Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

GandCrab dissolved in July 2019, and is thought to have become “ REvil ,” one of the most ruthless and rapacious Russian ransomware groups of all time. Semen-7907 registered at Tunngle from the Internet address 31.192.175[.]63 63 , which is in Yekaterinburg, RU. Constella reports that tretyakov-files@yandex.ru

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2021

After scouring the internet for a while, I was unable to discover any of the files mentioned by the artists that reported the attack, that is until I stumbled upon Cloudy Night's tweet - their screenshot included a link to a website "skylumpro.com". . . . . . . I'll circle back to that in the next section, Analysis.

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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. In March 2021, government experts observed state sponsored hackers scanning the internet for servers vulnerable to the above flaws, the attackers were probing systems on ports 4443, 8443, and 10443.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Kaspersky has addressed several vulnerabilities in the web protection features implemented in its antivirus solutions, including Internet Security, Total Security, Free Anti-Virus , Security Cloud, and Small Office Security products. “Kaspersky reported these issues to be resolved as of July 2019. ” reads the post.

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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

JUNE 2, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. In a sampling of the player profile data, the WizCase security team found that users could spend as much as $907 on the game via in-app microtransactions in the 10,000-player sample from 2019-2020 our team observed.

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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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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Because relying on one solution like antivirus won’t get you far in case of a full-blown ransomware attack. Device Security: Patch Manager and Antivirus Software Another must-have desktop protection is having an antivirus. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

This week, cybersecurity firm Akamai said they have observed more than 246 million web application attacks levied against the gaming industry between 2019 and 2020. That represents a 340% increase year-over-year, a 415% increase since 2018 and accounted for about 4% of the more than 6.3 The post Attacks against game companies are up.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 fixes IE Zero-Day. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Russia is going to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

2, 2019, this blog reported that the company — which had chosen not to pay the ransom and instead restore everything from backups — was still struggling to bring its systems back online. . Disable RDP: Short for Remote Desktop Protocol, this feature of Windows allows a system to be remotely administered over the Internet.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We met at Black Hat 2019. Once they were inside, they would turn off your antivirus software and the software responsible for online backups. Nuanced hacks Another ring honing automated, active techniques is the Baldr password stealing gang. Sophos Senior Security Advisor John Shier broke it down for me. I’ll keep watch.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 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. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. NEROWOLFE A search on the ICQ number 669316 at Intel 471 shows that in April 2011, a user by the name NeroWolfe joined the Russian cybercrime forum Zloy using the email address d.horoshev@gmail.com , and from an Internet address in Voronezh, RU. Another domain registered to that phone number was stairwell[.]ru

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In new research conducted by Malwarebytes, internet users across the United States and Canada admitted to dismal cybersecurity practices, failing to adopt some of the most basic defenses for staying safe online. Just 15 percent of people use a password manager. Cybersecurity could be as easy as 1-2-3. Uppercase and lowercase letters?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. Figures of the year.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Update Anti-Ransomware Software.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

The system developers weren’t overly preoccupied with security because they had no conception of something called the Internet. With no Internet in existence at the time, the systems were “air gapped” – meaning not connected to other systems or the outside world, for years. The Dangers of ICS Memory-Based Attacks.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The software, known as stalkerware, is commercially available to everyone with access to the internet. In 2019, we created a special alert that notifies users if stalkerware is installed on their phones. Stalkerware is software that is commercially available to everyone with access to the internet.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The vulnerability is in MSHTML, the Internet Explorer engine. We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. logins, passwords, etc.),

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. with no internet. How to Defend Against Adware.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Cybercriminals don’t break into websites one by one, using their best guess to figure out your password like they do in the movies. They use computer programs to scan the Internet for vulnerable websites. There are millions of vulnerable websites out there, and scanning the entire Internet to find them is fast, cheap, and easy.

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SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Satacom downloader, also known as LegionLoader, is a renowned malware family that emerged in 2019. This allows the threat actors to change the domain URL to a different one in case it’s banned or blocked by antivirus vendors. The Satacom malware is delivered via third-party websites.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In South Korea, a suspect in the GandCrab ransomware operation was arrested (this family ceased active distribution back in 2019). Two other vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1647 and CVE-2021-24092 , were found in the Microsoft Defender antivirus engine, allowing elevation of user privileges in the system and execution of potentially dangerous code.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” ― Stephane Nappo The amount of compromised data in August 2019 composed 114,686,290 breached records. To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. Network Security: In this module, you will learn more about how to secure network: firewalls, password managers, and more.

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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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SecureList

JANUARY 11, 2021

The listed code is used in multiple versions of the backdoor, including samples with MD5 150D0ADDF65B6524EB92B9762DB6F074 (2016) and 1F70BEF5D79EFBDAC63C9935AA353955 (2019+). The listed code is used in multiple versions of the backdoor, including MD5 150D0ADDF65B6524EB92B9762DB6F074 (2016) and 1F70BEF5D79EFBDAC63C9935AA353955 (2019+).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to sit down with Lucy CEO Colin Bastable, to discuss the wider context.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

Bitglass secured Series D funding of $70 million in August 2019 bringing its total venture capital funding to $150 million. Cybereason offers endpoint detection and response (EDR), antivirus and managed detection and response services. Founded two years ago in 2019, Orca Security has already received $82 million in funding.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

First spotted in 2019 , Zeppelin ransomware, or Buran V, primarily targeted large tech and healthcare companies in Europe and the United States. At the time of the first attack, almost 30% of antivirus software couldn't detect this ransomware threat. Make sure the data you share on the internet is managed securely.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Two drivers of this conflict are not having a separate room for every family member who needs to work from home (26%) and arguments about how much children should use the Internet (33%). Within the same eleven-month period in 2019, Kaspersky detected 969 million such attacks worldwide. Most common shadow IT in use.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2016, the Mirai IoT botnet shut down part of the internet, yet variations still plague us today. Vamosi: The internet. Vamosi: Dyn was an internet performance management and web application security company that has since been bought by Oracle. The results can be massive enough to bring down parts of the internet.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In 2019, Trend Micro found a 77% surge in ransomware attacks during the first half of 2019 from the previous year. In IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2019 cited the following: Lost business is the biggest contributor to data breach costs The average cost of lost business in 2019 was $1.42

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