Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

Mandiant concluded that the 3CX attack was orchestrated by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as Lazarus , a determination that was independently reached earlier by researchers at Kaspersky Lab and Elastic Security. The malware was found inside of a document that offered an employment contract at the multinational bank HSBC.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems. What’s more, Syrén seemed to downplay the severity of the exposure.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts discovered a feature in Microsoft 365 suite that could be abused to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive and target cloud infrastructure. Researchers from Proofpoint reported that a feature in the in Microsoft 365 suite could be abused to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The backdoor spreads via weaponized Word documents (“ Apply Form.docm.”) The malicious document was uploaded from Jordan on August 25, 2022. . Upon opening the document and enabling the embedded macro, a PowerShell script is dropped on the victim’s machine. . The command is encrypted using AES-256 CBC.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

file exposed information that attackers could employ for lateral movement within the ministry’s systems, potentially escalating to anything from account takeover to a ransomware attack. file leaked several types of database credentials, mail credentials, and data encryption keys. Meanwhile, the now-closed MIM’s env.

Government 126

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

“On September 30, 2023, OVT became aware of a security incident that resulted in the encryption of certain OVT systems by an unauthorized third party. As proof of the data breach, the extortion group published data samples, including passport images, NDAs, contracts, and other documents.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The gang also published several pictures of passports and company documents as proof of the hack. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool. Cactus Ransomware has just posted Schneider Electric.

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Ransomware Digital transformation Retail Antivirus 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The new version includes many updates, which you can read in the Summary of Changes document. In this blog I will focus on two requirements and show how Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform solutions can help businesses streamline compliance. Secure data storage is closely related to encryption and key management.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information. Tokens usually serve as digital keys to user accounts. In theory, exposing tokens could lead to unauthorized account access. DTC app has over 100,000 downloads on the Google Play store.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

But along with the advantages, such as saved time and resources, delegating non-core tasks creates new challenges in terms of information security. in their infrastructure, while the rest discovered they had been infiltrated via a third party only after data leakage or encryption. Rounding out the top three is targeted phishing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The attacks frequently targeted small and tribal casinos, encrypting servers and the personally identifying information (PII) of employees and patrons.” The threat actors sent victims a phone number in a phishing attempt, often related to pending charges on their accounts. ” reported the PIN.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The phishing emails attempt to trick recipients into clicking on an embedded link to view a document. Once the file is opened, a PowerShell command downloads a decoy document from a remote server, along with the Python programming language interpreter and the Client.py file classified as MASEPIE. file classified as MASEPIE.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The leak comes after the team discovered an unprotected MongoDB instance, which stored information on GokuMarket crypto exchange users. Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information, and in GokuMarket’s case, the details of over a million customers and admin users.

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Passwords Cryptocurrency Scams Mobile 94

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

Guidehouse provides account maintenance services to Morgan Stanley’s StockPlan Connect business, hackers breached its Accellion FTA server and stole information belonging to Morgan Stanley stock plan participants. . “There was no data security breach of any Morgan Stanley applications,” continues the letter.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hackers managed to access sensitive HR information and documents about the company’s current and former employees. The confidential information accessed by the attackers included the SSN and bank account information of employees. On December 28, 2020, ThyssenKrupp Materials group of companies based in U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

To prevent unauthorized users from getting into a vital call, ensure the video conferencing tool has end-to-end encryption. This feature will protect video conferences and guarantee those conversations are secure. The key is ensuring workers use a solution that provides enhanced security. The key is end-to-end encryption.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

” In the course of this research, we found out that the prevalent posts revolved around the sale of compromised accounts, internal databases, and documents, along with access to corporate infrastructures. Data breaches A data breach exposes confidential, sensitive information and can cause major problems.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS Understanding HIPAA Mental health apps collect a wealth of personal information Information collection extends past user disclosure Mental health apps may share your information with third parties Can users protect their privacy while using mental health apps? What does this mean?

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Experts documented the evolution of the LockBit ransomware that leverages multiple techniques to infect targets and evade detection. The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team published the Cybereason Threat Analysis Reports that investigates the threat landscape and provides recommendations to mitigate their attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As the adoption of cloud storage is growing, it is becoming easy to carry documents, passwords, movies, images, music, etc. Though it is convenient for us, data upload to a third-party platform might fetch some security risks that are as follows. Better to use mobile data as 4G and 5G are considered as most secure networks.

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Passwords Accountability Mobile Encryption 105

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

” According to court documents, the gang bundled the malware with other program files, including pirated versions of licensed software or copyrighted materials. The FBI has published information at fbi.gov/911S5 to help identify and remove 911 S5’s VPN applications from your devices or machines. export laws.

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VPN Cryptocurrency Malware Software 93

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

enumerates system information to include hostname, host configuration, domain information, local drive configuration, remote shares, and mounted external storage devices. attempts to encrypt any data saved to any local or remote device but skips files associated with core system functions.” ” reads the flash alert.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It lists the IP addresses of the local ARP cache and sends them a packet, then it lists all the sharing resources opened on the found IPs, mounts each of them, and attempts to encrypt their content. “The Ryuk variant analyzed in this document does have self-replication capabilities. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

service account, admin accounts, and domain admin accounts) to have strong, unique passwords. If using Linux, use a Linux security module (such as SELinux, AppArmor, or SecComp) for defense in depth. Protect cloud storage by backing up to multiple locations, requiring MFA for access, and encrypting data in the cloud.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Accountability 94

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2021

The Java-based STRRAT RAT was distributed in a massive spam campaign, the malware shows ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them. This RAT is infamous for its ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them.

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Ransomware Malware Encryption Security Intelligence 127

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a U.S. law that regulates the handling of protected health information (PHI). ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard that provides a framework for information security management systems (ISMS).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Researchers from Trend Micro, while monitoring the activity of the China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca , discovered an encrypted file hosted on a server under the control of the group. It consists of two components, the loader and the encrypted main payload. The backdoor uses AES-ECB encryption for C2 communications.

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Malware Encryption Telecommunications Authentication 106

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

CIA has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified documents. Former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for passing classified documents to WikiLeaks and for possessing child pornographic material. A former software engineer with the U.S.

Computers and Electronics 98

Computers and Electronics Engineering Hacking Data breaches 98

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

This advanced custom Rat is mainly the work of a threat actor that targets Russian entities by using lures in archive file format and more recently Office documents leveraging the Follina vulnerability. The earliest versions of this Rat was typically archived into a zip file pretending to be a document specific to a Russian group.

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Malware Encryption Antivirus Architecture 120

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The hackers managed to access sensitive HR information and documents about the company’s current and former employees. The confidential information accessed by the attackers included the SSN and bank account information of employees. On December 28, 2020, ThyssenKrupp Materials group of companies based in U.S.

Engineering 96

Engineering Ransomware Data breaches Banking 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. “Based on the names of the archives, this data includes city budget financials, various accounting documents, document scans, and an archive of documents belonging to the City Manager.”

Ransomware 99

Ransomware Advertising Backups Data breaches 99

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware gang introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents. They introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents leaked in the TOR network. The notorious cybercriminal syndicate BlackCat competes with Conti and Lockbit 3.0.

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Ransomware Passwords Data breaches Technology 88

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2021

Upon opening the attachment, ToxicEye installs itself on the victim’s device and performs some operations in background such as: stealing data deleting or transferring files killing processes on the PC hijacking the PC’s microphone and camera to record audio and video encrypting files for ransom purposes. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This accountability encourages data stewards to maintain data quality standards. Data Encryption: Data lineage helps identify data at rest and in transit, allowing organizations to encrypt data as needed to protect it from unauthorized access.

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Encryption Data privacy Data breaches Hacking 104

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Security, Privacy and Compliance Can Conflict.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

. “The purpose of this document is to describe the operating mode used during these attacks and the associated compromise indicators, then to provide recommendations to limit the impact of this type of incident.” locked to the filename of the encrypted files. The malicious code appended the extension.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

BleepingComputer reported that the company was hit by the Clop ransomware that encrypted 1,000 devices. “The Clop ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on Symrise and have told BleepingComputer that they allegedly encrypted 1,000 devices.” ” reported Bleeping Computer.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 102