Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT. US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

More clients of Capital One have been impacted in the 2019 data breach, the US bank is notifying them of their SSNs exposure. US bank Capital One notified a number of additional customers that their Social Security numbers were exposed in the data breach that took place in July 2019. District Court in Seattle. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In SiteLock’s 2019 Website Security Report , we analyzed 6 million websites in our sample data to determine the most prevalent cyber threats websites face today. times more likely to become infected with malware than a site without a vulnerability. However, those aren’t the only ways to gain unauthorized access to database content.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Cyber Defense Magazine September 2019 Edition has arrived. In addition, we’re shooting for 7x24x365 uptime as we continue to scale with improved Web App Firewalls, Content Deliver Networks (CDNs) around the Globe, Faster and More Secure DNS and CyberDefenseMagazineBackup.com up and running as an array of live mirror sites.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released reports on North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA malware. US agencies also updated information included in a MARs report on the HOPLIGHT proxy-based backdoor trojan that was first analyzed in April 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. Upcoming government standardization efforts will continue to increase substantially in 2019. About the author: Matt Burke.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2019

Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. The post Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 168 pages of excellent content. Please read it and share it with your friends.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts pointed out that the malware is being actively developed. RCE CVE-2020-5902 F5 BigIP RCE No CVE (vulnerability published on 2019) ThinkPHP 5.X Researchers recommend properly configuring the firewall to protect the devices exposed online, enable automatic updates, and monitor network traffic. ” concludes the report.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. Threat Grid (Secure Malware Analytics).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Modern malicious software — or malware for short — has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication, and as the attack landscape continues to evolve, new threats will undoubtedly emerge. Malware affecting websites poses a special danger to businesses. 5 Different Types of Malware. So How Do I Protect My Website From Malware?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

In November 2021, AT&T Alien Labs™ first published research on our discovery of new malware written in the open-source programming language Golang. The team named this malware “BotenaGo.” Key takeaways: BotenaGo malware source code is now available to any malicious hacker or malware developer.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. In May 2018, the FBI executed a similar strategy to dismantle VPNFilter, which had spread to more than a half-million consumer devices.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

One of the most recent attacks was reported by Computerland in Belgium against SMBs in the country, but according to the company they were targeted by a group of cybercriminals who appeared to be using a variant of the LockBit locker malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The malware supports the following features: Full encryption of files below 1.5MB and partial encryption of files above this threshold to improve the speed of encryption. Disable system recovery, backup and shadow copies and the Windows firewall. Embedded configuration with more than 70 options available.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

iLnkP2P is designed to allow users of these devices to quickly and easily access them remotely from anywhere in the world, without having to tinker with one’s firewall: Users simply download a mobile app, scan a barcode or enter the six-digit ID stamped onto the bottom of the device, and the P2P software handles the rest.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. An intriguing aspect of GTPDOOR is its minimal impact on ingress firewall configurations. I recently found two very interesting Linux binaries uploaded to Virustotal.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cyclops Blink malware has been active since at least June 2019, it targets WatchGuard Firebox and other Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network devices. According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. India, Italy, Canada, and Russia.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

AT&T Alien Labs™ has found new malware written in the open source programming language Golang. The malware creates a backdoor and waits to either receive a target to attack from a remote operator through port 19412 or from another related module running on the same machine. VirusTotal scanning results of BotenaGo malware.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Our most recent cybersecurity research is now available in the “ Cybersecurity Trends in 2019: Protecting Websites in the Age of Stealth Attacks ” report. More than half the malware attacks we studied utilized at least one backdoor file, which gives hackers constant back-end access to a website. Cybersecurity Takeaways for 2019.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2020

For remote workers, endpoint security is perhaps the most essential measure as this is important in detecting the latest malware attacks. Growth in malware during COVID-19. It is sadly the case that as the instances of remote working have risen, so has the number of malware attacks against businesses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The Rocke group is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware dubbed Pro-Ocean to target Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs. The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). Now the National Security Agency (NSA) is also urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Phobos operation uses a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, it has been active since May 2019. The attacks were observed as recently as February 2024, they targeted government, education, emergency services, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The problem: Microsoft Threat Intelligence published a report on how a Russian threat group, known as APT28 or Forest Blizzard, used customized malware to exploit the CVE-2022-38028 vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler to gain elevated permissions. Attackers can easily exploit 10.0

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The attack described by Microsoft begun with a phishing message that was opened by an internal employee, the malware infected its systems and made lateral movements infected other systems in the same network. The virus halted core services by saturating the CPU usage on Windows devices. ” reads the Microsoft DART announcement.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Zeppelin sprang onto the crimeware scene in December 2019 , but it wasn’t long before James discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the malware’s encryption routines that allowed him to brute-force the decryption keys in a matter of hours, using nearly 100 cloud computer servers. .”

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

The school districts of Rockford, Illinois and Rockingham County, North Carolina learned some very valuable lessons in transparency and communication, timely incident response, access management, data redundancy and disaster recovery after each experienced a debilitating malware attack years ago. Rockingham County, North Carolina.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Picus’ Blue Report data shows that, on average, organizations’ security controls (such as next-gen firewalls and intrusion prevention solutions) only prevent 6 out of every 10 attacks. For instance, organizations can prevent 73% of malware downloads but only 18% of data exfiltration attacks. Which vulnerabilities to remediate.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Major attacks saw a 967% increase between the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. Usually, cybercriminals use DDoS attacks as a diversion, capturing the attention of the target organization while data theft or malware injection is carried out behind the scenes. DDoS attacks are growing in both size and frequency.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

“The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet.” Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure. The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

In the first attack documented by the researchers, which took place in Q4 2021, the affiliates working with LockBit gang used their own malware and tools to compromise the targets. The researchers also noticed the use of Ngrok, a legitimate reverse proxy tool that allows the attackers to create a tunnel to servers located behind firewalls.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts are monitoring the Mirai-based botnet since November 2019 and observed it exploiting two Tenda router 0-day vulnerabilities to spread a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). ” When the botnet was first detected in 2019, experts noticed it was exploiting the Tenda zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2020-10987.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

billion to cybercriminals in 2019, according to the FBI. worldwide in 2019, according to a Ponemon Institute survey. If attackers can breach web server firewalls, they can steal sensitive information like customers’ payment data. Security breaches have increased by 67% in the last five years , per the WEF. lost more than $3.5

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