Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

Security researchers demonstrated that hundreds of sub-domains belonging to Microsoft could potentially be hijacked and abused to deliver malware and for phishing attacks. Let’s consider mybrowser.microsoft.com, it might have resolved by the DNS to something like webserver9000.azurewebsites.net. azurewebsites.net.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Social engineering can manifest itself across a wide range of cybersecurity attacks: Phishing Smishing Vishing Whaling Pharming Baiting Pretexting Scareware Deepfakes. Phishing is a broad category of social engineering attacks that specifically target most businesses’ primary mode of communication: email. Pretexting.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. As usual, the malware looks like a legitimate e-mail attachment, named as “invoice.doc”. Figure 3 – Piece of VBS script that starts malware infection. DLL Analysis.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks, the recent mass scanning activity represents a change in the modus operandi of the group. “This report aims to shed light on some of Pawn Storm’s attacks that did not use malware in the initial stages.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In mid-August, the state-sponsored hackers launched a highly targeted spear-phishing email to a high-ranking office in a Middle Eastern nation. “In August 2018, Unit 42 observed OilRig targeting a government organization using spear-phishing emails to deliver an updated version of a Trojan known as BONDUPDATER.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The campaign uncovered by Avast aimed at silently modifying the Brazilian users’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings to redirect victims to malicious websites mimicking legitimate ones. “ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak. ” reads a blog post published by Avast.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Proofpoint analyzed two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Web site in 2015 for the “Manipulaters Team,” a group of Pakistani hackers behind the dark web identity “Saim Raza,” who sells spam and malware tools and services. Regarding phishing, whenever we receive complaint, we remove the services immediately. Also we are running business since 2006.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Google is going to block logins from embedded browsers against MitM phishing attacks. Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to two counts of banking malware creation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To exfiltrate data and deliver next-stage malware, the attackers abuse cloud-based data storage, such as Dropbox or Yandex Disk, as well as a temporary file sharing service. The postinst script contains comments in Russian and Ukrainian, including information about improvements made to the malware, as well as statements by activists.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Novidade exploit kit leverages cross-site request forgery (CSRF) to change the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of SOHO routers and redirect traffic from the connected devices to the IP address under the control of the attackers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Experts devised advanced SMS phishing attacks against modern Android-based phones. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The OopsIE Trojan is one of the malware in the APT’s arsenal that was detected for the first time in February 2018. The campaign was also delivering the QUADAGENT backdoor, anyway, experts noticed the group using a different malware for each targeted organization. ” reads the analysis published by Paolo Alto Network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In June malware researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi spotted a new suspicious activity potentially linked to the popular APT group. State-sponsored hackers launched spear-phishing attackes using weaponized documents. Upon reboot, the VBScript performs an HTTP GET request to fetch an encrypted stage from a dynamic DNS domain.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

Necurs botnet is currently the second largest spam botnet , it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware , the Scarab ransomware , and the Dridex banking Trojan. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Indeed during the group_a, the main observed delivery techniques where about Phishing (rif.T1193) and Valid Accounts (rif.T1078). From group_b to group_d time frame OilRig started a more sophisticated Spear Phishing (rif.T1193) campaigns within malicious attachments as their main threat delivery activity. Delivery Technique Over Time.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

According to the independent institute AV-TEST , the number of total new malware in 2020 increased by 13% compared to the last year, and malware for macOS by 1200% for the same period. Ad blockers, as the name suggests, block advertisements and protects you from phishing scams. Ad Blockers.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Figure 1 — Cloudflare RBI Diagram The primary focus of RBI is to prevent user interactions with web-based malware such as cross-site scripting (XSS), drive-by downloads, and various forms of malicious JavaScript. It is not generally advertised on the product pages that RBI affects C2 traffic, but we promise you it does.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Cybaze -Yoroi ZLab dissected one of these recent Danabot variants spread across the Italian cyberspace leveraging “ Fattura ” themed phishing emails (e.g. The malware tries to connect to the remote host 149.154.157.104 (EDIS-IT IT) through an encrypted SSL channel, then it downloads other components and deletes itself from the filesystem.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · 2.6 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Over the last few days, a phishing campaign from DHL and entitled “ DHL Shipment Notification ” has been targeted users worldwide distribution the Muncy malware. Now, the malware is targeting user’s worldwide and has been spread via phishing campaigns. The process flow diagram below shown how the malware works.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

However, recently the group has adopted new methods to deliver its malware. The threat actor also seems to be experimenting with new file types to deliver its malware. Android malware, used by Roaming Mantis, and discovered a DNS changer function that was implemented to target specific Wi-Fi routers used mainly in South Korea.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Like most APTs, Silence uses phishing emails to infect their victims. Ivoke was detected by Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence team in May 2019, when Silence sent out phishing emails purporting to be from a bank’s client with a request to block a card. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. Types of Phishing Attacks. There are different types of phishing attacks and each is deceiving and manipulative in its own unique way. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist. Another targeted phishing practice is Whaling.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Stealers" are a kind of malware designed to run on an endpoint post-compromise, while their primary features center on the theft of user data. Together with our colleagues at InQuest, we present a deep dive technical analysis of the malware. The same way you do in the real world – the market becomes flooded.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

The financially-motivated hacking group FIN7 is back and used a new piece of malware in a recent hacking campaign. Security experts at Flashpoint revealed that the financially-motivated cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Anunak and Carbanak ) used new malware in a recent hacking campaign. ” continues the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Cobalt hackers leverage spear-phishing emails to compromise target systems, messages spoof emails from financial institutions or a financial supplier/partner. The new campaign discovered by Netscout’s ASERT researchers presents a novelty, One one of the phishing emails sent by Cobalt contains two separate malicious URLs.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The group’s distinctive features are the high quality of their phishing attacks and the use of legitimate services, which makes it very difficult to detect its malicious activity in companies’ infrastructures. Silence reduced the use of phishing mail-outs, instead purchasing access to targeted banks from other groups (in particular TA505).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

In the worst-case scenarios, users would end up on a malicious or a phishing website. Like phishing kits, scam kits are sets of tools that help create and design scam pages. Most domains with phishing and scam content use CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) to hide the IP address of the real servers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Experts at Yoroi’s Cyber Security Defence Center along with Fincantieri’s security team investigated the recently discovered Martymcfly malware attacks. command and control services of info stealers malware). DNS requests intercepted. Phishing page previously hosted on xtyenvunqaxqzrm.usa.cc . Background. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2018

The campaign was first spotted in January by experts from PaloAlto Networks when the researchers discovered a new piece of malware tracked VERMIN RAT targeting Ukraine organizations. These attackers use three different.NET malware strains in their attacks – Quasar RAT, Sobaken (a RAT derived from Quasar) and a custom-made RAT called Vermin.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

In contrast, less experienced cybercriminals are not always able to see an attack through to the end (malware execution, data theft, etc.), Phishing attacks on employees. Malware log offers on a dark web forum. Malware logs (different). Free malware log offers on a dark web forum. Types of initial access.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Bonupdater, Helminth, Quadangent and PowRuner are some of the most sophisticated Malware attributed to OilRig and analyzed over the past few years. For example by using: user credential leaks, social engineering toolkits, targeted phishing, and so on and so forth or is more on there to be discovered ? CopyKittens.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

NullMixer is a dropper leading to an infection chain of a wide variety of malware families. These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper. Malware execution instructions.

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