Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It retrieves: System Info; Computer IP address; Network status; List of running processes; Available privileges; Usernames; Domain Admins; File on desktop machine; AntiVirus product on computer. Other interesting function is “j2aYhH”: Figure 8 – Accounts and emails stealing. Last DNS activity was in December 2018.

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Malware DNS Social Engineering Advertising 85

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Then, depending on the returned value, it runs a couple of privilege escalation exploits able to bypass the UAC (User Account Control) feature, a well known security mechanism introduced since Vista to avoid unauthorized system configuration changes. The first one targets the Windows versions lower than 8.1, The Payload. Static payload data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Most organizations use email as a basic communication method.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

Microsoft states that multiple news reports have linked the company to the Subzero malware toolset used to hack a broad range of devices, phones, computers, and network and internet-connected devices. com Running PowerShell scripts directly from a GitHub gist created by an account associated with DSIRF. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Such emails are sent after detailed research about you, and often their primary source of collecting data is your social media accounts. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant. Protect Your Device and Connection.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Oftentimes this is credential data, but it can be any data that may have financial value to an adversary; this includes paid online service accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, instant messenger, or email contacts lists, etc. As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering.

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) endpoint security (antivirus, Endpoint Detection and Response, etc.),

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. One way to trick employees is to pose as IT support staff – this method was used in the Twitter hack in July 2020. It then downloads and installs the miner.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Wait, what? So that’s it? It’s a 10.

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Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Wait, what? So that’s it? It’s a 10.

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Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The data at issue refers to communications traversing the Domain Name System (DNS), a global database that maps computer-friendly coordinates like Internet addresses (e.g., DNS lookups from Alfa Bank constituted the majority of those requests. DNS lookups from Alfa Bank constituted the majority of those requests.

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