Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

According to the experts, the SockDetour backdoor has been in the wild since at least July 2019. ” Once SockDetour is injected into the process’s memory, it hijacks legitimate processes’ network sockets to establish an encrypted C2 channel, then it loads an unidentified plugin DLL file retrieved from the server.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Now that it’s September, the excitement is beginning to build in earnest for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Japan, the host country of both the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, is well-aware of these previous incidents. We urge you to take precautions to protect your personal information when you are on the Internet.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

On Friday, Belorussian authorities have blocked access to the end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail after receiving a wave of bomb threats. In response to the messages, the police asked internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to ProtonMail IP addresses. link] — Onliner.by (@OnlinerBY) November 15, 2019.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

If it is, you should be able to access the survey tool directly from your internet browser rather than clicking on a link you aren’t familiar with. It’s best to do your banking and shopping at home, but if you have to use public Wi-Fi, consider using a VPN (virtual private network) that encrypts your activity.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

In February 2019, cybersecurity researchers stumbled upon an unsecured public-facing database that exposed over 800 million email addresses and associated personally identifiable information (PII), including names, gender, dates of birth, phone numbers, IP addresses, job titles and employers. In short, Verifications.io

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2020

Since at least March 2019, Baiwang released software updates which installed a driver automatically along with the main tax program. In April 2019, employees of the pharmaceutical company discovered that the software contained malware that created a backdoor on the company’s network.

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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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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

The massive exposures were first brought to light by ProPublica in September 2019. Vulnerable PACS servers face unnecessary exposure when directly connected to the internet without applying basic security principles,” the alert reads. These entities should also require the use of a virtual private network (VPN) to access the system.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

NCC Group and Fox-IT observed this threat actor during various incident response engagements performed between October 2019 until April 2020. These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

. “To compromise targeted networks, GALLIUM target unpatched internet-facing services using publicly available exploits and have been known to target vulnerabilities in WildFly/JBoss.” ” The GALLIUM threat actor is active, but its activity was more intense between 2018 and mid-2019.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

billion in 2019. As holiday shopping revenue reaches new heights, the number of internet shoppers continues to grow as well, with 55 percent. Reassure shoppers – Small retailers should ensure they are using a secure shopping cart and an SSL to encrypt data, such as credit card details. billion and $730.7

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users. “On

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2020

Having a presence on the Internet opens us up to risk such as hackers, disruptors and insider threats. For example, many companies that require VPN access to monitor all access from employee devices have enabled split tunneling in order to alleviate the data traffic bottleneck on their perimeter security devices.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. A firewall or a VPN Gateway, for example, may provide information, which could be used to identify potential attack vectors. Consider Zero Trust.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

67%_of malware was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections. Fileless malware attacks increased by 265% during the first half of 2019. The problems with the RDP is that it suffers from vulnerabilities that can be exploited and the RDP service may rely on internet-facing servers which are easily accessed.". docx’ file type.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

LockBit ransomware was initially discovered in September 2019. This is the act of exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim network before the encryption stage of the attack[1]. Enumerate AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsTemporary Internet Files and AppDataRoamingWindowsCookies (T1083 File and Directory Discovery). References.

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McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

The Brave report issued by the Brave Community, a forum where people who care about the internet and their browsing experience come to discuss with each other, typically shows that only five of Europe’s 28 national GDPR enforcers have more than 10 tech specialists. Train your employees about why privacy and security are important generally.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Virtual private network ( VPN ). in 2019 and posting an A last year while topping Bitdefender in total points, 647 to 600. Encryption. A network firewall.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This ransomware is controlled by command line parameters and can either retrieve an encryption key from the C2 or an argument at launch time. We saw many attacks using N-days, such as the attack that targeted the Brazilian Supreme Court (exploiting vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXI (CVE-2019-5544 and CVE-2020-3992).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

JSWorm ransomware was discovered in 2019 and since then different variants have gained notoriety under various names such as Nemty , Nefilim , Offwhite and several others. From its creation in 2019 until the first half of 2020, JSWorm was offered as a public RaaS and was observed propagating via: RIG exploit kit. May 2019: JSWorm.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

Starting in 2019, Gartner consolidated its Magic Quadrants for Unified Threat Management (UTM) and Enterprise Firewalls into a single Magic Quadrant called Network Firewalls. IPsec and SSL virtual private networking ( VPN ). However, the UTM market has been evolving over the past few years. URL filtering. Web antivirus. User control.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2021

After encryption, the contents of the folders look as follows: the cybercriminals’ e-mail address and the victim’s ID are added to the beginning of each file, followed by the original name and extension, and then the extension added by the ransomware. Encrypted files and a note from the attackers. Phobos ransom note.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). Request for access to corporate VPN. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But how did we get here and what has changed about the ransomware landscape since it was first our story of the year in 2019? Arguably, it all started at the end of 2019, when Maze became a “pioneer” of the modern ransomware landscape. This ransomware group first appeared in 2019 and was quite prolific in 2020.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. Access sellers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Hundreds of vulnerabilities in common Wi-Fi routers affect millions of users German BSI agency warns of ransomware attacks over Christmas holidays Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations CISA warns of vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy products NSO Group spyware used to compromise iPhones of 9 US State Dept officials (..)

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

To prevent attacks via RDP, it is recommended to hide RDP servers behind a VPN or disable UDP port 3389. That said, a VPN is no panacea if it too is vulnerable to amplification attacks. In Q1 2021, for instance, attackers went after Powerhouse VPN servers. Comparative number of DDoS attacks, 2019–2021.

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DDOS Cryptocurrency Media Marketing 96

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Where external facing assets were used, like a web server, the data was stored in a location in the Internet Information Services (IIS) web server and exfiltrated over HTTP using GET requests towards the exact file paths [ T1041 ] [ T1567] [ T1071 ]. we discovered a very strong overlap with a campaign observed in 2019/2020. 180.50.*.*.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Downloaded modules are encrypted, and can be decrypted with the Python script below. It targets the storage databases of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. The browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge are targeted. However, in early 2019 an updated module was released.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

For users who want to hide their activity from their Internet Service Provider, VPNs can encrypt and obscure their traffic. Privacy is core to a safer Internet. Or perhaps you’re attending a university that you would like to shield from your Internet traffic, as you may be questioning your sexuality or personal beliefs.

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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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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

One of the suspected FinFly Web servers was active for more than a year between October 2019 and December 2020. We investigated a long-running espionage campaign, dubbed A41APT, targeting multiple industries, including the Japanese manufacturing industry and its overseas bases, which has been active since March 2019.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

This allows us to capture telemetry from the edge devices’ egress interface giving us insights into traffic from the external internet, inbound to the Blackhat network. An example of this was noticed with an Urban VPN (Virtual Private Network) provider which appears to grab configuration files in clear text with basic authentication.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The script compares the given encrypted string with a second string to get an index of matched characters. The log files with the.dat extension are encrypted, but can be decrypted with the one-byte XOR key 0x75. chdec: Download an encrypted file and decrypt it via CryptUnprotectData API. Description. up: Upload file.

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