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What do Cyber Threat Actors do with your information?

Zigrin Security

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. The second scenario is about account credentials.

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US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware

Security Affairs

ransomware include remote desktop protocol (RDP) exploitation, drive-by compromise, phishing campaigns, abuse of valid accounts, and exploitation of public-facing applications. Artifacts of professional penetration-testing tools such as Metasploit and Cobalt Strike have also been observed.” ” continues the report.

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PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Security Affairs

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. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. newversion file extension instead of.

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FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

Security Affairs

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. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. newversion file extension instead of .

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Cybersecurity Vulnerability: Definition, Types & Detection Ways

Spinone

Examples: Software without compliance certification ; Applications that aren’t updated on a regular basis; Lack of antivirus software. That’s why not only do they account for multiple cyber incidents but also the majority of modern cyberattacks rely on this type of vulnerability. Conduct penetration testing once in a while.

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CERT France – Pysa ransomware is targeting local governments

Security Affairs

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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Cyber Best Practices for Overseas Asset Security

SecureWorld News

Enforce enterprise-grade antivirus, firewalls, and internet security software across all connected devices. Review user access and privileges regularly, revoke or delegate access accordingly, and disable any dormant accounts to preserve the data at rest.