eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

They observed another spear-phishing campaign in March 2022. However, the same also goes for antivirus software and other anti-malware solutions. weak passwords or common patterns) too much permissions or unnecessary root accesses disappointment, conflicts with the management. This is basic role management.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

Slack is resetting passwords for approximately 0.5% of its users after a bug exposed salted password hashes when users created or revoked a shared invitation link for their workspace. Slack announced that it is resetting passwords for about 0.5% The post Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

They earned the highest score among providers named "Customer's Choice" in Gartner's 2022 "Voice of the Customer” Security Awareness Computer-Based Training report. Dashlane Password Manager provides companies with everything they need to onboard new employees, manage permissions and monitor security issues all from one place.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to the analytical agency Newzoo, in 2022, the global gaming market will exceed $ 200 billion , with 3 billion players globally. The gaming industry went into full gear during the pandemic, as many people took up online gaming as their new hobby to escape the socially-distanced reality. Top game titles by number of related threats.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different. With that, here are the 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. Here are this year’s wicked winners.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account. Security tools and services.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: read_me.html Ransomware extension: <original file name> [vote2024forjb@protonmail[.]com].encryptedJB SFile (Escal).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” “FUD” in the ad above refers to software and download links that are “Fully UnDetectable” as suspicious or malicious by all antivirus software. The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

In this March 2022 ransomware review, we go over some of the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. The post Ransomware: March 2022 review appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

April 2022 was most notable for the emergence of three new ransomware-as-a-service ( RaaS ) groups— Onyx , Mindware , and Black Basta —as well as the unwelcome return of REvil , one of the world’s most notorious and dangerous ransomware operations. Ransomware attacks in April 2022. Known ransomware attacks in April 2022 by country.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Nevertheless, in our APT predictions for 2022 , we noted that more attackers would reach the sophistication level required to develop such tools. Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. Targeted attacks. Other malware.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

See the Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions and the Best Antivirus Software. Cynet Prevention & Detection leverages Cynet Sensor Fusion to provide the integrated capabilities of Next-Generation Antivirus, Endpoint Detection and Response, Network Analytics, Deception and User Behavioral Analytics.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

The alert includes indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with BlackCat/ALPHV, as of mid-February 2022. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password-protect backup copies offline. Review antivirus logs for indications they were unexpectedly turned off. Implement the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. AllegisCyber Investments.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2023

From the report: "This machine was compromised on December 16, 2022. The malware was not detected by our antivirus software. When the browser interacts with restricted content, it uses the cookie to prove that you have logged in, so you don't need to reenter your password over and over again.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

The online gaming industry has exploded in recent years and is expected to generate close to $200 billion in revenue by 2022. Antivirus software can scan for known viruses and prompt the user to take action once it finds a threat. It is worth noting that antivirus software will only prevent against known threats.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

2/4 — Emsisoft (@emsisoft) July 7, 2022. In case a system was compromised through the Windows Remote Desktop feature, the experts recommend changing all passwords of all users that are allowed to login remotely and check the local user accounts for additional accounts the attacker might have added. ” reads the guide.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Linking timestamps are overwritten with a random date in the range between May and December 2022, along with the linker version. After that, the embedded payload, which is, in fact, a PE64 executable, is modified to avoid detection. Random junk data is also inserted into the.rdata section to avoid hash detection.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

of total internet traffic in 2022, marking a significant 5.1% Internet Traffic in 2022 2. The year 2022 witnessed a noteworthy increase in the sophistication of bad bots, with "advanced" bad bots comprising 51.2% Advanced Bad Bots 2021-2022 3. According to a recent report , bots accounted for a staggering 47.4%

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Initially a stealthy trojan horse program delivered via email and used to steal passwords, Trickbot evolved into “a highly modular malware suite that provides the Trickbot Group with the ability to conduct a variety of illegal cyber activities, including ransomware attacks,” the Treasury Department said.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2022

At the end of September 2022, we observed new BlueNoroff malware in our telemetry. The victim received a document file named “Shamjit Client Details Form.doc” on September 2, 2022. At the time of analysis, this.vhd sample wasn’t detected by any antivirus. Background. slideLayouts/slideLayout1.xml"/></Relationships>

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the malware was employed in attacks against organizations in various industries, including manufactoring, media and entertainment, and healthcare.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. It targets Active Directory to spread via GPO, primarily working with Windows administrative tools for spread, outside connection, and disabling security features like antivirus. Blackcat Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

In addition to the rootkit capability, the malware provides a backdoor for the threat actor to log in as any user on the machine with a hardcoded password, and to execute commands with the highest privileges.” Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The web antivirus reacted to 113.5 The file antivirus blocked over 27 million malicious and unwanted objects. Ransomware Quarterly trends and highlights Law enforcement successes In April 2024, a criminal who developed a packer that was allegedly used by the Conti and Lockbit groups to evade antivirus detection was arrested in Kyiv.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

But after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of hackers has shifted more towards the smart phones with more phishing and social engineering attacks recorded in a 2nd quarter of 2022. Agility, awareness and alertness are the only mantra to mitigate risks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, cloud spending increased to nearly $500 billion in 2022 and will continue to increase this year. One easy example is antivirus. Every terminal at your organization should be equipped with antivirus software, and any cloud servers or resources you use should also be protected by antivirus.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to a new study, phishing attacks rose 61 percent in 2022, with cryptocurrency fraud increasing 257 percent year-over-year. Text message phishing — also known as “smishing” — is when scammers send texts to entice people to transmit personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Introducing Bitwarden Cupid Vault to securely share (and unshare) passwords with loved ones Bitwarden Bitwarden has already had the ability to securely share passwords. The Cupid Vault Configuration follows a similar approach. Magecart Attackers Abuse.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

The booming market on the Dark Web for passwords and other personal information make it a lucrative business for any cybercriminal - and Raccoon Stealer’s Malware-as-a-Service model makes it even easier for anyone to steal your information to make a profit. As of June 2022, cybersecurity researchers have identified Raccoon Stealer 2.0.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2022

The attachment is a password-protected ZIP file with a shortcut link file (has the.LNK extension) inside pretending to be a Word document file. doc.lnk”, but the attached file itself is named “INVOICE 2022-04-22_1033, USA.doc” This error breaks the infection chain. Source: @malware_traffic ). zip Transaction.zip.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2023

Malwarebytes 2023 State of Mobile Cybersecurity showed that while most organizations may be confident in their mobile security posture, almost a third aren't currently protecting their mobile endpoints and close to half have experienced a cybersecurity incident due to a mobile device or Chromebook in 2022. Here’s some key takeaways.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

In late January 2022, ThreatLabz identified an updated version of Conti ransomware as part of the global ransomware tracking efforts. This update was released prior to the massive leak of Conti source code and chat logs on Februrary 27, 2022. Log in to Windows Safe Mode as the user with the corresponding password.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2025

Malware hidden in plain sight Whats particularly alarming about this campaign is the attackers use of legitimate antivirus software to carry out their crimes. CredentialKatz : Focuses solely on stealing saved usernames and passwords. This tool gave attackers a backdoor into sensitive networks.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cybersecurity incidents were plentiful in 2022, causing many problems for industrial infrastructure owners and operators. Exploiting foolish configuration errors (such as failing to change default passwords) and zero-day vulnerabilities in products from ‘new’ vendors, including local ones.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Cyberattack Statistics.

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