Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

Malware 106

Malware Government Passwords System Administration 106

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

According to Palo Alto Networks, the author of WeSteal, that goes online as “ComplexCodes,” started advertising the cryptocurrency stealer on underground forums in mid-February 2021. Despite WeSteal is advertised as implementing a “RAT Panel,” experts did not find RAT feature in their analysis. There is the name of the malware itself.

Cryptocurrency 107

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising System Administration 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.”

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 114

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

“APT10 often attacked a service provider’s system by “spear-phishing” – sending company employees emails designed to trick them into revealing their passwords or installing malware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Identity Theft 82

Identity Theft Hacking System Administration Advertising 82

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

ru , which at one point advertised the sale of wooden staircases. used the password 225948. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. “Cryptolockers made a lot of noise in the press, but lazy system administrators don’t make backups after that. and admin@stairwell.ru

Ransomware 219

Ransomware Cybercrime Accountability Malware 219

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We encourage system administrators to immediately set up monitoring for these machines, due to the unlikelihood that patching (even in a timely fashion) will be sufficient to protect them. One of these, Manjusaka , is advertised as an imitation of the Cobalt Strike framework. The next WannaCry.

Firmware 107

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 107