Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Netography Detection Models (NDMs) detect botnets, malware, P2P, data exfiltration, ransomware, phishing, SPAM, DDoS activity, and more. The Netography Threat Research Team has released its latest detections. The post Netography Detection Model Release – February 7, 2023 appeared first on Netography.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

The additional result of these hacks include: •51% had their information phished •43% had credit card information stolen •35% had their username and password stolen •17% had their identity stolen or cloned Additionally, the study found that a large majority of Americans (75%) harbor genuine concerns about visiting websites that do not look secure.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to recent research, malware currently infects an estimated 12.8 Here are our top 4 cybersecurity tips your business can deploy now to get proactive on preventing data breaches , site defacement, DDoS attacks and other threats that put your sites at risk. Why are DDoS attacks so important to prevent?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our fifth Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blogs for #2 , #3 and #4 ). Now, go and read the report!

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SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

In this blog post, we provide excerpts from the recent reports that focus on uncommon infection methods and describe the associated malware. The downloading of the actual malware is done via a variety of possible commands (for example, wget, curl, tftp and ftpget). Is able to do a “stealthy” infection. Evades EDR/AV.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Our analysis of the rogue firmware, and other malicious artefacts from the target’s network, revealed that the threat actor behind it had tampered with the firmware to embed malware that we call MoonBounce. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. Territories affected by Roaming Mantis activity ( download ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this blog post, we'll explore what CaaS is and how it has impacted the contemporary threat landscape. Cybercriminals can use these botnets to send spam, conduct DDoS attacks, or spread malware. Cybercriminals can use these botnets to send spam, conduct DDoS attacks, or spread malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2022

A DDoS attack took down Finnish govt sites as Ukraine’s President addresses MPs SharkBot Banking Trojan spreads through fake AV apps on Google Play China-linked threat actors target Indian Power Grid organizations A Mirai-based botnet is exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability? To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this blog, we’ll discuss what cyberattacks are, the most common types of attacks your website is likely to face, and most importantly, how you can prevent them. Cyberattacks are often caused by malware, which is the umbrella term used to describe software created for malicious purposes. DDoS Attacks. What is a cyberattack?

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

On January 24, a hash for sophisticated Solaris SPARC malware was posted on Twitter. The samples that we found initially seemed to have used a different infrastructure and only contained slight modifications, constituting a newer variant of the malware. The most remarkable findings. Chinese-speaking activity.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT). Malware made leaps and bounds in 2021. The critical vulnerability identified within Log4Shell is a great example of how attackers can remotely inject malware into vulnerable systems.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2021

How to troubleshoot hardware problems that look like malware problems. How to spot a DocuSign phish and what to do about it. Largest DDoS attack ever reported gets hoovered up by Cloudflare. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Podcast: Katie Moussouris hacked Clubhouse. Her emails went unanswered for weeks.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2021

Source: TechRadar) Cryptocurrency rewards platform Celsius Network disclosed a security breach exposing customer information that led to a phishing attack. Source: BleepingComputer) Threat analysts have been tracking activity where contact forms published on websites are abused to deliver malicious links to IcedID malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

Please vote for Security Affairs as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog” and others of your choice. Patch them now!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2023

's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced that it has been running several fake websites purporting to sell Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) services. Emotet Malware: Stealing Tax Data with Phishing Emails A new phishing campaign employing the Emotet malware is masquerading as U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Over time, we predict a decrease in “noisy” attacks such as SEO spam and redirects: As malware scanners and website developers advance their techniques, these types of attacks are easier to detect and remove. Even when a DDoS attack doesn’t take a site completely offline, it usually slows it enough to make it unusable.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

BlackEnergy is a Trojan capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS), cyber espionage and information destruction attacks. Their tactics went beyond the typical DDoS attack. In later rounds, the Trojan spread through spear-phishing emails with malicious Excel or Word files.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The zero-trust ecosystem protects against malware, ransomware, rogue security software, brute-force attacks, DOS and DDOS attacks, phishing, and rootkit attacks. I recently worked with a healthcare customer, to implement a new service on top of their API gateway.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. Tank, a.k.a.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

To give you another example, a cybercriminal could use that same list of emails to create a phishing scheme designed to trick people into giving away their credit card information. Whether you are running a blog or a Fortune 500 company, your customers are your most valuable assets. What Do I Do After My Data Has Been Breached?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this blog we compare celebrities to websites to help illustrate the correlation between website popularity and an increased likelihood of cyberattacks. You can think of cybercriminals as the paparazzi, in which you constantly need to defend against malware, vulnerabilities and other cyber threats. Comparing Celebrities to Websites.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. I wrote a blog post about my concerns given Linux is embedded everywhere, yet many of these systems are rarely, and even never updated with security updates.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They’re not a lame DDoS pretend hacktivist group like NoName016 — instead, they claim to be Palestinian state cyber warriors. To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids. These are not phishing emails — there’s no credential theft or malware — but they’re lobbying emails.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Disclaimer: when referring to APT groups as Russian-speaking, Chinese-speaking or other-“speaking” languages, we refer to various artefacts used by the groups (such as malware debugging strings, comments found in scripts, etc.) Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here is a blog about the dark web I had written. Another significant threat the dark web poses to consumers is the risk of malware. Hackers can use the dark web to distribute malware, such as viruses and trojans, that can be used to gain control of a person’s computer.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Vulnerable devices could be used to spread malware within the enterprise, used for corporate espionage, surveillance of personnel, or plan whaling phishing campaigns. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Cisco Security

MAY 12, 2022

Threat actors picking sides [1], group members turning against each other [2], some people handing out DDoS tools [3], some people blending in to turn it into profit [4], and many other stories, proving that this new frontier is changing daily, and its direct impact is not limited to geographical boundaries. Gamaredon [7]. Pteranodon [8].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers. Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit could be used to run malware on Win PCs. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. A companion to Europol’s IOCTA 2023 report , it digs deeper into malware – ransomware in particular – and DDoS attacks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This advisory outlined the use of tactics such as spear phishing emails, credential stuffing, brute forcing, privilege escalation, and persistence. Ensure that your security operations team has response plans in place, prioritizing the most likely attack types – such as DDoS, Bruteforcing, and Ransomware. Monitoring.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In tandem with the physical strikes against Ukraine, a piece of wiper malware first detected by researchers at Symantec and ESET had already begun targeting organizations in Ukraine. Current analyses of HermeticWiper reveal that the malware is being delivered in highly-targeted attacks in Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

From industry tips and best practices to the latest Malwarebytes product releases and how-tos, our Business newsletter is chock-full of the best of our business blog. A DNS filter prevents you from accessing unsafe websites—including those posing a strong malware risk. Read more: Cloud-based malware is on the rise.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This inclusion can then be used to initiate the following: Deliver malicious payloads that can be used to include attack and phishing pages in a visitors’ browsers. These types of vulnerabilities are frequently used to launch other attacks, such as DDoS and cross-site scripting attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Well-known malware families are involved in the biggest and most wide-reaching campaigns. Offers with support (admittedly, more widespread in the financial malware market), usually offer regular updates and make decisions about malware updates. An example of a post on REvil’s blog that includes data stolen from the victim.

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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. ” reads a blog post published by the firm. ” continues the blog post.

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