SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2022

It was once the case that cybersecurity technology consisted of little more than a firewall and antivirus software. As a simple example, consider the idea of passwords. It was once the case that passwords were a cornerstone of the role of humans in cybersecurity. There is also the idea of password management software.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 7, 2021

The report showed that phishing pumped up its frequency to being present in 36% of breaches, up from 25% last year. When you try to open these links or attachments using your username and password, the hackers can get your credentials or gain access to the company’s intellectual property.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts. For 100% clarity: Everything collected from mobile devices where the owner wouldn’t have been aware LeMeSpy was present in the first place. Use an antivirus on your phone.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 22, 2021

At present, the OneLogin survey also revealed that as many as 26% of respondents are sharing their work computer with others and 23% have admitted to downloading personal applications. For instance, employees should be encouraged to create independent user accounts for family members and friends, where access to work files is restricted.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A powerful, easy-to-use password stealing program known as Agent Tesla has been infecting computers since 2014, but recently this malware strain has seen a surge in popularity — attracting more than 6,300 customers who pay monthly fees to license the software. MALWARE OR BENIGN REMOTE ACCESS TOOL?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts. “Brute force connection attempts on a supervisory console have been observed, as well as on several ACTIVE DIRECTORY accounts. ” continues the alert.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Phishing Emails What They Look Like: These emails appear to come from legitimate sources, such as banks, social media platforms, or government agencies, requesting personal information like passwords or financial details. In some cases, an actual high-ranking employee’s account may have been compromised already.

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Hot for Security

MAY 4, 2021

A second flaw present in the same open-source web browser engine, tracked as CVE-2021-30663 and reported by an anonymous researcher, can be similarly exploited to achieve “arbitrary code execution.”. How to patch now. To do so, on your device go to Settings -> General -> Software Update.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse. RELATED: Apple and Google Unite to Combat Stalking via Bluetooth Trackers ] Tech abuse can be present in a number of different ways.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

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Fox IT

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After we discovered in February 2022 the SharkBotDropper in Google Play posing as a fake Android antivirus and cleaner, now we have detected a new version of this dropper active in the Google Play and dropping a new version of Sharkbot. Authored by Alberto Segura (main author) and Mike Stokkel (co-author). Introduction.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) requires users to provide a password or passphrase to gain access to the network. Limiting use of a device’s administrator account where possible for greater personal device security. Change it often, particularly as employees leave, and use a guest network if possible.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

But while VPNs can be extremely useful for businesses, they can also present issues if they are not managed effectively. It is important that your VPN should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) rather than just usernames and passwords. A VPN can provide access to a remote company server, as well as other systems, tools, and software.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But it also presents an opportunity for scammers to exploit. These emails may appear to be from legitimate retailers, offering enticing deals or requesting account verification. Enable two-factor authentication: Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for all your online accounts, including email, social media, and financial accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Attackers have generated new admin accounts and uploaded malicious JAR files containing web shells using the unauthenticated Openfire Setup Environment, enabling numerous malicious actions. It permits certain file actions to proceed unnoticed since it operates at a lower altitude range than antivirus filters.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). It is better to use ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) servers or excellent Antivirus systems to protect the data of your company. Encryption.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

How will you hold people accountable in case of policy violation? Password security Passwords are the first line of defense, and your users must be able to manage password strength, expiry, rotation, and so on. Weak passwords: consequences and examples 1.2. Strong passwords: standards and examples 1.3.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The prospect of new products, audiences, territories, and competition presents an abundance of opportunities for businesses to thrive, but it is not all sunshine and rainbows. If you can mandate strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for systems and data, you'll work wonders in preserving valuable data in transit.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 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. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser history and other information. And what do you think that might be? ” wrote Wardle.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. The only way to remove the threat is to wipe the smartphone and reinstall the OS. 231 banking malware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

accounted for more than 90 percent of detections over HTTPS and more than 12 percent of all detections. He added that “while being a man-in-the-middle is a frequently sought position for an attacker, when a company attains the same position, similar risks present themselves.”. Two Malware Families Dominate.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

Firstly, we noticed this secondary component was well protected against antivirus detection, in fact, the PE file was signed by Sectigo in the first half of May, one of the major Russian Certification Authority. As previously described, the malware’s principal purpose is to iterate through the filesystem looking for email accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” The analysis published by Kaspersky revealed that many features implemented in Proton malware were not present in Calisto. Use antivirus software. Never disable SIP.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

An online search for the term “yehuo” reveals an account on the Chinese Software Developer Network which uses that same nickname and references the domain blazefire[.]com. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb Contact us to lose your money or account! Theft of work accounts and infecting of office computers with malware in targeted attacks are the main risk that companies have faced this year. Agentb malware family.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. The following schema is an effort to present in a single high-level diagram the workflow of the most popular Latin American trojans. Next, an email template used by Javali to lure victims is presented.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

For instance, to disable built-in antivirus software, the attackers used Defender Control and Your Uninstaller. Other tools were downloaded by the attackers from Persian-language Telegram channels when they were already present in the network. youre unistaller ” was discovered in the Chrome artifacts.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

An online search for the term “yehuo” reveals an account on the Chinese Software Developer Network which uses that same nickname and references the domain blazefire[.]com. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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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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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In case you want to train your employees, you may need to use a company account to be able to set scheduled lessons for your staff. to $199 for business accounts. There are two types to choose from: an individual account and a company account. But it works only for individual users.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

You can view our report on the new version here , together with a video presentation of our findings. The vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 (aka PrintNightmare), can be used by an attacker with a regular user account to take control of a vulnerable server or client machine that runs the Windows Print Spooler service.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. How to make an unprofitable investment with no return. Phishers used various ploys related to COVID-19.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Update Anti-Ransomware Software. Offline Backups.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If the PowerShell is not present, the malware generates a hidden file with MZ-PE loader with a randomized name located in % APPDATA % directory. If administrative rights are present, its ether executes a PowerShell script that creates two task scheduler entries with GUID-like names and with different triggers.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I mean, we’ve got Gen Z-ers making millions on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram – think what would happen to their self-created businesses if something were to happen to their accounts. They’re motivated by money and can see a predatory opportunity when it presents itself. A lot of people say, “Why me?

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