Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

The malicious ads are displayed as sponsored results on Google’s search engine page and localized to North America. This blog post aims to share the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) as well as indicators of compromise (IOCs) so defenders can take action.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

QR code phishing attacks started landing in inboxes around the world about six months ago. Related: ‘BEC’ bilking on the rise These attacks prompt the target to scan a QR code and trick them into downloading malware or sharing sensitive information. This is a true reflection of the attack landscape.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cyber-criminals continue to impersonate brands via well-crafted phishing websites. We previously covered attacks on both consumers and businesses via online searches for popular brands leading to scams or malware. In this blog post, we investigate a malicious ad on Microsoft Bing for LooksRare, an NFT marketplace.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. The data was found on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that allows users to look up and access “power plants, Smart TVs, [and] refrigerators.” Several thousand ransomware attacks. 1133 NFL players.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Criminals who buy the toolkit have been distributing it mostly via cracked software downloads but are also impersonating legitimate websites and using ads on search engines such as Google to lure victims in. In this blog post, we will provide details on one campaign targeting TradingView, a popular platform and app to track financial markets.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Everything becomes clear(er) if I manually change the font in the browser dev tools to a serif version: The victim I was referring to in the opening of this blog post? Can you spot the subtle difference in the domain name compared to the search engine? Can you tell which one of these is the real Google blog site? Poor Googie!

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2023

Unlike previous similar attacks, the final payload was packaged differently and not immediately recognizable. Since the malware's obfuscation and encryption features have been recently documented by other researchers, we will focus on two of its web delivery methods, namely the use of malicious ads and search engine poisoning.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Web search is about to embark on a new journey thanks to artificial intelligence technology that online giants such as Microsoft and Google are experimenting with. Yet, there is a problem when it comes to malicious ads displayed by search engines that AI likely won't be able to fix.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

phishing scam on its Messenger service that had been doing the rounds since at least 2017. Upon further examination, it turned out that thousands of these phishing links had been distributed, through a devious network sprawling across the back channels of the social media platform. To nominate, please visit:?. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 31, 2024

Nitrogen is the name given to a campaign and associated malware that have been distributed via malicious search ads. Its signature move is using Python and DLL side-loading to connect to the attacker’s command and control server. Here, we’re simply observers and looking at the file managers that are open on the internet.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: RDP brute force attacks explained The 3 biggest threats reaching for your antivirus software’s off switch Zoom and gloom? Video comms org agrees to settle for $85m COVID-19 vaccine appointment system attacked in Italy Chrome casts away the padlock – is it good riddance or farewell ?

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we start a hopefully better 2021, we are taking a look back at the most searched and visited topics on the IdentityIQ blog during 2020. The top-10 most popular blogs on the IdentityIQ website last year were: Should You Pay Your Credit Card Statement Balance or Current Balance? What is Phishing? Credit Card Fraud v.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employees are the first line of defense against cybercrime and should understand how to recognize phishing emails and what to do if they suspect them. With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen. Cybercriminals are constantly searching for ways to gain access to an organization.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Year after year, phishing tops the list of the leading causes of data breaches. Security professionals have been sounding the alarm about phishing for many, many years — and companies are starting to take notice. Many organizations even test their workers by sending them dummy phishing emails to see who falls for them.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method. One method of attack bad actors use quite frequently involves spoofing legitimate vendor support centers. According to the latest IDG report, phishing attacks are on the rise.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

The Dutch police announced that they arrested two Dutch citizens, aged 24 and 15, for developing and selling phishing panels. The police also searched the house of another suspect, an 18 year old who was not arrested. If you are interested in more details about the phishing methods, their blog is well worth the read.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

The vulnerability exposes users to URL spoofing attacks, this means that attackers could change the URL displayed in the address bar of the mobile browser to trick victims into visiting a website under the control of the attackers and that could be used for several malicious purposes. q=www.facebook.com.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. to for a user named “ fatal.001.”

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2022

This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura. For now we can say that Magecart client-side attacks are still around and that we could easily be missing them if we rely on automated crawlers and sandboxes, at least if we don’t make them more robust. com 185.253.33.191 March 25, 2022 search[.]global-search[.]net base-code[.]org

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, it’s possible for attacks and infections on your website to go undetected for years. 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. As a result, your visitors will be hesitant to return, if at all.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

The Lancefly APT group is using a custom powerful backdoor called Merdoor in attacks against organizations in South and Southeast Asia. Symantec researchers reported that the Lancefly APT group is using a custom-written backdoor in attacks targeting organizations in South and Southeast Asia, as part of a long-running campaign.

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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. Although Rhadamanthys was using phishing and spam initially as the infection vector, the most recent method is malvertising.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2023

Malvertising Enters a New Age While Google grapples with the potential threat that ChatGPT poses to its advertising business, cybercriminals are taking advantage of Google Ads to ramp up their phishing attacks on unsuspecting victims. The post Defeating Malvertising-Based Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, nearly 15 percent of malware attacks targeted website visitors with the goal of exploiting them for sensitive data, website traffic, and other assets or resources. That’s not all: cybercriminals attempted to compromise more websites in Q3 2017 than in the previous quarter, increasing their attempted attacks by 16 percent.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. At the beginning of that year, we still observed phishing attacks that used the themes of infection and prevention as the bait.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Apart from sign-in credentials, system information, and keystrokes, many info stealers are now adding hot wallet data to the list of information they search for and exfiltrate. Experts also warn of scams and other social engineering attacks that cybercriminals use to trick victims into sending funds to the attackers’ wallets.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Nobelium is the name given to the threat actor behind the attacks against SolarWinds , the Sunburst backdoor , TEARDROP malware, GoldMax malware, and other related components. Attack surface. DLL search order hijacking method. They all use the same search order to find a DLL. Mitigation and detection. Stay safe, everyone!

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2021, the main attack vector used by this threat actor was credential phishing attacks through emails, posing as Naver, the popular South Korean search engine and web portal. Some details about this campaign were published in this Korean blog, however they did not perform the threat attribution. Attack chains.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Look for the signs of these common attacks : Defacements. This attack is easily spotted: cybercriminals replace a site’s content with their name, logo, and/or ideological imagery. Phishing kits. They are often used in conjunction with phishing kits. Search engine warnings. Suspicious pop ups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

The company attributes its momentum to its unique ability to preempt phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks and other advanced threats, as well as its successful expansion towards a partner-centric model. The platform catches more phishing attempts than any other platform with which we have worked.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Small businesses spend an average of $497 per month on SEO services to improve search rankings, keyword selection, and number of backlinks. However, an increased focus on SEO among small businesses has led to a popular type of cyberattack with the potential to destroy your search rankings. How Negative SEO Attacks Work.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Natural disaster relief, terrorist attack relief, world hunger, health care funding, and suicide prevention are just a few of the biggest subjects for charities. From the eye of an attacker, people are more vulnerable and likely to give money during tragedies and times of crisis.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. To help you get started, we break down the most common attacks into a simple small business cybersecurity guide for your business.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura. This blog post will cover the technical details of the skimmer and its crime-filled ecosystem. What makes some attacks interesting is how they will purposely avoid leaving obvious signs, try to only load one time or maybe dynamically in some unsuspecting format.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. Phishing and spoofing attacks can be highly covert. In fact, a whopping 30% of phishing emails and SMS messages get opened by targeted users.

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