Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

US agencies also updated information included in a MARs report on the HOPLIGHT proxy-based backdoor trojan that was first analyzed in April 2019. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

” According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. “ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack. The malicious code appended the extension. locked to the filename of the encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

Adobe Patch Tuesday for August 2019 fixed 119 flaws in 8 products. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2019 patch 93 bugs, including 2 dangerous wormable issues. Security Patch Day for August includes the most critical Note released by SAP in 2019. A flaw in Kaspersky Antivirus allowed tracking its users online.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. In mid-March 2019, the co-conspirators resumed their activity on forums. Fxmsp’s public activity culminated in April 2019. Geography and victims. The big fish.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ZonaAlarm , the popular security software firm owned by Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach. According to the post published by The Hacker News, the security breach exposed the data of ZonaAlarm discussion forum users. You will be requested to reset your password once joining the forum.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

” The SMOKEDHAM backdoor was associated by FireEye to the activity of the UNC2465 group that dates back to at least April 2019 and is considered a DARKSIDE RaaS affiliate. Figure 2 shows an image of the download page used for SmartPSS software.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

New trojan called ‘Lampion’ has spread using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax during the last days of 2019. Last days of 2019 were the perfect time to spread phishing campaigns using email templates based on the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax. zip) called: FacturaNovembro-4492154-2019-10_8.zip.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. The malicious code appended the extension.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. The leak has since been secured. Fortnite’s practices were so egregious that its publisher, Epic Games, was sued in 2019 and settled by giving away 1,000 of its in-game V-Bucks currency to claimants.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

“Amadey is a relatively new botnet , first noted late in Q1 of 2019. In classic social engineering attack, the phishing message presents a “one time username and password” to the victims and urges the user to click the “Login Right Here” button. ” reads the analysis published by Cofense.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. In November 2019, the criminals behind a ransomware species called Maze started a new trend that is currently gaining momentum on the dark web.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. review Active Directory password policy. PA Unit 42 found that the average ransom paid by organisations nearly tripled over the past year, from $115,123 in 2019 to $312,493.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc. ” WHOLESALE PASSWORD THEFT. In our Dec.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Graham Cluley | @gcluley.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

“Cyber Security is so much more than a matter of IT.” ” ― Stephane Nappo The amount of compromised data in August 2019 composed 114,686,290 breached records. This course covers a broad range of security topics, explaining it with a simple language.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Turchin obtained credentials to target networks by launching spear-phishing attacks and brute-forcing the passwords of remote desktop servers exposed online. Once the hacker gained access to the network, the deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Once the hacker gained access to the network, they deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system. The name Fxmsp refers a high-profile Russian- and English-speaking hacking group focused on breaching high-profile private corporate and government information.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

.” The library can generate files in multiple spreadsheet formats, it also supports Excel 2019. Some antivirus solutions specifically analyze this section look for malicious VBA code in the Excel docs. The lack of this section makes the Excel files generated by Epic Manchego gang hard to detect.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s worth noting that.rar also became the second commonly used format to deliver archived malware in H1 2019 and accounted for 25% of all archived malicious files detected by Group-IB’s CERT in the first half of 2019.

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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2023

Operators routinely mix and match the various families, trying to deploy tools (often repeatedly) with little regard for stealth until one doesn’t get caught by antivirus software. As a result, we (still) believe with high confidence that TunnusSched and KopiLuwak are both part of similar toolsets , starting from 2019 at the latest.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2019

The infection chain is composed by different stages of password protected SFX (self extracting archive), each containing vbs or batch scripts. Execution of “ winupd.exe ” (SFX) and relative password (uyjqystgblfhs). cmd” that renames the “win.jpg” into “win.exe” , another password protected SFX. Technical Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series B Apiiro Security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 65 $35.0

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