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New STRRAT RAT Malware Convinces Believe They’ve Fallen Victim to Ransomware, Researchers Find

Hot for Security

MAY 21, 2021

Security researchers have discovered a new massive spam email campaign designed to push the latest version of STRRAT malware, according to data shared by Microsoft. It turns out that some malware only impersonates a ransomware attack, leaving the files untouched but scaring people with the possibility of a ransomware infection.

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European firm DSIRF behind the attacks with Subzero surveillance malware

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

Microsoft linked a private-sector offensive actor (PSOA) to attacks using multiple zero-day exploits for its Subzero malware. Microsoft states that multiple news reports have linked the company to the Subzero malware toolset used to hack a broad range of devices, phones, computers, and network and internet-connected devices.

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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Microsoft spotted multiple malspam campaigns using malware-laced ISO and IMG files

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. Microsoft advanced machine learning threat detection models detected multiple malspam campaigns distributing malware-laced ISO. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, malspam).

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Online Ed is the New Corporate Threat Vector

Security Boulevard

APRIL 19, 2021

In the last 30 days, education was the most targeted sector, receiving more than 60% of all malware encounters, or more than 5 million incidents, according to Microsoft Security Intelligence. The Government Accounting Office wants to know what the U.S. Department of.

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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

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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STRRAT RAT spreads masquerading as ransomware

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2021

Microsoft warns of a malware campaign that is spreading a RAT dubbed named STRRAT masquerading as ransomware. Microsoft Security Intelligence researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is spreading a remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as STRRAT. The latest version of the Java-based STRRAT malware (1.5)

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Microsoft warns of attacks targeting MSSQL servers using the tool sqlps

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

pic.twitter.com/Tro0NfMD0j — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 17, 2022. The attackers also use sqlps.exe to create a new account that they add to the sysadmin role, enabling them to take full control of the SQL server. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 17, 2022.

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Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Security experts from cyber-security firm Prevailion reported that TA505 has compromised more than 1,000 organizations. The malicious updates employed in the Zerologon attacks are able to bypass the user account control (UAC) security feature in Windows and abuse the Windows Script Host tool (wscript.exe) to execute malicious scripts.

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Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors. Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021.

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Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2021

. “Today, we have taken an additional step to further support our customers who are still vulnerable and have not yet implemented the complete security update. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. ” reads the announcement published by Microsoft.

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Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

Threat actors were observed abusing OneDrive, for this reason, the IT giant has suspended more than 20 malicious OneDrive applications created by POLONIUM actors, notified affected organizations, and deployed a series of security intelligence updates that will quarantine malicious tools developed by the attackers.

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Ransomware may be targeting Microsoft’s Hafnium Exchange Server vulnerabilities

SC Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

Microsoft confirmed “a new family of ransomware being used after an initial compromise of unpatched on-premises Exchange Servers,” via its Security Intelligence Twitter account. That cluster was installing cryptominer malware. (Microsoft).

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Black Hat Asia 2022 Continued: Cisco Secure Integrations

Cisco Security

MAY 27, 2022

Malware Threat Intelligence made easy and available, with Cisco Secure Malware Analytics and SecureX by Ben Greenbaum . SecureX: Bringing Threat Intelligence Together by Ian Redden . Secure Endpoint for iOS/Security Connector . Secure Malware Analytics (formerly Threat Grid) .

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Iran-linked Phosphorous APT hacked emails of security conference attendees

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Phosphorus successfully hacked into the email accounts of multiple high-profile individuals and security conference attendees. “Phosphorus, an Iranian actor, has targeted with this scheme potential attendees of the upcoming Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 (T20) Summit in Saudi Arabia.”

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Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange

Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

The IT giant reported that at least one China linked APT group, tracked as HAFNIUM , chained these vulnerabilities to access on-premises Exchange servers to access email accounts, and install backdoors to maintain access to victim environments. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) March 12, 2021.

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Cybersecurity Checklist for Political Campaigns

Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Modern applications support features that attackers can abuse to install malware on your system. Enable as many OS and app security features as practical. Use modern, reputable anti-malware software. Don’t share user accounts with others on your team. the G Suite security checklist ). government.

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Staying a Step Ahead of the Hack

Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware. Webroot Security Intelligence Director, Grayson Milbourne, offers several suggestions that companies can do to increase their security posture.

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5 Components of the Kubernetes Control Plane that Demand Special Attention in Your Security Strategy

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

They can also follow the recommendations that StackRox made in September 2020 by restricting the feature’s file permissions, configuring to serve only HTTPs, binding it to a localhost interfact and using Kubernetes RBAC to allow access to individual service accounts per controller. cloud-controller-manager. What is it?

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Why Focusing on Container Runtimes Is the Most Critical Piece of Security for EKS Workloads?

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

In particular, they might consider limiting their use of ClusterRoles and ClusterRoleBindings, as these assignments could enable an attacker to move to other cluster resources if they compromise a single user account. For more information about other aspects of Amazon EKS security, click here.

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Six Effective Ransomware Risk Reduction Strategies

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Businesses, governments, and consumers alike need to be aware of ransomware – a type of malware that can inflict serious damage on your finances and productivity in a very short span of time. Today, we explain this category of malware: how it works, the risks it poses to your organization, and strategies for preventing an attack.

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Is G Suite HIPAA Compliant? An Admin Guide For Configuring G Suite for HIPAA Compliance

Spinone

JULY 8, 2020

An extremely important compliance regulation today is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? An additional drawback of TLS encryption is that it does not guarantee the email message will be secure after it reaches its destination.

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Google Security Center vs Spinbackup with Cost Analysis

Spinone

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Google describes Security Center as a security analytics and best practice recommendations utility that enables G Suite administrators to operate G Suite environments much more intelligently and with greater visibility. This helps administrators to take a more proactive approach to security intelligence.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The IT landscape’s complexity requires the deployment of Privileged Identity Management technologies, given the increasing sophistication of modern attacks via malware and ungated entries. You will create cyber awareness among your staff, as well as users, partners, customers.

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New STRRAT RAT Malware Convinces Believe They’ve Fallen Victim to Ransomware, Researchers Find

European firm DSIRF behind the attacks with Subzero surveillance malware

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

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Microsoft spotted multiple malspam campaigns using malware-laced ISO and IMG files

Online Ed is the New Corporate Threat Vector

French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

STRRAT RAT spreads masquerading as ransomware

Microsoft warns of attacks targeting MSSQL servers using the tool sqlps

Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns

Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve

Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks

Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Ransomware may be targeting Microsoft’s Hafnium Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Black Hat Asia 2022 Continued: Cisco Secure Integrations

Iran-linked Phosphorous APT hacked emails of security conference attendees

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange

Cybersecurity Checklist for Political Campaigns

Staying a Step Ahead of the Hack

5 Components of the Kubernetes Control Plane that Demand Special Attention in Your Security Strategy

Why Focusing on Container Runtimes Is the Most Critical Piece of Security for EKS Workloads?

Six Effective Ransomware Risk Reduction Strategies

Is G Suite HIPAA Compliant? An Admin Guide For Configuring G Suite for HIPAA Compliance

Google Security Center vs Spinbackup with Cost Analysis

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