Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models. Research on blazefire[.]com com , buydudu[.]com

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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. Attackers were exploiting the flaw in the attempt to access multiple government, commercial, and technology services networks. they might use this initial access for future attacks.

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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

JULY 10, 2020

A threat actor tracked as Evilnum targeted financial technology companies, mainly the British and European ones, ESET researchers reported. Evilnum threat actor was first spotted in 2018 while using the homonym malware. The group aimed at harvesting financial information from financial technology companies, such as trading platforms.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Since 2018, access to an exhaustive report commissioned by the U.S. In 2018, U.S. Nevertheless, in 2018 the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a redacted report on Russian active measures. Senate in 2018. The first page of Alfa Bank’s 2020 complaint. THE TDIP REPORT.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Yet, technology alone isn’t all that’s required. Here are three fundaments to get you, and others over whom you have influence, on the right path: Use antivirus.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2021

Coined by Gartner in late 2018, SASE is gaining momentum as a generational disruptive force. based supplier of networking technology. Defense-in-depth meant adding on layers of intrusion detection and data loss prevention systems, while also keeping antivirus software updated and vulnerabilities patched.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

The discovery was made by experts at Kaspersky Lab, the campaign has been ongoing since at least November 2018, Kaspersky Lab reports. In 2018, the Lazarus APT group targeted several cryptocurrency exchanges , including the campaign tracked as Operation AppleJeus discovered in August 2018. ” Kaspersky says. .

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article looks at the top 40 cybersecurity startups to watch in 2022 based on their innovations in new and emerging technologies, length of operation, early funding rounds, scalability, and more. Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A website called “ This Person Does Not Exist ” demonstrates the potential of this technology by presenting eerily lifelike photos of fictional people assembled in real-time by amalgamating thousands of photos. These concerns were apparently validated by a 2019 incident where deepfaked audio technology was used to scam a CEO out of $243,000.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Especially in North America, where the technology has been slow to catch on , the NordVPN breach may seem overblown, but it has raised a crucial question for small to medium sized businesses and large corporations alike: Are VPNs effective? A 2018 study regarding VPN use worldwide is worth considering. They blamed a vendor.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2022

Other Conti departments with their own distinct budgets, staff schedules, and senior leadership include: – Coders: Programmers hired to write malicious code, integrate disparate technologies. – Testers: Workers in charge of testing Conti malware against security tools and obfuscating it.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Antivirus protection isn’t enough to protect against today’s advanced threats. Malware isn’t going away and even advanced monitoring and antivirus software can’t always catch what a malicious program will do when executed. Antivirus software is notable for its ability to scan programs being transferred, downloaded, and stored.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.),

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 6, 2021

In late 2018, cybersecurity experts revealed that the Russian financial sector suffered almost 3 million rubles losses due to cyber-attacks. It mainly focuses on agencies connected with foreign and domestic, economic policy, and government information technology. The hackers download gigabytes of data with no trace for years.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. Number of detected malicious installation packages, 2018–2021 ( download ). Unique users attacked by this malware as a percentage of all attacked users of Kaspersky mobile technologies. Figures of the year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Even prior to the pandemic, back in 2018, IBM revealed a startling 424% year-on-year increase in data breaches due to cloud misconfigurations caused by human error. Tooling up with VPNs and antivirus software will make even less secure channels like WhatsApp and Slack less exposed, keeping your sensitive data secure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Since March 2019, Fxmsp announced in cybercrime forums the availability of information stolen from major antivirus companies located in the U.S. Between 2017 and 2018, Fxmsp created a network of trusted proxy resellers to promote their breaches on the criminal underground. ” reported ZDNet.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In August 2018, computer security firm LastLine said it witnessed a 100 percent increase in Agent Tesla instances detected in the wild over just a three month period. KrebsOnSecurity first reached out for comment to all of these accounts back in August 2018, but received no reply. MALWARE OR BENIGN REMOTE ACCESS TOOL?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security refers to the technology and practices used to safeguard networks from unauthorized access, theft and other hostile actions. Announced in 2018 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, WPA3 simplifies the process of configuring devices with little to no display interface — such as IoT devices— by introducing Wi-Fi Easy Connect.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While the latest patches for antivirus software require time-sensitive management, your SECaaS automatically covers these updates on all of your devices. In 2020, the security as a service market remains competitive as cloud-based upstarts battle with technology giants migrating to the cloud. Current landscape for SECaaS .

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Malware deliveries Upon reviewing Android usage data for all of 2018, Google identified a rise in the number of “potentially harmful apps” that were preinstalled or delivered through over-the-air updates. In a nutshell: lock your device; click judiciously; use antivirus. Here are a few key developments everyone should know about.

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Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” According to the experts, the malware was uploaded on VirusTotal in 2016 but none noticed it until May 2018. Use antivirus software. ” researchers explained.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In 2018 alone, we saw thousands of data breaches expose more than 446 million records. In the early ’70s, Bob Thomas, an engineer at BBN Technologies, wrote the Creeper worm , the first program able to self-replicate over a computer network. But first we’ll answer a basic question: What is malware? A Brief History of Malware.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

Pavel Vrublevsky , founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book “ Spam Nation ,” was arrested in Moscow this month and charged with fraud. Zukhov was arrested in Bulgaria in 2018 and extradited to the United States.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

City Council of Somerville bans facial recognition technology. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug. Is Your Browser Secure? Heres How to Secure Your Web Browser Against Attacks! Vulnerability in Medtronic insulin pumps allow hacking devices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Using an encrypted payload is quite a common way to evade Antivirus, since the encrypted payload changes depending on the used key. That object was crafted on 2018-10-09 but it was seen only on 2018-10-12. According to VirusTotal the software was “seen in the Wild” in 2010 but submitted only on 2018-10-12!

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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. These technologies provide criminals and their networks a safe haven, allowing them to ‘go dark’ and avoid detection, communicating through impenetrable mobile messaging systems.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As technology evolves, their tools and methods continue to become more sophisticated. In fact, Ponemon Institute reported that 73% of small businesses that suffered a ransomware attack in 2018 did not pay the ransom because. Modern cybercriminals have an array of weapons in their cyber arsenals. they had a full backup.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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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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. to query WMI in order to retrieve installed AntiVirus and Installed Firewall information. But then the first submission is on 2018-08-14 a few days ago.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Users attacked by adware in 2018 through 2020 ( download ). The year in figures. Trends of the year. Whereas it was 12.85% in 2019, it reached 14.62% in 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Once your micro-perimeters surround your most sensitive segments, there’s a need for ongoing monitoring and adaptive technology. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Without external backups or rollback technology, recovery is impossible.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. The company acquired Bradford Networks and its Network Sentry NAC product in 2018. Fortinet trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the stock symbol: FTNT.

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