Krebs on Security

APRIL 13, 2021

Nineteen of the vulnerabilities fixed this month earned Microsoft’s most-dire “Critical” label, meaning they could be used by malware or malcontents to seize remote control over vulnerable Windows systems without any help from users. Interestingly, all four were reported by the U.S.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 29, 2023

Today, the US Justice Department announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2021

to fix a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-30883) that is being leveraged in active attacks targeting iPhone and iPad users. CVE-2021-38672 affects Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022; CVE-2021-40461 impacts both Windows 11 and Windows 10 systems, as well as Server versions. Firstly, Apple has released iOS 15.0.2

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2021

Thirteen of the security bugs quashed in this month’s release earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning they can be exploited by malware or miscreants to seize remote control over a vulnerable system without any help from users. That patch seems to have caused a number of problems for Windows users.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

Raspberry Robin, the highly adaptable and evasive worm and malware loader that first appeared on the cyberthreat scene in 2021, is now using a new method for spreading its malicious code. The post Raspberry Robin Malware Now Using Windows Script Files to Spread appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2021

Japanese researchers spotted an Olympics-themed wiper targeting Japanese users ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics could be a great opportunity for cybercriminals and malware authors, the US FBI warned p rivate US companies of cyberattacks that might attempt to disrupt the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2022

Our sincere thanks to Security BSides Dublin for publishing their tremendous videos from the Security BSides Dublin 2021 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel. The post Security BSides Dublin 2021 – Juan Aray’s ‘Introduction To Fileless Malware’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 17, 2021

The post Cybersecurity Insiders - 2021 Malware Report appeared first on Digital Defense, Inc. The post Cybersecurity Insiders – 2021 Malware Report appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Crooks discovered how to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) and are using it to distribute Formbook malware. Cybercriminals have found a way to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-40444 (CVSS score of 8.8). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 15, 2021

A malicious program intended to cause havoc with IT systems—malware—is becoming more and more sophisticated every year. The year 2021 is no exception, as recent trends indicate that several new variants of malware are making their way into the world of cybersecurity.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 8, 2022

and Australia offers tips on combating the top malware strains of 2021, including Agent Tesla, LokiBot, Qakbot, TrickBot and GootLoader. The post How to protect your organization from the top malware strains appeared first on TechRepublic. A joint advisory from the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, we are showing readers just what that evolution looked like, in our State of Malware 2021 report. This report provides our most comprehensive analysis of last year’s malware trends, with breakdowns by malware category, malware type, operating system, region, industry, and more.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Nine of the 56 vulnerabilities earned Microsoft’s most urgent “critical” rating, meaning malware or miscreants could use them to seize remote control over unpatched systems with little or no help from users. CVE-2021-24078 earned a CVSS Score of 9.8, which is about as dangerous as they come.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2021

Ten of the flaws earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning they could be exploited by malware or miscreants to seize remote control over unpatched systems with little or no interaction from Windows users.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 29, 2021

Malicious software (malware) can severely impact your machine, whether you’re using a work or home computer. This guide will show you how to remove malware from an affected machine and, of course, what needs to be done in order to prevent future occurrences. What should I do to remove malware? Depending on the type of […].

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Threatpost

JULY 21, 2021

Ransomware is the threat of 2021. Here, we’ll take a look at actual malware domain traffic and how it correlates to ransomware attacks in the news. It’s impacting everything from large enterprises, hospitals, to other aspects of our critical infrastructure.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Google took over the top spot for malicious downloads from Microsoft OneDrive as attackers created free accounts, uploaded malware and shared documents with unsuspecting users, says Netskope.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus continues to exploit CVE-2021-44228, aka "Log4Shell," this time to deploy three previously unseen malware families written in DLang. [.]

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2024

Japanese technology giant Fujitsu on Friday announced it had suffered a malware attack, threat actors may have stolen personal and customer information. The company revealed that multiple work computers were infected with malware, in response to the compromise the security staff disconnected impacted systems from the network. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

Vultur was first spotted in late March 2021, it gains full visibility on victims’ devices via VNC (Virtual Network Computing) implementation taken from AlphaVNC. In July 2021, ThreatFabric researchers discovered the Android version of Vultur, which uses screen recording and keylogging to capture login credentials.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021. A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, father, and tank), 37, was arrested by Swiss authorities in October 2022 and extradited to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported that a PurpleFox malware campaign had already infected at least 2,000 computers in the country. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system. ” reads the alert published by CERT-UA.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The year 2021 was eventful in terms of digital threats for organizations and individuals, and financial institutions were no exception. SpyEye, developed in 2009 and described as a “bank Trojan with a form grabbing capability”, surged from the eighth most common banking malware tool with a 3.4% Methodology.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 2, 2022

Linux malware is skyrocketing and now surpasses both macOS and Android, according to a new report, suggesting that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the open source operating system. The Linux malware growth has occurred even as Windows, Android and macOS have all seen a decline in new malware samples.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The only category to decrease was malware attacks, but SonicWall said in its report that even that number was deceptive. . The post Report: Pretty much every type of cyberattack increased in 2021 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2024

The Raspberry Robin malware, a heavily obfuscated Windows worm first identified in late 2021, has become one of the most prevalent threats facing enterprises today. Jason Soroko, Senior Vice President of Product at Sectigo, discussed the sophistication of this malware.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 21, 2024

Emerging in 2021, this sophisticated malware campaign has evolved rapidly, leaving a trail of compromised websites... The post Unit 42 Exposes Parrot TDS: A Global Malware Menace appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 29, 2021

Malware strains come and go while Internet users become more and more accustomed to online threats being dealt with swiftly by the competent authorities. The post Emotet Malware Over the Years: The History of an Infamous Cyber-Threat [2021 Updated] appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A newly discovered campaign dubbed "Stayin' Alive" has been targeting government organizations and telecommunication service providers across Asia since 2021, using a wide variety of "disposable" malware to evade detection. [.]

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison for his role in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. in October 2021.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Cisco Talos researchers tracked the campaign as Operation Blacksmith, the nation-state actors are employing at least three new DLang -based malware families. Two of these malware strains are remote access trojans (RATs), respectively tracked as NineRAT and “DLRAT” The former relies on Telegram bots and channels for C2 communications.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. SQL Injection Most high-risk vulnerabilities in 2021–2023 were associated with SQL Injection. More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2022

Cloud-delivered malware is now more prevalent than web-delivered malware. In 2021, malware downloads originating from cloud apps increased to 66% of all malware downloads when compared to traditional websites, up from 46% at the beginning of 2020.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2023

Thus, it was inevitable that malware creators would one day begin not only to distribute malicious programs themselves, but also to sell them to less technically proficient attackers, thereby lowering the threshold for entering the cybercriminal community. A MaaS operator is typically a team consisting of several people with distinct roles.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 29, 2022

Kaspersky's quarterly report on mobile malware distribution records a downward trend that started at the end of 2020, detecting one-third of the malicious installations reported in Q1 2021, and about 85% of those counted in Q4 2021. [.].

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Figures of the year In 2022, Kaspersky mobile products and technology detected: 1,661,743 malicious installers 196,476 new mobile banking Trojans 10,543 new mobile ransomware Trojans Trends of the year Mobile attacks leveled off after decreasing in the second half of 2021 and remained around the same level throughout 2022. percentage points.

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