Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In July, DHS’s Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) suspended all federal contracts with Perceptics , a contractor which sells license-plate scanners and other border control equipment, after data collected by the company was made available for download on the dark web.

Cybercrime 248

Cybercrime Government Data collection Internet 248

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Short for “malicious software,” malware is a very common threat used to steal sensitive customer data, distribute spam, allow cybercriminals to access your site, and more. Your site may be removed from search engine results and flagged with a warning that turns visitors away if search engines find malware. Blacklisting.

Small Business 98

Small Business Malware DDOS Engineering 98

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. This malware employed a custom EternalBlue SMBv1 exploit to infiltrate its victims’ systems.

Malware 114

Malware DNS Encryption Cryptocurrency 114

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

CERT-GIB’s report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent and detect threats distributed online in H1 2019 in more than 60 countries. In 2018, their number grew to 3.6%, while in H1 2019 saw an unusual rise of up to 27.8%. The revival of ransomware.

Ransomware 69

Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 69

SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Using LOLBINS, common legitimate pentesting tools, and fileless malware; misleading security researchers by placing false flags—these and other anti-forensic tricks often make threat attribution a matter of luck. DarkUniverse is another APT framework we discovered and reported on in 2018. Project TajMahal. ProjectSauron (aka Strider).

Malware 143

Malware Computers and Electronics Telecommunications Encryption 143

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Reconnaissance Reconnaissance is the starting point of Volt Typhoon’s cyber campaign, characterized by thorough planning and data collection. They execute harmful acts using built-in operating system functions, such as Windows, rather than traditional malware.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Cybersecurity Network Security 111

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is the data collected by telecommunications companies about a consumer’s telephone calls. The company reported the incident to the authorities and is investigating the incident with the heal of a cybersecurity firm.

Data breaches 131

Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 131

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

In 2018, US President Trump gave to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) more powers to conduct covert offensive cyber operations against hostile threat actors, including Iranian and Russian APT groups and intelligence agencies. officials with direct knowledge of the matter.” ” states an exclusive report from Yahoo News.

Banking 100

Banking Hacking Advertising Media 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Data collected by the agency is used by the federal government to allocate over $675 billion in federal funds to tribal, local, and state governments every year. According to the DHS, threat actors will likely interfere with the upcoming 2020 US Presidential election, as well as to compromise the 2020 US Census.

Government 139

Government Advertising Data collection Hacking 139

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Experts discovered a new variant of the Zebrocy malware that was written using the Go programming language. We first wrote about the Zebrocy tool in a blog that discussed Sofacy’s parallel attack campaigns during the first quarter of 2018, and more recently during Sofacy attacks in late October and early November.

Malware 88

Malware Advertising Data collection Phishing 88

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

re network uses at least two free VPN services to lure its users to install a malware-like software that achieves persistence on the user’s computer,” the researchers wrote. The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products. 2022 closure of LuxSocks , another malware-based proxy network.

VPN 313

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 313

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Prilex is a Brazilian threat actor that has evolved out of ATM-focused malware into modular point-of-sale malware. Active since 2014, in 2016, the group decided to give up ATM malware and focus all of their attacks on PoS systems, targeting the core of the payment industry. Evolving into PoS malware.

Malware 103

Malware Banking Software Encryption 103

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. For instance, malicious spam campaigns targeting organizations grew 10-fold in April 2022, spreading Qbot and Emotet malware. of all phishing attacks in 2022.

Banking 76

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 76

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

The LookBack malware is composed of a remote access Trojan (RAT) module and a proxy mechanism used for command and control (C&C) communication.? The RAT is written in C++ and relies on a proxy to relay data? sodom.txt, which contains command and control configuration data utilized by the malware.” modified to?execute

Phishing 78

Phishing Malware Advertising Engineering 78

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Experts from threat intelligence firm KELA , speculate the threat actor could have obtained the credentials buying “Azor logs,” which are lots of data stolen from computers infected with the AzorUlt info-stealer trojan.

Accountability 103

Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 103

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

In the course of further research it was revealed that GMO JS Sniffer has presumably been collecting customer payment data since November 2018. Typically, after customer data is stolen, it is usually resold on underground cardshops. We dubbed this JS Sniffer family GMO because the malware uses gmo[.]li

eCommerce 85

eCommerce Marketing Data breaches Advertising 85

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

In 2018, Wazawaka registered a slew of domains spoofing the real domain for the Hydra dark web market. Over the past ten years, his contact information has been used to register numerous phishing domains intended to siphon credentials from people trying to transact on various dark web marketplaces. ” WHO IS WAZAWAKA? .

DDOS 273

DDOS Accountability Cybercrime Ransomware 273

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2019

” Turla attackers used many other tools and malware in the latest campaigns, such as a custom dropper to deliver the Neptun backdoor, a USB data collecting tool, a hacking tool that combines four NSA tools ( EternalBlue , EternalRomance , DoublePulsar , SMBTouch ).

Government 78

Government Advertising Hacking Data collection 78

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 2, 2018

If one cannot trust the machines, there is no point in collecting, running analytics, and executing decisions based on that data they collect. 2 – We need to be sure that data flows freely from application to application. To learn more visit Thales Booth 1222 and Venafi Booth 144 at Black Hat USA 2018 in Las Vegas.

Digital transformation 63

Digital transformation Authentication Software Data collection 63

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 An exception to this is the malware Banks in Your Hand. million (2.96 million (2.96 million (2.96

Cyber Attacks 83

Cyber Attacks Banking Cyber threats Phishing 83

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Hong Kong, 16.11.2018 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, presented the findings of its latest Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report at the FinTech Security Conference in Hong Kong organized by Binary Solutions Limited in partnership with Group-IB. Attacks on Crypto. Group-IB in Asia.

Cybercrime 83

Cybercrime Hacking Banking Phishing 83

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report published in September 2018, Silence gang members presumably were or are legally employed as pentesters and reverse engineers. As regards to genuine notifications from the Central Bank of Russia, in the past hackers from Lurk and Buhtrap used them to send malware to bank employees. About MoneyTaker.

Banking 98

Banking Computers and Electronics Phishing Cybercrime 98

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 23, 2018

On March 14, 2018, IBM Security announced the results of a new global study on organizational cybersecurity readiness and resiliency entitled “The 2018 Cyber Resilient Organization.” 23% of respondents say they do not currently have a CISO or security leader.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Data breaches IoT 40

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Here are my takeaways: Skills deficit Over the past 20 years, enterprises have shelled out small fortunes in order to stock their SOCs with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. But that hasn’t been enough.

Big data 159

Big data Firewall Digital transformation Software 159

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This information was first made public by experts from Group-IB’s Brand Protection team at the CyberCrimeCon 2018 international cybersecurity conference. GIB Threat Intelligence cyber threats data collection system has been named one of the best in class by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. billion in 2017, compared to $1.2

Marketing 79

Marketing Phishing Media Engineering 79

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Not unlike malware, stalkerware apps are much less frequent on iPhones than on Android devices due to the proprietary and closed nature of iOS. Global detection figures: affected users Using global and regional statistics, Kaspersky has been able to compare data collected in 2023 with the previous four years.

Mobile 85

Mobile Passwords Surveillance Technology 85

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This version was detected and researched several times up to 2018. The Pre-Validator ensures that the victim machine is not used for malware analysis. Each shellcode collects specific system information (e.g. It is important to highlight that the shellcodes only collect the data, all the checks are performed server-side.

Encryption 143

Encryption Malware Spyware Architecture 143

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Both can be used to steal user data, collect information about the corporate network, and spread additional malware, such as ransomware. The fourth most common malware were vulnerability exploits CVE-2018-0802 (4.33%) in Microsoft Equation Editor. The perpetrators did not ignore the news agenda.

Phishing 96

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 96

Security Boulevard

MAY 21, 2024

In his March 2018 blog post , Rohan Vazarkar (CptJesus) wrote about some of the mechanisms SharpHound uses, the data collection component of the BloodHound project, to collect the necessary data for projecting attack paths. NetSessionEnum function, one sample (net session) called the undocumented srvcli!NetSessionEnum

Computers and Electronics 59

Computers and Electronics Engineering Accountability System Administration 59

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

In 2018, the merger of established web application security companies Acunetix and Netsparker led to the birth of Invicti Security. Kibana is a free GUI for organizations working with Elastic’s ELK stack for analyzing and visualizing data from nearly any source. Read more : Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Solutions.

Penetration Testing 107

Penetration Testing Software Risk Firewall 107