CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

WannaCry malware was first discovered in May 2017 and a patch was released roughly two months prior to its public release. Many of these outbound connections were blocked at the firewall; however, at this point, we were able to pivot from the external IP’s to look for more affected assets. Executive summary.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

In November 2021, AT&T Alien Labs™ first published research on our discovery of new malware written in the open-source programming language Golang. The team named this malware “BotenaGo.” Key takeaways: BotenaGo malware source code is now available to any malicious hacker or malware developer.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. In May 2018, the FBI executed a similar strategy to dismantle VPNFilter, which had spread to more than a half-million consumer devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

This article will focus on the widespread and highly persistent malware injector campaign “Balada,” which has reportedly infected over 1 million individual websites by exploiting weaknesses in Elementor Pro, WooCommerce, and several other WordPress plugins. Balada is not an overly shy malware campaign. What is Balada? Windows NT 10.0;

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

AT&T Alien Labs™ has found new malware written in the open source programming language Golang. The malware creates a backdoor and waits to either receive a target to attack from a remote operator through port 19412 or from another related module running on the same machine. VirusTotal scanning results of BotenaGo malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, to target entities worldwide. The MATA malware framework could target Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. The malware framework implements a wide range of features that allow attackers to fully control the infected systems.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Modern malicious software — or malware for short — has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication, and as the attack landscape continues to evolve, new threats will undoubtedly emerge. Malware affecting websites poses a special danger to businesses. 5 Different Types of Malware. Defacements.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Hackers are using the EternalBlue exploit and leveraging advantage of Living off the Land ( LotL ) obfuscated PowerShell-based scripts to deliver malware and a Monero cryptocurrency. “The malware also uses the pass the hash method, wherein it authenticates itself to remote servers using the user’s hashed password. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2021

The researchers from the organization say that a hacking group operating from Asia was busy launching malware campaigns targeting websites operated by large and small businesses. To those uninitiated, SMB acted as a primary attack vector for launching cyber attacks on Sony Pictures in 2014 and WannaCry Ransomware Attack in 2017.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cyclops Blink malware has been active since at least June 2019, it targets WatchGuard Firebox and other Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network devices. According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What is malware? The first real instance of malware occurred in the early 1970s — when BBN Technologies engineer Bob Thomas wrote the code behind the so-called “ Creeper worm.” Malware originally targeted computers themselves: logging keystrokes, stealing data, and spreading to other machines whenever possible. As many as 17.6

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Website hosts often suspend websites for a myriad of reasons ranging from malware to spam. Like an apartment building superintendent, shared hosting providers are responsible for making sure the building (server) is up to code and the exterior fence locks (global firewalls). Why is it happening? Getting Back to Business.

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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. From here, the malware executes a new thread when specific and hardcoded web-browsers are opened.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The Rocke group is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware dubbed Pro-Ocean to target Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs. The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The number of WordCamps is set to grow in 2017 and we have no doubt that WordPress has, even more, awesomeness in store. We can’t wait to see what the new year brings, and don’t forget to ask Adam or Logan about our industry-leading malware scanning and removal system, web application firewall and 24/7/365 U.S.-based

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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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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. decrease in successful breaches. Data Level: Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit is crucial to securing information.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

A firewall with the right threat intelligence embedded could have blocked communications with the command-and-control server thus preventing a Trojanized Orion install from connecting back to the attackers and stopping them from furthering the attack. Outside of the corporate firewall, it is the Wild West.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Continuous monitoring of unsanctioned applications, malware , security policies, and more. Multiple security layers to protect against cloud threats and malware. In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Censornet was a Niche Player in 2017 and 2018. Censornet Features. Recognition for Censornet.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Even as the number of attacks rose, only 60,000 sites in our sample were actually compromised — which is comparable to our 2017 findings. More than half the malware attacks we studied utilized at least one backdoor file, which gives hackers constant back-end access to a website. However, don’t expect them to be completely deterred.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

The breach was caused by a misconfigured web application firewall, which allowed an attacker to access sensitive data stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Maersk NotPetya case study In 2017, shipping giant Maersk was hit by the NotPetya malware , which spread rapidly through its global network, causing a complete shutdown of its IT systems.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi. The vulnerability is nearly six years old, and Zyxel previously issued a security advisory about the Gafgyt malware in 2019 that exploited CVE-2017-18368.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

“The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet.” The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Phishing commonly tricks users into disclosing their login credentials or executing malware on their computers. Watering holes, or legitimate websites infected with malware, attempt to deliver malicious payloads or to steal credentials in a manner similar to phishing attacks only in a different media.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. The first traditional cybersecurity vendor featured is Barracuda Networks, with consistent recognition for its email security , next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ), web application security , and backups. Features: Cisco SD-WAN.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Below is a high-level overview of the plugins and malware being detected by our scanners and analyzed by SiteLock Research analysts. wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall.php. /wp-content/plugins/ls-oembed/ls-oembed.php. We also cover effective tips to help protect your site.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A backdoor attack is a type of malware that gives cybercriminals unauthorized access to a website. Cybercriminals install the malware through unsecured points of entry, such as outdated plug-ins or input fields. Backdoor attacks increased by 173% between 2017 and 2018. How to Prevent Backdoor Attacks.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Triton is malware developed to affect industrial systems, particularly the Triconex safety system from Schneider. 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. The attack was identified following this shut-down.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports. These priority maintenance requirements should also be extended to other security solutions that protect DNS servers such as firewalls and antivirus applications. Hide the primary DNS server from public access through network isolation and firewall configuration.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into the case, codenamed Cepheus, in 2017 after it received information about a “suspicious RAT” from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and the U.S. The authorities believe the man earned between $300,000 and $400,000 from selling the malware.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The average website experienced 63 attacks per day in Q2 2017 – up from an average of 22 attacks per day in 2016. Many of these attacks include malware, which is software created for malicious purposes – such as stealing sensitive customer information. If you haven’t noticed any attacks hitting your eCommerce site, don’t be surprised.

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