eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Without the more restrictive enforcement policy, organizations place an unnecessary burden on email security applications and increase the likelihood of a phishing attack successfully impersonating a brand. Domains receiving emails can compare the envelope of the email and compare against DNS records. What is DMARC? What is SPF?

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

The group often uses spear-phishing emails and messages (Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal) as an initial attack vector. The cyberspies often use accounts that have been previously compromised. HTM, HTA, and LNK files) disguised as Office documents. ” states the alert published by CART-UA.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Manipulaters’ core brand in the underground is a shared cybercriminal identity named “ Saim Raza ,” who for the past decade across dozens of cybercrime sites and forums has peddled a popular spamming and phishing service variously called “ Fudtools ,” “ Fudpage ,” “ Fudsender ,” etc.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: DNS-over-HTTPS takes another small step towards global domination Nope, that isn’t Elon Musk , and he isn’t offering a free Topmist Dust watch either Four in-the-wild exploits, 13 critical patches headline bumper Patch Tuesday Is crypto’s criminal rollercoaster approaching a terminal dip? Stay safe!

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2021, the main attack vector used by this threat actor was credential phishing attacks through emails, posing as Naver, the popular South Korean search engine and web portal. Spear phishing emails distribution. In this email, a macro-based document was sent to the victim. Passive DNS data. Attack chains.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

However, while implementing MFA decreases the risk of account compromise by 99.9% , there will always be bad actors looking to break through even the most robust defenses. For example, recently there has been news regarding MFA phishing kits. OTPs can be phished like primary credentials and used to access 2FA protected applications.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. This document revealed Microsoft System Center as Target’s endpoint and point of sale (POS) management tool. Furthermore, Target’s supplier portal — though protected by an account login — hosted some of its materials in publicly accessible areas.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

While looking for threats targeting Ukraine, we identified a group we call “Nigerian Tesla” that has been dabbling into phishing and other data theft activities for a number of years. pw accounts, various scams). pw accounts, various scams). One of their preferred scams was phishing for Adobe login pages.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Justification must be documented within the newly added Appendix E (Customized Approach Template). Section 4 New requirements call for detailed documentation, tracking, and inventory of SSL and TLS certificates used for sensitive data transmission across public networks. Implementation timeline: Image credit: [link] PCI v4.0

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

A document sent from one colleague to another on a topic, which is currently being discussed, is unlikely to trigger any suspicion. Ultimately, it elevates the level of trust sufficiently for the document to be opened. server-side document viewer like GoogleDocs, Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE, Microsoft Office Online, etc.).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, weaponized Microsoft office documents with macros, are one of the most common and more effective methods to deliver malware, because they also rely on simple social engineering tricks to lure users to enable them. . Figure 2 – Document view inviting to enable macro. Last DNS activity was in December 2018. Conclusions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Proofpoint analyzed two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

Many people still don’t realize the dangers of phishing, malware, ransomware, unpatched software, and weak passwords. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., They also increase security and speed up transactions by enabling the authentication of electronic documents and online forms in seconds. Create a verification process.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

During that wave, we also observed OilRig leveraging additional compromised email accounts at the same government organization to send spear phishing emails delivering the OopsIE trojan as the payload instead of QUADAGENT.” ” reads the analysis published by Paolo Alto Network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

WASHINGTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ZeroFox , a leading external cybersecurity provider, announces Adversary Disruption service to automate the dismantlement of malicious infrastructure, content, sites and bot accounts required to conduct external cyberattacks. This underscores the need for disruption that can stop repeated attacks.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Since 2018, Lazarus has persistently targeted crypto-currency-related businesses for a long time, using malicious Word documents and themes related to the crypto-currency business to lure potential targets. The threat actor not only develops its own tools, but also uses open source or commercially available implants and offensive tools.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. The link leads to a RAR archive that masquerades as a Word document. To exploit the vulnerability, attackers embed a special object in a Microsoft Office document containing a URL for a malicious script.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This included all contacts, sent and received messages with attached files, names of chats/channels, name and phone number of the account owner – the target’s entire correspondence. Upon startup, this backdoor makes a type A DNS request for the <hex-encoded 20-byte string> u.fdmpkg[.]org org domain.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s a good idea to try things on your own and then read the documentation or tutorials. phishing) Memory corruptions Wi-Fi attacks Kali is a wonderful toolbox, because it has tools for a wide range of pentests. Is Kali Beginner-friendly? Kali is available for anyone. It’s free and open-source, so anyone can download it.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

These are living documents and should be treated as such. These typically include phishing, malware attacks/compromised devices, ransomware, DDoS, unauthorized account creation, and network security rule changes. For a malware attack, maybe it’s checking the email gateway for a phishing email that arrived in the user’s inbox.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. Types of Phishing Attacks. There are different types of phishing attacks and each is deceiving and manipulative in its own unique way. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist. Another targeted phishing practice is Whaling.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While these don’t expose either old or new passwords, the logs show the account holder’s email address, and the exact time the password change query was sent can be seen. That includes documents with corporate and legal information about specific businesses or individuals. Information stored on the server is extremely sensitive.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

The threat actor typically exploits Word documents, using shortcut files for the initial intrusion. Roaming Mantis implements new DNS changer We continue to track the activities of Roaming Mantis (aka Shaoye), a well-established threat actor targeting countries in Asia. However, in September 2022, we analyzed the new Wroba.o

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

Not prioritizing a comprehensive policy can leave your team struggling to segment HTTP/2 applications and SSL decryption or at risk of attacks like DNS tunneling. This step requires the full vision of threat prevention, malware and phishing, and firewall logs in real-time. Design documents and project plan. Train the team.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers are mainly interested in collecting data on user accounts, IP addresses and session information; and they steal configuration files from programs that work directly with cryptocurrency and may contain account credentials. When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor. The phishing kit market.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. Document sanitization automatically removes document properties such as author, subject, status, etc.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. RAM scraper.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Lazarus made use of COVID-19 themes in its spear-phishing emails, embellishing them with personal information gathered using publicly available sources. Once the victim opens an infected document and agrees to enable macros, the malware is dropped onto the system and proceeds to a multi-stage deployment procedure.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In some cases, the emails were delivered with Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel) or password-protected archives with the documents attached. The documents contained macros and victims were prompted to open the attachments with claims that they contained important information (e.g., an invoice).

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many of the tools used in Operation Harvest are common across other threat actors and detection details for PlugX, and Winnti are already documented in MVISION INSIGHTS. Over the last year we have seen attackers increasingly use initial access vectors beyond spear-phishing, such as compromising remote access systems or supply chains.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Documents from both CISA and NIST include integrity monitoring as a key component of zero trust, but the OMB memorandum doesn’t include similar treatment.”. networks encrypting all DNS requests and HTTP traffic. Verification Over Trust. The strategic goals include: enterprise-managed identities to access applications.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In this document, we decided to provide a brief description of the Trickbot modules. It retrieves the DNS names of all the directory trees in the local computer’s forest. It uses web injects to steal financial information. This module gathers basic system information. vpnDll32.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The nation-state actor is carrying out spear-phishing attacks for cyberespionage purposes. In the past, the group’s activity involved persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. The theft of UK-US trade documents leaked before the 2019 General Election.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

To understand the basis for these recommendations, read the documents mentioned at the end of the post. Campaign attackers have been highly effective at fooling victims into revealing their logon credentials to copycat websites (phishing). Don’t share user accounts with others on your team. campaigns from around 2016.

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