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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. “Shevlyakov also attempted to acquire computer hacking tools.” ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

Indeed during the group_a, the main observed delivery techniques where about Phishing (rif.T1193) and Valid Accounts (rif.T1078). A Valid Account in this era (group_a) could be defined as the super-set of default credentials to exposed infrastructures or real user accounts found through alternative channels (such as: darknets, humint, etc.).

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Kennedy founded cybersecurity-focused TrustedSec and Binary Defense Systems and co-authored Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide. Graham Cluley | @gcluley.

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Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare

Security Affairs

Drones currently occupy a unique legal position as they are classified as both aircraft and networked computing devices. Let’s dive into some examples of how enterprises must account for external drones entering their airspace and cyber threats to drones operated by the enterprise. Aerial trespass.

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How to Get PCI DSS Certification?

Centraleyes

Obtaining PCI DSS certification is not impossible and usually takes companies between one day and two weeks to complete, depending on the complexity of payments within the company and the state of information security. Another aspect of PCI DSS certification are scans, via an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and penetration test results.

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Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Security Affairs

Sha256 604679789c46a01aa320eb1390da98b92721b7144e57ef63853c3c8f6d7ea85d Threat Remote Control, depending on usage Ssdeep 536:/4yuzgQ5WugrQ+SccIp1t4xO67y5qHae:gyuzgKwr9bB1t4xO67y5j, Description Office Data Provider for WBEM, not malicious but accountable. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.