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Google Play Protect prevented 1.9 billion malware installs from Third-party stores in 2019

Security Affairs

In May 2017, Google introduced a security defense system called Google Play Protect to protect the devices running its mobile OS. billion, reported in the last two years ([ 2017 ], [ 2018 ]), they demonstrate the huge effort spent by the company to protect its users. billion malware installs from Third-party stores.

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Experts link the Black Basta ransomware operation to FIN7 cybercrime gang

Security Affairs

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. aka BIRDDOG)’ It is a backdoor that was used by the FIN7 group since at least 2018, it also connects to a C2 IP address 45[.]67[.]229[.]148

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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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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 14, 2023 – Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

eSecurity Planet

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published an analysis of the top 12 vulnerabilities exploited in 2022. Seven of these vulnerabilities were discovered between 2018 and 2021 and remained unpatched! Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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Trending CVEs for the Week of February 4th, 2019

NopSec

Security researcher Alex Inführ discovered and disclosed a way to achieve a remote code execution as soon as a user opens a malicious ODT (OpenDocument Text) file and moves the mouse over the document, without generating any warning dialog. This CVE has been assigned a CVSS V3 base score of 7.8, Affected Products LibreOffice 6.1.0-6.1.3.1

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Top 5 Strategies for Vulnerability Mitigation

Centraleyes

According to Purplesec, ransomware attacks have increased by 350% since 2018, zero-day attacks were up by 55% in 2021, and out of the 30 million SMBs in the USA, over 66% have had at least 1 cyber incident between 2018-2020. Vulnerability management is a critical element of information security.

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Cybersecurity Mergers Flatline. Here’s Why That Won’t Last.

eSecurity Planet

Perimeter 81, which was launched in 2018, runs a converged network and security platform to manage in-office and remote workforces. Also read: Some Cybersecurity Startups Still Attract Funding Despite Headwinds Check Point Software Buys Perimeter 81 Check Point Software announced the purchase of Perimeter 81 in August.