Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

Regularly back up data, air gap, and password-protect backup copies offline. Review antivirus logs for indications they were unexpectedly turned off. Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware to allow victims of the malware to recover locked files. It is also recommendable to check the virus vault of your antivirus.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

If your friend or colleague is suddenly asking you for money or to change your password, call them on the phone and ask if they really sent the message. Use a strong password and store it correctly: Strong passwords consist of a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols such as punctuation.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

.” Upon executing the malware, the Rust binary prompts an error requiring a password to be passed as an argument. Passing the “—password” parameter in conjunction with a dummy password “AgendaPass,” the ransomware starts its malicious activity by terminating various processes and services. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. According to the company, most of the username and password combinations are available for free, and 5 billion of the above credentials are “unique.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

In case a system was compromised through the Windows Remote Desktop feature, the experts recommend changing all passwords of all users that are allowed to login remotely and check the local user accounts for additional accounts the attacker might have added. ” reads the guide. ” reads the guide.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

“Recently, a new infection vector that cracks Windows machines through SMB password brute force is on the rise” reads the analysis published by AVAST. The module that implements the warm capabilities was spotted scanning the internet and performing password brute-force attacks against Windows systems with SMB port open online.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Antivirus firm Emsisoft discloses a data breach, a third-party had access to a publicly exposed database containing technical logs. The anti-malware solutions provider Emsisoft disclosed last week a data breach. The company revealed that a third-party had accessed a publicly exposed database containing technical logs.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security acts as something of a virtual barrier, preventing unauthorized access to data and assets beyond the traditional network perimeter. Keys, such as strong passwords, unique codes, or biometric scans, can be given to trusted individuals to access your resources from a distance.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

Our investigation showed that the samples had leaked accounts, customer passwords, and unique company IDs used as extensions of encrypted files.” Experts noticed that Agenda changes the default user’s password and enables automatic login with the new login credentials to evade detection.

Ransomware 98

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Kaspersky has fixed several flaws affecting the web protection features implemented in some of its security products. The vulnerabilities were found by the security researcher Wladimir Palant that reported them to Kaspersky in December 2018. As in: under some circumstances, antivirus would still crash. ” reads the post.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2022

Twilio hackers also breached the food delivery firm DoorDash Unprecedented cyber attack hit State Infrastructure of Montenegro Threat actor abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat driver to disable antivirus Critical flaw impacts Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Iran-linked Mercury APT exploited Log4Shell in SysAid Apps for initial access GoldDragon (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Below are the recommended mitigations included in the alert: Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air gapped, password protected copies offline. Install and regularly update antivirus software on all hosts, and enable real time detection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

ViperSoftX also checks for active antivirus products running on the machine. The script launches the main routine of the malware that installs malicious browser extensions to exfiltrate passwords and crypto wallet data. If all checks pass, the loader decrypts and executes a second-stage PowerShell script. ” concludes the report.

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Encryption Malware Cryptocurrency Software 95

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

Website owners are recommended to: Keep all software on your website up to date Use strong passwords Use 2FA on your administrative panel Place your website behind a firewall service.

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DDOS Malware Antivirus Firewall 97

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. png and 224,000.jpg

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Implement a recovery plan to restore sensitive or proprietary data from a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g., Regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, and avoid reusing passwords for different accounts. .

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Passwords Government Firmware Accountability 70

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

ransomware, then a password argument is mandatory during the execution of the ransomware.” Use of PowerShell and Batch scripts are observed across most intrusions, which focus on system discovery, reconnaissance, password/credential hunting, and privilege escalation. ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip

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Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The malware is able to steal sensitive information (a variety of credentials, including FTP credentials, stored email passwords, passwords stored in the browser, as well as a whole host of other credentials) . Below the list of mitigations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines.

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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. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

CISA reports provide the following recommendations to users and administrators to strengthen the security posture of their organization’s systems: • Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

In addition to the rootkit capability, the malware provides a backdoor for the threat actor to log in as any user on the machine with a hardcoded password, and to execute commands with the highest privileges.” ” reads the report published by Blackberry. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

Upon executing the code, it will ask the user the path for the payload to be encrypted and the password to be used for AES encryption to hide the malware within the loader. In case, the password is not provided, the tool generates one. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of .

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Education Ransomware Encryption Antivirus 102

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

The Ukrainian Security Service shared indicators of compromise for this attack on the platform “MISP-UA” Below the recommendations by the CERT: Recommendations: Do not download encrypted archives or password archives from the Internet. If necessary, contact the sender to find out if the attachment letter was sent.

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Phishing Government Antivirus Passwords 99

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

The malware supports two authentication methods: basic (with login and password) and oauth (with using a token).” “The malware developed by cybercriminals used the cloud storages of the Russian companies Yandex and Mail.ru Group to download the collected data.

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Computers and Electronics Malware Antivirus Government 121

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

It is essential to install firewall and antivirus software on your routers and keep them up-to-date. Security software not only secure your IP address from theft but it also warns you about any phishing and spying activities on your device. This way you stay informed and safe from any suspicious activities on your connection.

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Hacking VPN Internet Internet 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Portdoor backdoor implements multiple functionalities, including the ability to do reconnaissance, target profiling, delivery of additional payloads, privilege escalation, process manipulation static detection antivirus evasion, one-byte XOR encryption, AES-encrypted data exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

. “To secure against Emotet, CISA and MS-ISAC recommend implementing the mitigation measures described in this Alert, which include applying protocols that block suspicious attachments, using antivirus software, and blocking suspicious IPs.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The advisory also provides mitigations: Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air gapped, password protected copies offline. Install and regularly update antivirus software on all hosts, and enable real time detection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

While many organizations are now focusing more on perimeter defenses and two-factor authentication after recent public examples of password reuse or VPN appliance exploitation, monitoring on endpoints is often overlooked or left to traditional antivirus.” ” concludes the report.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Password Attacks Password attacks involve guessing or cracking passwords to gain access to systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

“ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack. ” Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. .” “On one of the compromised information systems, experts found encrypted files with the extension “ newversion.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ZonaAlarm , the popular security software firm owned by Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach. According to the post published by The Hacker News, the security breach exposed the data of ZonaAlarm discussion forum users. You will be requested to reset your password once joining the forum.”

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Hacking Data breaches Passwords Advertising 70

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. Operators behind the Pysa malware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of.

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Ransomware Penetration Testing Healthcare Government 105

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. ” Security news site Bleeping Computer reported on the T-Systems Ryuk ransomware attack on Dec. In our Dec.

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