Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

The weaponized RTF documents generated with the exploit builder are able to trigger the CVE-2017-11882 , CVE-2018-0798 , CVE-2018-0802 vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Equation Editor. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russian defense contractor). ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. The software includes illegal Adobe Photoshop 2018, a Windows cracking tool, and several cracked games.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, custom malware). Researchers from NordLocker have discovered an unsecured database containing 1.2-terabyte terabyte of stolen data.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

First launched in 2004 and updated most recently in 2018, the PCI Data Security (PCI DSS) standard is continually updated to reflect the evolving challenges of the cyberthreat landscape. Requirement 4: Less specificity on the type of encryption used means your organization is freer to follow industry best practices. and PCI v4.0:

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

The GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service first emerged from Russian crime underground in early 2018. The GandCrab was advertised in the Russian hacking community, researchers from LMNTRIX who discovered it noticed that authors was leveraging the RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits to distribute the malware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

“The loader decrypts the malicious malware and executes it using memfd create (as described in this blog in 2018). Upon executing the code, it will ask the user the path for the payload to be encrypted and the password to be used for AES encryption to hide the malware within the loader. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

rar) spread by #WinRAR exploit ( #CVE -2018-20250). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-20250, was discovered by experts at Check Point in February, it could allow an attacker to gain control of the target system. At the moment of writing, 29 antivirus engines detect JNEC.a a ransomware , hacking ). The post New JNEC.a

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Unlike other ransomware strains that don’t encrypt victims in Russia and other CIS countries, Shade also targets computers in Russia and Ukraine. We are also publishing our decryption soft; we also hope that, having the keys, antivirus companies will issue their own more user-friendly decryption tools.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

“In July 2018, we succeeded in decrypting encrypted communication with an infected server and an external server that was performing unauthorized communication, and stored it on our internal server for information sharing with other departments used by our defense business division 27,445 files were found to have been accessed illegally.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Antivirus vendors detect it. And between 2016 and 2018, more than 1,000 IP addresses were found to be associated with it. It enables abuses like the mobile phone hack of Hatice Cengiz , former fiancée of murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khoshoggi. Digital forensics labs know how to catch it.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2019

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The second half of 2018 saw a drop in the number of malicious programs downloaded via browsers reaching its minimum at less than 5%, while in the first half of 2019 only every 19 th download was initiated via means other than email.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Install and regularly update antivirus and anti-malware software on all hosts. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Fortinet FortiOS). Disable hyperlinks in received emails. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2019

FireEye Mandiant discovered that the FIN7 hacking group added new tools to its cyber arsenal, including a module to target remote administration software of ATM vendor. In April 2018, FIN7 hackers stole credit and debit card information from millions of consumers who have purchased goods at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 Those objects are real Encrypted Ole Objects where the Encrypted payload sits on “EncryptedPackage” section and information on how to decrypt it are available on “EncryptionInfo” xml descriptor. Stage1: Encrypted Content.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

2018 was no exception. In 2018, as businesses raced to mix and match cloud-services delivered by the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, unforeseen gaps in classic network security systems began to turn up. The “Meltdown” and “Spectre” exploits paved the way for so-called “microcode hacks” in early 2018.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”. It later evolved to also include file encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Related: ‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’ happens every day Some 15 months earlier, in March 2018, Atlanta was hit by a similar assault, and likewise refused to pay a $51,000 ransom, eating $17 million in damage. Meanwhile, the advanced hacking collectives invest in innovation and press forward. mayors attending the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Zero Trust.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

His book, Hacking Google was a best seller, but after, he just wasn't feeling it. Welcome to the hacker mind in original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Either version, the idea here is to empower others to help themselves, to hack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

“We have discovered a new version of WatchBog—a cryptocurrency-mining botnet operational since late 2018—that we suspect has compromised more than 4,500 Linux machines in newer campaigns taking place since early June.” ” reads a blog post published by Intezer. ” continues the analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

” The Astaroth Trojan was first spotted by security firm Cofense in late 2018 when it was involved in a campaign targeting Europe and Brazil. According to the experts, LOLbins are very effecting in evading antivirus software. . This trick allows the attackers to bypass content filtering and other network security measures.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. AntiVirus Coverage. The used encryption algorithm is AES and everything we need to decrypt is in this file, so let’s build up a simple python script to print our decryption parameters.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

That file was delivered via malscam campaigns around the world and its source-code is obfuscated in order to evade antivirus detection and complicate its analysis. The latter leverages the WinRar/Ace vulnerability ( CVE-2018-20250 ) dropping the malware itself into the Windows startup folder.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

The malware spreads via Trojanized applications disguised as cracked software, or applications posing as legitimate software such as video players, drivers or even antivirus software. According to the experts, the operation is in a consolidation stage, first samples date back to November 2018, with a massive spike in December and January.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

This technology is stored in the Workbook OLE stream in Excel 97-2003 format which makes it very difficult to detect and parse by antivirus (AV) engines. doc and.xlm) to evade antivirus detection and bypass spam filters as well. That malware is known as FlawedAmmyy RAT and was discovered by Proofpoint researchers in March 2018.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East. This server was disabled a day after our discovery last December. Other interesting discoveries.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. Microsoft Office exploits most often tried to utilize the memory corruption vulnerability CVE-2018-0802. Countries that serve as sources of web-based attacks: Top 10.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Read messages on any messenger, regardless of whether encryption is used. Year on year, stalkerware servers are either hacked or left openly unprotected so that information can be accessed and leaked online. In previous years, we have seen similar incidents with Mobiispy in 2019 and with MSpy in 2018 and 2015.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. New additions to the ransomware arsenal. Last year, the SunCrypt and RagnarLocker ransomware groups adopted new scare tactics.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Cloud technology is triggered whenever the antivirus databases lack data for detecting a piece of malware, but the company’s cloud already contains information about the object. It is more primitively designed though, with a C2 center encrypted with a basic algorithm that converts the digit equivalents of ASCII characters.

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