable code: using this approach the malware keeps creating backup copies to increase its resiliency to takeovers.

Ransomware 76

Ransomware Encryption Malware Advertising 76

SecureList

MARCH 30, 2021

Most of the discovered malware families are fileless malware and they have not been seen before. One particular piece of malware from this campaign is called Ecipekac (a.k.a Encrypted Ecipekac Layer II loader (shellcode). Encrypted Ecipekac Layer IV loader (shellcode). 2017-02-24 15:47:04. pcasvc.dll.

Malware 141

Malware Encryption VPN Technology 141

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. The malware became known as Bad Rabbit ransomware and was the third major spread of malware that year. What do animals have to do with ransomware? Here’s a hint: not much.

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Ransomware Passwords Malware Encryption 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Advanced Encryption. Encryption is not a new feature in databases, but today encryption must be implemented in a more strategic and systematic way to protect data from cyber criminals and insider threats. Though data encryption is helpful against outside breaches, it does little to protect against internal data theft.

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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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