Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

pic.twitter.com/mcRyEBUmQH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. pic.twitter.com/1qnx3NmwiB — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. In contrast, past Dudear email campaigns carried the malware as attachment or used malicious URLs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

Experts from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new “massive campaign” using COVID-19 themed emails. Researchers from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new massive phishing campaign using COVID-19 themed emails. macros in malware campaigns.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you are a developer of web applications and looking for a guide to help you with security best practices, you are in luck. Back in October of 2020, Security Intelligence ran an article titled Web Application Security Best Practices: A Developer’s Guide.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

pic.twitter.com/YpUVEfmlUH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2020. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2020. The subdomain follows different formats but generally always contains the recipient’s username and org domain name.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2021

Microsoft Security Intelligence researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is spreading a remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as STRRAT. pic.twitter.com/mGow2sJupN — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 19, 2021. STRRAT RAT was first spotted in June 2020 by G DATA who documented its features.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) August 26, 2020. Anubis is deployed in what appears to be limited, initial campaigns that have so far only used a handful of known download URLs and C2 servers. The recently discovered malware only targets Windows systems, Microsoft detected it as PWS:MSIL/Anubis.G!MTB.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The alert published by CISA was based on data provided by the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and the CISA itself since July 2020. pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. ” reads that alert published by CISA.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

COVID-19 themed phishing campaigns recently observed by Microsoft was using messages with subject lines like “BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT STARTING MAY 2020.” The emails in both campaigns use ARJ attachments that contain malicious executables disguised as PDF files.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

pic.twitter.com/EbI8kxICQG — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 4, 2020. The attachment is a ZIP archive containing the familiar ISO file carrying a malicious SCR file with misleading icon pic.twitter.com/o1FbMUbTBs — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 4, 2020.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020. ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. . ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. ” #Emotet AAR for 2020/09/22: Well yesterday was kinda nuts with nearly 400 malspams received with the majority being attachment on 60/40 basis. Heaviest I can remember in some time. Shared templates in paste.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

The notorious Emotet went into the dark since February 2020, but now has surged back with a new massive spam campaign targeting users worldwide. Emotet AAR for 2020/07/17- Well played Ivan, I dont usually do a Friday report but I did one just for you <3. link] — Joseph Roosen (@JRoosen) July 18, 2020. TNW and Be safe!

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 9, 2020

I spoke with Trevor Daughney, vice president of product marketing at Exabeam , at the RSA 2020 Conference in San Francisco recently. Exabeam is a successful security vendor in the SIEM space. SIEMs have to be able to help the security analysts see and monitor different use cases like OT.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2021

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks represent a serious threat for organizations worldwide, according to the annual report released by FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center , the 2020 Internet Crime Report , in 2020, the IC3 received 19,369 Business Email Compromise (BEC)/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2021

Safe-T Has Partnered with Thales to Bring a New Remote Access Security Solution to the Table. The global pandemic of 2020 has changed the world around us in drastic and likely permanent ways. Security Intelligence. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 07:38. Identity & Access Management. More About This Author >.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

New blog: The threat actor BISMUTH, which has been running increasingly complex targeted attacks, deployed coin miners in campaigns from July to August 2020. Learn how the group tried to stay under the radar using threats perceived to be less alarming: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 30, 2020.

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Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. By September 2020, the average ransom payment peaked at $233,817. “In

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SC Magazine

MAY 14, 2021

American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, is seen parked at its gate at Miami International Airport as passengers board for a flight to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. A campaign of remote access trojans is targeting the aerospace and travel industries. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Researchers from Microsoft Security Intelligence are also warning of the ongoing Halloween-themed Emotet campaign. #Emotet Daily Summary Post for 2019/10/31 – Halloween Party template used on E3, E2 was Banking/IRS/Invoice/etc spam and E1 was after ENG/ESP/FRA/PRT(BR) speakers with Invoice/Billing crap. Source Bleeping Computer.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

Consider that global spending on cloud infrastructure services jumped 32 percent to nearly $40 billion in the last quarter of 2020. The ones with strong security postures are shoring up their SIEM systems with updated orchestration and automated response tools. To start, the raw volume of permissions continues to rise exponentially.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The best kept secret in cloud workload security is that Cisco is number two in revenue market share according to IDC, just shy of $100 million in 2019 and almost certain to exceed $100 million in 2020 (please stay tuned). Organizations may subscribe to numerous threat intelligence feeds.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

Analysis of the NIST National Vulnerability Database shows that security teams were under siege in 2020 defending against an unprecedented number of flaws. But we’re not here to harp on the problem – we want to propose a solution: Using security intelligence to enable risk-prioritized vulnerability management.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

pic.twitter.com/V2JcZg2kjt — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 17, 2020. This week’s campaign uses several hundreds of unique macro-laced document attachments in emails that pose as message from a non-profit offering free COVID-19 test.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 12, 2020. In this blog, we detail the evolution of Trickbot, associated tactics, recent campaigns, and dive into the anatomy of a specific attack. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Read on for more details from leading engineers, security analysts and product specialists from around our organization for complete cybersecurity predictions for 2021. Take heart because, whatever happens, 2020 won’t be easily outdone (knock on wood). Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot.

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Daniel Miessler

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The best example of the need for this is national level security intelligence, reconnaisance, and vulnerability assessment. Here’s my talk on this topic at DEFCON in 2020. Notifications to Humans When Automation Won’t Work (Prioritized Curation). This model is also relevant for large enterprises.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2020

“It doesn’t seem like we’ve moved the needle on security at all,” says Tim Woods, vice president of technology alliances at FireMon, the leading provider of automated network security policy management systems. I had the chance to visit with Woods at RSAC 2020 in San Francisco recently.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations and security incidents in Kubernetes environments, these are 5 key components of the control plane that demand special attention. Organizations are no strangers to security incidents in their Kubernetes environments. For information on how to secure that part of a Kubernetes cluster, click here.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2022

In a Twitter thread , the Microsoft Security Intelligence team have revealed new information about the latest versions of the Sysrv botnet. The Sysrv botnet first received attention at the end of 2020 because at the time it was one of the rare malware binaries written in Golang (aka GO). Background.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– CSC , a world leader in business, legal, tax, and domain security, today announced key findings from its new report, which found that nearly 500,000 web domains were registered since January 2020 containing key COVID-related terms. At CSC, we believe domain security intelligence is power.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. A surprising 91.5

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

billion connected things are expected to be in use by 2020. More devices connected to your network makes security scalability a critical capability for enterprises as they plan today for tomorrow’s challenges. Enterprise scale. Contextualization.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In fact, 25% or more companies experienced a jump in cyber threats or alerts since March 2020 ( Cisco’s Future of Secure Remote Work Report ). The concern over ransomware attacks in a hybrid workplace increased 69% among leaders ( Security Magazine ). Seeking a secure and simple solution.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

In March 2020, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. In November 2019, ESET researchers discovered a new downloader, dubbed DePriMon, that used new “Port Monitor” methods in attacks in the wild.

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Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

Security intelligence comes with a high pay off. Nowcomm is a specialist in networking, collaboration, and security technology solutions and when you sign up for this FREE masterclass between now and October 31st, 2020, you’ll also automatically receive a 50% discounted NIST security assessment.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

In 2020, for example, the average ransom payment increased by 171% to $312,493, according to Palo Alto Networks.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 8, 2021

2020 saw a huge rise in the popularity of XLM macros among malware peddlers, and that surge may have been the reason why Microsoft decided to roll out this change. In May 2020, Microsoft itself warned about a massive COVID-19 themed campaign that used emails with attachments containing malicious Excel 4.0 Disable manually.

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