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Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 352

Security Affairs

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware. Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

The method of infection can vary from attack to attack and can include social engineering strategies, such as phishing and email spoofing , or a fraudulent website masquerading as legitimate, among others. Firmware rootkits are also known as “hardware rootkits.”.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Phishing and Social Engineering. Phishing and social engineering are a type of email attack that attempts to trick users into divulging passwords, downloading an attachment or visiting a website that installs malware on their systems. Firmware rootkit. Banking trojan. How to Defend Against Phishing.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

VIPs and executives can also be impersonated to conduct social engineering attacks. In 2019, the FBI dubbed this tactic as the “ $26 Billion scam ”, given the high losses associated with this social engineering method. Set up two-factor (or multi-factor) authentication on any account that allows it, and never disable it.