SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. Joe could also present a CAPTCHA challenge to the visitors on his site. Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords. If malware is found, she is alerted immediately.

Hacking 98

Hacking DDOS eCommerce Firewall 98

SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

In some cases, we saw what looked like the compromise of an existing registered company and the subsequent use of its resources such as social media accounts, messengers and email to initiate business interaction with the target. server-side document viewer like GoogleDocs, Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE, Microsoft Office Online, etc.).

Cryptocurrency 130

Cryptocurrency Malware Accountability Banking 130

Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

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. Information regarding these remotes services is taken from the mailbox, cloud drive, or other cloud resources accessible by the compromised account.

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VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Let's start by looking at this from a philosophical standpoint: But here’s the bigger philosophical question: the device still worked fine with the native app, should @TPLINKUK be held accountable for supporting non-documented use cases? The vulnerability is the result of weak encryption used by TP-Link.

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IoT Firmware Risk Manufacturing 358

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Indeed during the group_a, the main observed delivery techniques where about Phishing (rif.T1193) and Valid Accounts (rif.T1078). and more personal thoughts.

Computers and Electronics 80

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing DNS Phishing 80

Pen Test Partners

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The malicious server will proxy the traffic and present the victim with the legitimate sign on journey. Therefore, before repacking the credentials back up in TLS encryption, the proxy server has full sight of them from the victim. From the victims perspective the only element that is invalid is the domain.

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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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Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 79

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

You can view our report on the new version here , together with a video presentation of our findings. The attack is estimated to have resulted in the encryption of files belonging to around 60 Kaseya customers using the on-premises version of the platform. All kinds of offers related to gamer accounts can be found on the dark web.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 89

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. The SANS Institute presentation, “ The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques ,” is an RSAC staple by this point.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

When the malicious PDF file is opened with the Trojanized PDF reader, the victim is presented with the same malware mentioned above, which collects and reports the victim’s information, retrieves commands and executes them using pipe communication mechanisms. The malware, which we call Minas , is a miner.

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Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 76

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Presenting itself as a JPG file named “gracious_truth.jpg,” Teardrop is a memory-only dropper built to enter a network seamlessly and replace the embedded payload. The attacker can then define an admin account, setting the home directory to the root of C: drive. The Serv-U FTP program logs this automatically.

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Software Malware Authentication Penetration Testing 61

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Oftentimes this is credential data, but it can be any data that may have financial value to an adversary; this includes paid online service accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, instant messenger, or email contacts lists, etc. Together with our colleagues at InQuest, we present a deep dive technical analysis of the malware.

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment.

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VPN Software Authentication Encryption 119

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Cisco Secure supports the NOC operations with DNS visibility and architecture intelligence ( Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Umbrella Investigate ) and automated malware analysis and threat intelligence ( Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) , backed by Cisco Talos Intelligence and Cisco SecureX ). The other half is Clarity for iOS.

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DNS Mobile Malware Firewall 135

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The PlugX families we observed used DNS [ T1071.001 ] [ T1071.004 ] as the transport channel for C2 traffic, in particular TXT queries. Another clue that helped us was the use of DNS tunneling by Winnti which we discovered traces of in memory. The hardcoded 208.67.222.222 resolves to a legitimate OpenDNS DNS server.

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Malware DNS Accountability Manufacturing 144

Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2022

This can be done using a low-privileged account on any Windows SCCM client. Client push installation accounts require local admin privileges to install software on systems in an SCCM site, so it is often possible to relay the credentials and execute actions in the context of a local admin on other SCCM clients in the site. Background.

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Authentication Accountability Penetration Testing Software 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. DNS security (IP address redirection, etc.),

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

It is linked to a vulnerability in DNS resolvers that allows amplification attacks on authoritative DNS servers. Attacks on DNS servers are dangerous because all the resources they serve become unavailable, regardless of their size and level of DDoS protection. The bug was named TsuNAME. Conclusion.

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DDOS DNS IoT Marketing 132

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

To be crystal clear, none of this is "hacking", it will merely involve looking at how the system responds to legitimate requests and observing the gap between what it does at present and what it ideally should do. Geo-Blocking is (Almost) Useless. A little context first: the Aadhaar website runs over at uidai.gov.in

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Hacking Government Risk Encryption 279

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We carefully surveyed the field and present below our recommendations for the top CASB vendors and industry-wide wisdom for buyers. Ensure enterprise data transfers remain in native cloud accounts and are protected at rest. Security functionality for DLP, discovery, encryption, and digital rights management. iboss Features.

Risk 141

Risk Firewall Authentication Encryption 141

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

These adware strains often present themselves as a video, banner, full screen, or otherwise pop-up nuisance. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. Also Read : Yahoo Malware Attack: Malvertising Is the Silent Killer. Backdoors.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 104

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. Heuristics and behavioral analysis are often applied to enhance detection capabilities if no file signature is present. Lets organizations encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable.

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Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 124

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

If a blockchain user completes a transaction via a web browser, they could unknowingly be presenting sensitive details to a browser hijacker or keylogger. Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications.

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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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Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 108

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Continuing to analyze the code, we reconstructed the approach used by the attacker to obfuscate the payload: all the necessary information has been encrypted, splitted, and then encoded in Base64 chunks stored into different structures named as “ta” , “t_ep” , “t_eq”. The “Dns” Plugin. Initialization of basic malware information.

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Malware DNS Architecture Advertising 59

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Really, never roll your own encryption. SSH or Secure Shell is an encrypted connection over Port 22. Why should I attempt to create my own SSL/TLS when I can integrate OpenSSL into my product. Just don’t.

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Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Really, never roll your own encryption. SSH or Secure Shell is an encrypted connection over Port 22. Why should I attempt to create my own SSL/TLS when I can integrate OpenSSL into my product. Just don’t.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the devices of 79,315 users. During the reporting period, Kaspersky solutions blocked attempts to launch one or more malicious programs designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 79,315 users. Threat geography.

Phishing 128

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 128

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. banks using the Zeus Trojan virus to crack open bank accounts and divert money to Eastern Europe.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 22, 2022

Once confirmed by the administrator, NordLayer can fully launch and presents the available countries in which the user can connect through to establish the VPN connection. WireGuard does not support insecure key exchanges or obsolete algorithms for hashing or encryption. NordLayer Use. Shown to be more than 50% faster than OpenVPN.

VPN 108

VPN Authentication Small Business Encryption 108

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

Ransomware 80

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 80

Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

The following checklist presents several categories of attack methods and proposes countermeasures. Don’t share user accounts with others on your team. Use encrypted chat for sensitive discussions. Minimize the use of email, if practical, in favor of closed-group, encrypted messaging tools.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Authentication Software 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 40

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2022

Overlap of Passive DNS resolution of domain observed on current attack infrastructure with the IP used by Molerats APT group in the past. The main function of the binary is the standard ConfuserEx function which is responsible for loading the runtime module "koi'' that is stored in encrypted form using a byte array. Attack flow.

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Accountability DNS Phishing Architecture 118