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). Mitigations.

Ransomware 71

Ransomware Phishing Accountability Technology 71

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. Non-mobile statistics.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

The CVE-2022-47391 received a severity rating of 7.5, The experts pointed out that the exploiting the vulnerabilities requires user authentication, as well as deep knowledge of the proprietary protocol of CODESYS V3 and the structure of the different services that the protocol uses. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Authentication Firmware Hacking Passwords 84

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2020, CVE-2020-28212 , a vulnerability affecting this software, was reported, which could be exploited by a remote unauthorized attacker to gain control of a PLC with the privileges of an operator already authenticated on the controller. The procedure acts as authentication. It is always located immediately after the session key.

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Firmware Passwords Authentication Engineering 88

SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

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Firmware Passwords Manufacturing Mobile 92

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2023

The experts discovered four vulnerabilities in the Netgear Orbi mesh wireless system, the most critical one is a critical remote code vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-37337 (CVSS v3.1: “An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.” ” states Talos. on January 19, 2023.

Wireless 85

Wireless Firmware Authentication Passwords 85

Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. LockBit was the most widely-distributed ransomware in March, April, and May 2022, and its total of 263 spring attacks was more than double the number of Conti, the variant in second place.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 108

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. After triaging said incidents to remove false positives, we collected the true positive incidents to analyze them and better comprehend how attackers were targeting the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

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Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The advisory contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with ransomware variants identified through FBI investigations as recently as June 21, 2022. Authentication. Require multifactor authentication wherever you can—particularly for webmail, VPNs, and critical systems.

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Ransomware Backups Passwords Authentication 84

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2022

Microsoft yesterday released the first patch Tuesday security updates of the year 2022. Microsoft has a technology called Active Directory that allows workstations to authenticate with a “domain controller.” It’s unclear if Server 2022 is similarly impacted. CVE-2022-21836 allows an attacker to bypass a security feature.

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Authentication Firmware Passwords Technology 114

SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

Number of router vulnerabilities according to cve.mitre.org, 2010–2022 ( download ). Number of router vulnerabilities according to nvd.nist.gov, 2010–2022 ( download ). search for smart devices with the default password in the summer of last year revealed more than 27,000 hits, a similar search in April 2022 returned only 851.

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DDOS Passwords IoT Firmware 95

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The vulnerability, CVE-2022-0902 (CVSS score: 8.1), is a path-traversal issue that can be exploited by an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code. Team82 found a high-severity path-traversal vulnerability (CVE-2022-0902) in ABB’s TotalFlow Flow Computers and Remote Controllers. reads an advisory published by Claroty.

Firmware 98

Firmware Authentication Passwords Manufacturing 98

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. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. Disable hyperlinks in received emails.

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Ransomware Antivirus Passwords Malware 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” Since September 2022, Moobot botnet was spotted targeting vulnerable D-Link routers. Upgrade to the latest firmware version.

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 90

SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

The connection to the remote SMB server sends the user’s Net-NTLMv2 hash in a negotiation message, which the threat actor can use to either: Relay for authentication against other systems that support NTLMv2 authentication. Perform offline cracking to extract the password.

Firmware 90

Firmware Internet Internet Government 90

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

After issuing advisories about MedusaLocker and Zeppelin ransomware , this is the third CSA of 2022 which aims to provide technical information on ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. Authentication. Use long passwords (CISA says 8 characters, we say you can do better than that) and password managers.

Education 87

Education Ransomware Backups Passwords 87

SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

A remote attacker could easily implement a password brute force attack in ISaGRAF Runtime. An attacker that can carry out a MitM attack will be able to overwrite tag statuses, the program being downloaded to the device, or authentication data. More information is available on the Kaspersky ICS CERT website.

Architecture 81

Architecture Authentication Passwords Encryption 81

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But first, let’s examine how they fared with the predictions for 2022. What we predicted in 2022. Although 2022 did not feature any mobile intrusion story on the scale of the Pegasus scandal, a number of 0-days have still been exploited in the wild by threat actors. Mobile devices exposed to wide attacks. Source: Meta.

Firmware 111

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 111

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Due to a flaw in the password reset request process, an attacker can reset someone else’s password. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Once installed, use the Update & security section of the app to download and install the latest firmware. The attack may be launched remotely.

Wireless 85

Wireless Passwords Firmware Authentication 85

Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. wireless LAN fullmac driver.

Firmware 52

Firmware Wireless Passwords VPN 52

Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. Blackcat Ransomware.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Antivirus Backups Passwords 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

According to the advisory that was issued with the help of leading cybersecurity firms (Dragos, Mandiant, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Schneider Electric), nation-state hacking groups were able to hack multiple industrial systems using a new ICS-focused malware toolkit dubbed PIPEDREAM that was discovered in early 2022.

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Passwords Architecture Backups Cyber Attacks 107

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services. A successful password cracking enables hackers to execute arbitrary commands on a device and inject malware. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 92

Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

Mon, 05/30/2022 - 12:04. Many legacy IoT devices have poor security settings, and some healthcare departments let these vulnerabilities slip by not segmenting network access or not changing default passwords, which are common among many IoT devices, and are very easy to find. Change all default passwords. brooke.crothers.

Healthcare 90

Healthcare IoT Manufacturing Risk 90

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. “The actors have leveraged privileged accounts to gain access to VMware vCenter Server and reset account passwords [ T1098 ] for ESXi servers in the environment. ” reads the alert.

Ransomware 65

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 65

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Federal organizations will only have until February 24, 2022 to patch this vulnerability.

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Ransomware Encryption Backups Accountability 126

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Symmetric encryption is often used for drive encryption, WiFi encryption, and other use cases where speed performance is paramount and a password can be safely shared.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 107

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

How it started In 2022, we came across two unexpected detections within the WININIT.EXE process of an older code which was earlier observed in Equation malware. In particular, the system.img file serves as the authentic payload archive used for initial Windows system infections. onion ghtyqipha6mcwxiz[.]onion onion ajiumbl2p2mjzx3l[.]onion

Malware 114

Malware DNS Encryption Cryptocurrency 114

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+.

Education 63

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 63

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

In 2022, Chinese researchers detected a decade-old backdoor introduced into the Linux operating system by an APT group associated with the U.S. Use strong passwords. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). The action could be as simple as a password reset or as comprehensive as replacing a device in its entirety.

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 107