Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

“These threat actors present important and ongoing threats to the European Union. To prevent such attacks the agencies recommend: Follow the security best practices proposed by vendors to harden their products and manage high privileged accounts and key assets. Adopt a backup strategy. ” reads the joint report.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. .*) As we can see, LB3.exe exe is the main file.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

The PurFoods notification reveals that suspicious account behaviour was first seen back in February of this year. Certain files in the PurFoods network were encrypted, and investigators also noticed tools present which can be used for data exfiltration. Create offsite, offline backups. Detect intrusions.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. This variant of a screen-lock attack further threatens to erase the phone’s memory, including contacts, pictures and videos, as well as publicly post all of that sensitive personal information to the victim’s go-to social media accounts.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the MGM breach, Scattered Spider used LinkedIn to pinpoint an MGM Resorts employee, subsequently impersonating them and contacting the company’s help desk requesting account access. The reason for the rebrand is unclear at present. Create offsite, offline backups. In September, they had a staggering 53 victims.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Trojan horses can also be used by cybercriminals to hijack control over your device, steal your personal data and even have access to your account. An opened phishing email usually contains links to shady sites asking for your credit card information, bank account information or personal details. This is a trap.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When they performed an on-site scan for a file that contained the bitcoin address, they found that the ransomware alert was merely an HTML page that displays the notice and a PHP script that accounts for the timer. In this case, it looks as if files were added into the directory of an already present plugin. Removing the infection.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The SiteLock team has discovered a dangerous malware trend that not only provides website administrator level access to the bad actors involved, but exposes sensitive website credentials publicly over the internet. We’ve most commonly observed this folder directly in the webroot, but may be present in other folders as well.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We no longer rely on the Internet just for entertainment or chatting with friends. Governments in many countries push for easier identification of Internet users to fight cybercrime, as well as “traditional” crime coordinated online. What will be the consequences of these processes?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security. According to Interpol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report , critical infrastructure is highly targeted by ransomware gangs that are after what is called the Big Game Hunting. The threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Offline Backups. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data. Screenshot example. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Internet scammers are cunning criminals. Bot traffic to mobile applications account for a huge chunk of all bot traffic worldwide. In the case of a conflict, the card provider might also want to verify that the payment was finished by the appropriate account holder on your online platform. Injection frauds.

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NopSec

JUNE 30, 2023

Researchers also discovered that ArcServe UDP backup software is prone to an RCE vulnerability. As far as deployments go, the Aria Operations Networks is likely not going to be exposed to the Internet, but there are always outliers. This is a very serious vulnerability that will impact tens of thousands of Internet exposed nodes.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

The attackers leaked files including backup archives, financial documents, research papers, and student spreadsheets. We can account for the difference in the size of countries' economies by dividing the number of known ransomware attacks by a country's nominal GDP , which gives us an approximate rate of attacks per $1T of economic output.

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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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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

If you account for the unknown attacks that were never reported, the true number is likely 10 to 20 times greater, Levin estimated. With that in mind, educational districts – and organizations in other industry sectors for that matter – could learn a thing or two from the presenters who already went through an attack scenario.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Compared to Broken Access Control, Sensitive Data Exposure contained a greater number of low-risk vulnerabilities, but high-risk ones were present as well. Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories. Verify token and session ID signatures when used.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Today, many people when they sign up for a new account for an internet-based service are asked to pick a password to help secure their account from unauthorized access. For instance, in securing your high risk accounts like banking or personal finance accounts, healthcare accounts, government services accounts (DMV, IRS, etc.),

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Spinone

JUNE 20, 2018

Backup has already become their culture and savvy ones introduce CASB systems to protect their data from the most popular and dangerous cyber security risks. Corrective measures are used to restore company’s data, for example, recovering data from third-party backup storage.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Notably, no other intelligence was shared until 2021, which led us to speculate on a possible shift by the threat actor to more fileless/LOLBINS techniques, and the use of known/common offensive tools publicly available on the internet that allows them to blend in. Conclusions. Explosive RAT, webshells, etc.),

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Here are 10 fantastic quotes on cloud security for your next presentation, team meeting or research project. #1 Shadow IT in the cloud: "The guy from finance, for example, just goes on the internet in search of whichever application he wants. IT or security teams will be held accountable for that data link.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

We opened the email on an offline system; if the system had been connected to the internet, there would be a real icon for a Google document loaded from a third-party tracking server that immediately notifies the attacker that the target opened the email. tmp 2>&1” cmd.exe /c “ipconfig /all >%temp%TMPEEE2.tmp

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business. The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Even better, customer accounts are not limited to a set number of devices. for encryption.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

When we think about the “hops” our data may make across the Internet from our on-premise datacenter to the public cloud, there could be dozens of potential points of vulnerability across the data path where our data could be at risk. Which network or networks is the privileged account use coming from? Is the usage expected?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2021

They were working on a presentation to be held at the Black Hat security conference. As a Domain Admin they could then act almost with impunity, spreading ransomware, deleting backups and even disabling security software. A different team of researchers had also found an RCE vulnerability in the Print Spooler service. Mitigation.

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Elie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The findings presented in this post were originally presented at Blackhat USA 2017 in a talk entitled “Tracking desktop ransomware payments end-to-end.” Wrap-up As illustrated through this post in the last few years ransoming Internet users has became one of the most profitable cybercriminal activities. final post.

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Spinone

JANUARY 5, 2021

As long as you have an internet connection, you can reach the files stored in the cloud on-demand. Public cloud – it is the cloud computing environment in which computing resources are accessible via the internet and shared between the “tenants.” This access is the loophole threat actors exploit to get to your data.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Top 5 Office 365 Admin Best Practices The migration to the public cloud can present challenges in terms of moving from the familiar landscape of on-premises environments and tooling to public cloud infrastructure which has its own interfaces, processes, and controls. Office 365 Backups are essential to the integrity of data.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. 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.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services. After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim.

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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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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Instead, if you can detect one or more malicious events present in most kill chains before the attackers meet their objective, then you can prevent ransomware attacks. An attacker can easily scan the internet for websites that haven’t patched a vulnerability for which the attacker has an exploit. Unpatched exploits.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

Gaining news exposure is generally a good thing for most businesses, especially if it is something positive presented. Only after Internet news stories of the leak began to surface was the vulnerable endpoint taken offline. However, there is one type of headline that no organization wants to make. billion registered Indian citizens.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

. “CVE-2021-36948 is a privilege escalation vulnerability – the cornerstone of modern intrusions as they allow attackers the level of access to do things like hide their tracks and create user accounts,” said Kevin Breen of Immersive Labs. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

A potential plot to bomb a datacenter run by the world’s largest cloud infrastructure provider would likely not have resulted in a massive shutdown for large portions of the internet, despite claims to the contrary made by the would-be attacker, experts say. two days earlier and was present Jan. 6 during the Capitol riot.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

This presents myriad business opportunities. SIM-jacking or SIM swap fraud will increase: This sophisticated attack allows a hacker to steal your cell phone number and with that, any account associated with it. Here are a few predictions.

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Spinone

JANUARY 30, 2019

The cloud data revolution has presented challenges and new problems of how to protect data that exists in the public cloud as traditional mechanisms to do this on-premises are no longer relevant. Let’s take a look at the topic – Office 365 Backup Why Important?

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