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Experts link the Black Basta ransomware operation to FIN7 cybercrime gang

Security Affairs

It focused on deploying POS malware and launching targeted spear-phishing attacks against organizations worldwide. In order to weaken the security defenses installed on the target machine, Black Basta targets installed security solutions with specific batch scripts downloaded into the Windows directory.

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Dutch police arrested the author of Dryad and Rubella Macro Builders

Security Affairs

He is suspected of large-scale production and selling of malware.” “The young man offered programs with names like Rubella, Cetan and Dryad, enabling the buyer to include secret code or malware in amongst others Word or Excel files.” The macro might also purposely attempt to bypass endpoint security defenses. .

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

eSecurity Planet

ESET Research reported the vulnerability and recommends installing email security and endpoint protection technology to automatically block loading of JavaScript payloads in emails and to detect the exfiltration of emails to defend against future zero-day attacks.

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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. It remains unclear how many individuals were active in the core GandCrab malware development team.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.), To fill this gap, organizations will look to integrated cloud email (ICE) security solutions that leverage data science (AI/ML) and organizational specific intelligence (indicators).”