Penetration Testing

MARCH 11, 2024

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 4, 2024

In December 2023, the cybersecurity community was alerted to a new form of cyber threat – the Ducktail malware.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

IBM Security Services today published a report detailing a raft of issues pertaining to cloud security, including the fact that there are nearly 30,000 cloud accounts potentially for sale on dark web marketplaces. The post IBM Report Shows Severity of Cloud Security Challenges appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. ‘FATAL’ ERROR.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

After surveying trusted penetration testing sources and published pricing, the cost of a penetration test for the average organization is $18,300. and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

DDC said it conducts both inventory assessment and penetration testing on its systems. But since it was unaware of the unused databases, they were not included during the tests as the assessments focused only on those with active customer data. This triggered the company's incident response plan.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2022

setting the foundations for successful targeted malware and exploits serving campaigns. Sample uses of these stolen and compromised databases includes: - setting the foundation for a successful spear-phishing campaigns. setting the foundations for successful widespread spam and botnet propagation campaigns.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 10, 2023

DSO 1: Malware Dev Training Dive deep into source code to gain a strong understanding of execution vectors, payload generation, automation, staging, command and control, and exfiltration. DSO Azure: Azure Cloud Pentesting Training Traditional penetration testing has focused on physical assets on internal and external networks.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

Several researchers have come across a novel attack that circumvents Microsoft’s Protected View and anti-malware detection. Note, if you are prompted by User Account Control, select Yes or Allow so the fix can continue. Enable Malwarebytes’ Block penetration testing attacks. Click on View Tab.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. The second scenario is about account credentials.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hackers compromised the company point-of-sale (PoS) systems with malware that was designed to steal payment card data. . The settlement was announced by Delaware Attorney-General Kathy Jennings this week, it confirmed that 46 states have reached an agreement with the US company. . ” .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

ransomware is a modular malware that is more evasive than its previous versions, its shared similarities with Blackmatter and Blackcat ransomware. ” By protecting the code with encryption, the latest LockBit version can avoid the detection of signature-based anti-malware solutions. The LockBit 3.0 The LockBit 3.0

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Penetration testing is something that many (of those who know what a pentest is) see as a search for weak spots and well-known vulnerabilities in clients’ infrastructure, and a bunch of copied-and-pasted recommendations on how to deal with the security holes thus discovered.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Cobalt Strike is a paid penetration testing product that allows an attacker to deploy an agent named ‘Beacon’ on the victim machine. In essence, Defendants are able to leverage cracked versions of Cobalt Strike to brutally force their way into victim machines and deploy malware.” ” reads the court order.

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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. .*)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The FBI also reported one attack in which the threat actors changed victims’ direct deposit information to a bank account under their control and redirected $3.1 “Cyber criminals are compromising user login credentials of healthcare payment processors and diverting payments to accounts controlled by the cyber criminals.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

Researchers at ESET and Microsoft collaborated with CERT-UA to analyze the attacks and discovered evidence of a new variant of a known malware. The state-sponsored group used a new version of the malware “Industroyer,” dubbed “Industroyer2” (or “Industroyer reloaded”), that focuses on disk-wiping and data destruction.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Commodity malware, such as the Qakbot banking trojan, was observed in multiple engagements this quarter. The malware operators behind Raccoon introduced new functionality to the malware at the end of June, which likely contributed to its increased presence in engagements this quarter. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2021

Security ratings have been widely adopted because they supplement and can sometimes replace time-consuming vendor risk assessment techniques like questionnaires, on-site visits, and penetration tests. . This greatly reduces the operational burden on TPRM teams during vendor selection, due diligence, onboarding, and monitoring.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Compromising that could make other unrelated accounts vulnerable. as well as insurance and merchant accounts, to commit insurance fraud and wire fraud.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Document how security incidents like data breaches, insider threats, phishing attacks, DDoS (distributed denial-of-service), and malware infections will be reported, contained, and reported on. Review user access and privileges regularly, revoke or delegate access accordingly, and disable any dormant accounts to preserve the data at rest.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. Multifactor authentication should be in place wherever possible, especially for privileged accounts. Initial Assessments. Ransomware Governance. User Training.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

” According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Cobalt Strike is a commercial penetration testing software suite.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In 2014, hackers accessed the company's network and installed malware to the self-checkout point-of-sale system. My office is committed to protecting consumers, which is why we will continue to use every instrument in our toolbox to hold accountable companies that fail to safeguard personal information.". Of the $17.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. This has become a real stand-alone business in the dark web ( Malware-as-a-Service , MaaS). ATM and PoS malware to return with a vengeance.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

An external vulnerability scan involves simulating attacks on your external-facing systems to identify potential weaknesses that malicious hackers could exploit, similar to an automated penetration test. Also read: Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing: An Important Difference What Are Internal Vulnerability Scans?

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Individuals can use a configuration review scanner and authenticated scans to monitor the security of their operating systems automatically and make sure they aren’t affected by malware. Critical Security Control 5: Account Management This control talks about the need to protect privileged user and administrative accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

Theft of valid accounts is often combined with remote corporate services like VPNs or other access mechanisms. Valid accounts. MFA is especially useful when bad actors have such a heavy focus on techniques like phishing, trusted relationships, and valid accounts. External remote services. Poor endpoint detection and response.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

MI5 said the faked LinkedIn accounts are created and operation by nation-state spy agencies, with an intent to recruit individuals or gather sensitive information. Millions in the UK Targeted by Malware via a DHL Scam Text Message. A favourite sports team accounted for 6% of passwords, while a favourite TV show accounted for 5%.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Hallmarks of a 'mental payload' that pulls the right strings Simply put, any phishing email aims to make a recipient slip up in one of the following two ways: clicking a malicious link or downloading a malware-riddled file. Urgency is a scammer's best ally, too. This kind of foul play is known as spear-phishing.

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Cytelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Endpoint Defense Deploy endpoint protection solutions, including antivirus software, host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS), and software patch management tools to prevent and detect malware infections. Implement secure coding practices and web application firewalls (WAFs) to protect against web-based attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The problem: Microsoft Threat Intelligence published a report on how a Russian threat group, known as APT28 or Forest Blizzard, used customized malware to exploit the CVE-2022-38028 vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler to gain elevated permissions. 10, in the WP-Automatic plugin.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2022

You would choose a password that only you knew, and without that password, no one could get access to your account. This went a step further with the rise of profiles, such as Google Accounts, which can remember passwords across multiple devices. There are tasks such as penetration testing.

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