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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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Vulnerability Recap 7/29/24 – Multiple Old Security Flaws Reappear

eSecurity Planet

A Microsoft SmartScreen vulnerability from earlier this year resurfaced, and a Docker flaw from 2018 is still causing issues in a newer version of the software. If you’re part of an IT or security team responsible for handling vulnerabilities, make sure your team has a way to be immediately updated when new issues arise.

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Beyond Awareness: How to Cultivate the Human Side of Security

CyberSecurity Insiders

That investment requires shifting attitudes from general awareness of security, which most workers already have, to genuinely caring about it and seeing themselves as a true part of their company’s security defenses. Security programs must shoulder accountability for setting employees in different roles up for success.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – October 30, 2023 – Citrix & Cisco Haunted by Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Security teams are strongly recommended to perform a forensic triage to detect and reverse all unauthorized changes. 0Auth API Misconfigurations Expose User Accounts to Takeover Type of attack: No active attacks are underway, but researchers found (and fixed) common 0Auth implementation errors that exposed millions of customer accounts.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

To remedy this vulnerability, Adobe recommends installing Update 16 for ColdFusion 2018 and Update 6 for ColdFusion 2021. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

To remedy this vulnerability, Adobe recommends installing Update 16 for ColdFusion 2018 and Update 6 for ColdFusion 2021. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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Volt Typhoon Disrupts US Organizations, CISA Issues Alerts

eSecurity Planet

Using “ living off the land binaries ,” they conceal their operations within ordinary system characteristics, bypassing simple endpoint security protections. LotL emerged in 2018 and became a popular strategy among malicious actors due to its effectiveness in ensuring covert persistence and discovery evasion.

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