Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Our selection was based on: Device location (to cover the entire globe) Device manufacturer Protocols used to access the printers. Original post: [link]. Not so much.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The malware changes the extension of the encrypted files to ‘.royal’. ” reads the alert. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The nation-state actors used a “ Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver ” technique to evade detection bypassing or killing defense solutions such as EDRs and antivirus (AVs) software. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT29)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Ironically, it was the pre-installed security app, ‘Guard Provider’ (com.miui.guardprovider), which should protect the phone by detecting malware, which actually exposes Checkpointthe user to an attack.” SecurityAffairs – Xiaomi, hacking). ” reads the post published by CheckPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Back in 2005, unknown attackers targeted the cell phones of many Greek politicians by hacking the country's phone network and turning on an already-installed eavesdropping capability. The other way to eavesdrop on a cell phone is by hacking the phone itself. Here, it matters which phone is being targeted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

Hackers launched spear-phishing attacks against organizations in the oil and gas industry sector spreading the Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. The attacks aim at infecting victims with the infamous Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. SecurityAffairs – energy, hacking). ” reads the analysis published by Bitdefender.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

Malicious hackers claim to have hacked into the network system of the Foxconn Baja factory in Mexico on June 11. The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Users of the Network attached storage devices manufactured have reported a mystery string of malware attacks that disabled software updates by hijacking entries in host machines’ hosts file. The user ianch99 in the QNAP NAS community forum reported that the antivirus ClamAV was failing to update due to 0.0.0.0 db.ac.ipv6.clamav.net

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

The malware targets WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps and can allow attackers to conduct multiple malicious activities. “Among them is the interception of chats and the theft of the confidential information that could be found in them; this malware can also execute spam campaigns and various scam schemes. Android 4.4.2

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. SecurityAffairs – hacking, AvosLocker ransomware).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” Install and regularly update antivirus software on all hosts, and enable real time detection. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discovered that a sample uploaded to the VirusTotal database on May 19, 2022 and considered benign by almost all the antivirus, was containing a payload associated with Brute Ratel C4 (BRc4), a new red-teaming and adversarial attack simulation tool. SecurityAffairs – hacking, BRc4).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The operators behind the infamous RobbinHood ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to kill antivirus products. Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing p ackage that is delivered to workstations to disable security solution before starting encryption. . ” reads the report published by Sophos.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

Microsoft blocked an attack activity aimed at Israeli organizations attributed to a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM. Microsoft announced to have blocked a series of attacks targeting Israeli organizations that have been conducted by a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

However, CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. Source J.D.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

” Let’s go to our case study: I received a scan request for a PDF file that was reported to support an antivirus vendor, and it replied that the file was not malicious. SecurityAffairs – PDF analysis, hacking). Then I thought, “Why not turn a PDF analysis into an article?” About the author : Zoziel Freire.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. It remains unclear how many individuals were active in the core GandCrab malware development team.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

ransomware: The victims of the Lockfile ransomware gang are in the manufacturing, financial services, engineering, legal, business services, and travel and tourism sectors. “This means that after the ransomware attack, there is no ransomware binary for incident responders or antivirus software to find or clean up.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors. “To perform DLL sideloading, BISMUTH introduced outdated versions of various applications, including Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2019

Malware researchers at antivirus firm Dr Web discovered more than 33 Android Apps in the Google Play Store with over 100 million installations that contain a clicker Tojan tracked as Android. The Command & Control server, in turn, sends the necessary settings to the malware. SecurityAffairs – Clicker Trojan, hacking).

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2019

Malware researchers at two security firms Intezer and Anomali have discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The ransomware targets poorly protected or vulnerable NAS servers manufactured by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems, attackers exploits known vulnerabilities or carry out brute-force attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is critical because these networks are subject to eavesdropping, interception, data theft, denial of services ( DoS ) assaults, and malware infestations. These systems can detect and block unauthorized access attempts, malware infections and other security threats.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

It can group and set policies depending on the type of file, user, device or other conditions, and has certain triggers – like, say, someone turning off the software or an antivirus program – that can indicate a threat actor is executing an ongoing attack and automatically shifts to a higher level of access requirements.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

US agencies warn that groups employed DarkSide ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations across various Critical Infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy. Set antivirus/antimalware programs to conduct regular scans of IT network assets using up-to-date signatures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

On March 15th, research firm ESET reported a new data-wiping malware targeting Ukraine named CaddyWiper. [ 1 ] The malware “destroys user data and partitions information from attached drives”. 13 ] In the beginning of 2022, the group claimed responsibility for hacking and extorting Impresa - the largest media company in Portugal.[

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Out of the 18,000 Orion IT customers affected by the malware, it seems that only a handful were of interest to the attackers. For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Advanced persistent threats come from skilled attackers possessing advanced hacking tools, sophisticated techniques, and possibly large teams. Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. What Are APTs?

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Step 4: Attackers use malware and exploits off-the-shelf or customize the tools to create ransomware variants and new techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

EoP exploit for AMD driver (PDFWKRNL.sys) on HVCI-enabled Windows 11 The fix: To address this issue, thorough action is required: Driver Patching: Developers and manufacturers of affected drivers must deliver patches and upgrades as soon as possible to address the reported vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. The victim is sent an email with an attachment, and once they click on the link, the malware file downloads. Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others.

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2022

In a big multinational electronics manufacturer, for example, the accounting team may need to enable macros for their complex Excel spreadsheets, but the sales executives may not have any reason to do so. In this case enabling macros by users such as the sales team should trigger alerts about potential malware being activated.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2019

When we speak of a corporate environment there are a number of tools that we can find, such as Web Application Firewall (WAF), Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS), Antispam, Antivirus, Firewall, Web Filter / Application Control, DLP (Data Loss Prevent) Switches, Routers and etc.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

If performed without permission, hacking, and even port scanning might lead to attempts to impose legal penalties such as fines or jail time based upon local legislation such as: Canada: Sections 184, 342.1, Hackers also make use of scripting to enable sets of commands to be automatically executed once malware infects the network.

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