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Avast, NordVPN Breaches Tied to Phantom User Accounts

Krebs on Security

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that — while otherwise unrelated — shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru account and posted as him.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. Dave Kennedy | @hackingdave. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity began revisiting the research into Rescator’s real-life identity in 2018, after the U.S. The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). Department of Justice unsealed an indictment that named a different Ukrainian man as Helkern.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In November 2018, a GandCrab affiliate posted a screenshot on the Exploit[.]in The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Security Affairs

“POLONIUM was observed creating and using legitimate OneDrive accounts, then utilizing those accounts as C2 to execute part of their attack operation.” sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”) To nominate, please visit:?

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Purple Fox rootkit now bundled with Telegram installer

Malwarebytes

Then User Account Control (UAC) is disabled, specific antivirus initiations are blocked, and information about security tools on the affected system are gathered and sent to a hardcoded command and control (C2) address. It downloads and executes more files, which get deleted after they have done their work. Purple Fox background.