eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. The ransomware encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers, the advisory noted, and the executable leaves a ransom note in all directories where encryption occurs, including ransom payment instructions for obtaining a decryption key.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. However, as of September 2023, the number had dropped to 60,000 since the last update in April 2023.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Also known as Gozi, Ursnif has evolved over the years to include a persistence mechanism, methods to avoid sandboxes and virtual machines, and search capability for disk encryption software to attempt key extraction for unencrypting files. Based on information from trusted third parties, TrickBot's infrastructure is still active in July 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Ransomware & Data Theft Organizations worldwide continue to feel the pain of ransomware attacks, although many ransomware gangs may be shifting to extortion over data theft instead of encrypted data. Secure remote access : Enables encrypted connections between internal network resources and remote users using a variety of methods.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Encrypting Data in Transit. Many software-defined networking solutions (SDN) have built-in 128- and 256-bit AES encryption and IPsec-based VPN capabilities. However, with TLS-encrypted traffic accounting for most traffic across the internet, it’s far more challenging to examine at scale. Inspecting Web Traffic.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

According to the 2022 State of EdTech Leadership Report , only one in five school districts (21 percent) have a dedicated cybersecurity professional on staff. Technicians are often dwarfed by the number of students, teachers, and devices under their charge, with IT to student ratios of 1:100+ or even 1:1,000+.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. Maintain effective endpoint security ( antivirus , EDR ). Deploy data encryption at rest and in transit.

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