BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

As TechRepublic reports , IOCTA documents how cybercriminals often avail of multiple services for certain types of fraud. Europol plans to follow up the IOCTA report with three spotlight documents, each focusing on one emerging cybercrime trend. Links we liked Five free online cybersecurity courses, via Help Net Security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cofense researchers spotted a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States to infect them with the Amadey malware. Security experts at Cofense uncovered a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States attempting to infect them with a new piece of malware named Amadey.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. RedLine Malware-as-a-Service. The first mention of this malware appears to be in early 2020 , when multiple phishing campaigns cast a wide net over thousands of users, offering RedLine en masse.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This documented list of known and unknown assets will help you close outstanding gaps ahead of the holiday rush. Protect against malware and ransomware. Endpoint security that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence will help mitigate these malware and ransomware threats during this potentially vulnerable time.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. They can run other malware on the system, elevate the attackers’ privileges, cause the target application to crash and so on.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Here are seven best practices for cybersecurity in small businesses: Employee Education and Training: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to your employees, teaching them about common threats such as phishing emails, social engineering, and the importance of strong passwords. WPA2 or WPA3).

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

He is suspected of large-scale production and selling of malware.” “The young man offered programs with names like Rubella, Cetan and Dryad, enabling the buyer to include secret code or malware in amongst others Word or Excel files.” ” reads the announcement. ” reads a post published by McAfee.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

The modus operandi of this piece of malware is not new in Portugal. One of the last occurrences was last December 2019, where the Lampion trojan operated in a very similar way, changing only the way the malware was distributed (via AWS S3 buckets and with the first stage encoded in a highly obfuscated VBS file).

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Tax documents such as W-2s and 1040s can be purchased for around $1.04, while Social Security numbers range from $0.19 Once they have access to an account with sufficient authority, cybercriminals can use that trusted email address to scam other companies into making fraudulent payments or just distribute malware en mass.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rootkits are malware implants that are installed deep in the operating system. However, on one of the infected machines, we found malware that we think is probably related to CosmicStrand. This malware creates a user named “aaaabbbb” in the operating system with local administrator rights.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. Another trend was disguising malware in emails.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

According to 2023 statistics , only one in four affected organizations identified an incident as a result of detecting suspicious activity (launch of hacker tools, malware, network scanners, etc.) Ngrok and AnyDesk are legitimate utilities; they are not detected by antivirus tools as malware and are often used for legitimate purposes.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

These may be obtained by phishing, social engineering, insider threats, or carelessly handed data. Malicious macros in Word documents or Excel files are a key feature of business-centric phishing attacks. Malware is packed in certain ways to avoid detection and identification. Valid accounts.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Hacking Identity thieves may even try to hack databases, such as institutions or government agencies, to steal your personal information, such as tax-related documents. For example, if you’re mailing or receiving tax documents, a thief could take them through your mailbox without your knowledge.

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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

In their initial disclosures on this threat actor, TeamT5 identified three malware families: SpyDealer, Demsty and WinDealer. In 2020, we discovered a whole new distribution method for the WinDealer malware that leverages the automatic update mechanism of select legitimate applications. WinDealer is a modular malware platform.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. APTs typically have a development team that creates targeted tools or malware to advance their operations. Though the malware is usually specialized towards targets, it is common for them to share traits when made by a single APT group.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Identifies and isolates emails with malware attachments to guard against network penetration.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, if an app wants to access something like your contacts or files in your Documents folder on a modern version of macOS, you will be asked to allow it before the app can see that data. For example, antivirus software such as Malwarebytes needs to be able to see everything it can in order to best protect you.

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NopSec

MAY 21, 2020

In third position the “social engineering” technique is another relevant attack vector that leads to security breaches. On the other hand, the Malware and C2 “infection” techniques are in a distant fourth place, at only 17%. The “malware” document in attachment to the email is still a used technique but it is in decline.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Eric George, Director, Solution Engineering – Digital Risk & Email Protection at Fortra , notes that “Organizations will continue to migrate to cloud-based email solutions.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The most common malware family found in attachments were Agensla Trojans. The messages that cybercriminals sent to corporate e-mail addresses were increasingly disguised as business correspondence or notifications about work documents that required the recipient’s attention. Malware families. Statistics: spam.

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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. Antivirus Inspection Not all RBI products will prioritize this time factor. In this function, it does an excellent job.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

Hackers exploit the transformation in the usual workflow to spread malware and steal users’ data. For hackers, more emails means more opportunities to steal your data or infect your system with malware. As you probably know, phishing involves various social engineering methods. And not without a reason.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

How to secure your data from malware: One of the best practices for Office 365 security monitoring is to get the latest security updates. Keep your antivirus software up to date. However, don’t forget that even an updated antivirus may not detect advanced malware strains. Choose to Turn off external sharing.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In this report, we provide the latest statistics on cyberthreats to gamers, as well as detailed information on the most widespread and dangerous types of malware that players must be aware of. TOP 5 mobile games used as a lure for distribution of malware and unwanted software, by users, from July 1, 2021 through June, 30 2022.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The Dangers of Cloud Malware Almost 44% of cloud malware is known to deliver ransomware, and more than half of malware-infected files are shared publicly, according to a report by security services provider, Netskope. If the user has the option to delete these previous versions, so does the malware.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Ransomware Definition Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts users’ files and makes them inaccessible unless they pay a ransom in a given time. This type of malware usually leaves the underlying system unharmed. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Over the thirty-year history of its existence, HTTP has evolved from a protocol for transferring the content of static HTML documents and images into a transport protocol that not only supports the encapsulation of various data structures but can also be a "backing" for other protocols. David runs MacSecurity.net and Privacy-PC.com.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Ransome is a special malware that threatens to perpetually block access to your data unless you pay a ransom. The usual targets are: Word and Excel documents. Ransomcloud is a special ransom malware, designed to encrypt cloud emails and attachments. Hackers come up with more sophisticated social engineering tactics.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Malware can use this permission to plant harmful files or steal sensitive information. antivirus) require this access, malicious apps could abuse it to take full control of your device. antivirus) require this access, malicious apps could abuse it to take full control of your device. While some legitimate apps (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Better network security monitors for authorized, but inappropriate activities or unusual behavior that may indicate compromise, malware activity, or insider threat. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

These breaches may occur due to a targeted hacking attack; inadvertent installation of malware, which can steal user passwords and gain backdoor access to sensitive information; and ransomware , which is software that encrypts file until the victim agrees to pay a large sum of money to the attacker.

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