McAfee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Additional MITRE ATT&CK techniques have been identified since our original report. MVISION Insights will be regularly updated with the latest IOCs and hunting rules for proactive detection in your environment. The following McAfee Enterprise products can protect you against this threat. Source: MVISION Insights.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 6, 2023

A threat hunting framework is a collation of data-driven adversarial scenarios, backed up by hypothetical, field-tested, or time-honored TTPs (i.e., Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures).

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 13, 2022

In our Open-Source Threat Hunting, Quick Heal Security Researchers encountered a banking Trojan named Aberebot capable of stealing. The post Beware – Banking Trojans using enhanced techniques to spread malicious malware. appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Threat Summary. Threat Intelligence Update from McAfee Enterprise. A few hours later our Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team published a new campaign in MVISION Insights under the name “ Cyber Actors Exploiting Microsoft Exchange and Fortinet Vulnerabilities ”. Tracking New Campaigns and Threat Profiles, Including This Alert.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 5, 2022

Marking the end of 2021, Heimdal™ has enacted the very first entry of the Threat-Hunting journal, a blog section dedicated to the latest cybersecurity threats. The article and its findings reflect the shifts in cybercriminal approaches, techniques, ‘repackaging’, and malware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Threat hunting, an integral component of modern cybersecurity operations, necessitates an exceptional level of skill, keen intuition, and advanced analytical ability. One such essential skill is query tuning, an […] The post Revving Up Threat Hunting with Query Tuning appeared first on Cyborg Security.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Modern cyber threats often are not obvious – in fact it is common for them to lurk inside a business’ systems for a long time without anyone noticing. In an ideal world there would no dwell time at all, and threats would be identified before they can penetrate business’ defenses. Related podcast: The re-emergence of SIEMs.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 9, 2024

In recent years, data breaches and compliance failures have made organisations increasingly aware of the need for comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to detect and address threats. They include monitoring for potential threats and incidents, responding to confirmed breaches, and providing support for incident investigation processes.

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Anton on Security

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Detection Engineering is Painful — and It Shouldn’t Be (Part 1) This blog series was written jointly with Amine Besson, Principal Cyber Engineer, Behemoth CyberDefence and one more anonymous collaborator. On the security side, detection engineers need to be able to identify and understand the latest threats and attack techniques.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

According to new survey-based research report, it takes organizations an average of just over 83 hours to discover and mitigate email threats that successfully sneak past email gateways and security solutions. According to a company blog post , 67.6% were discovered through community-sourced threat intelligence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has discovered that QakBot (aka Qbot) operators have abandoned ProLock for Egregor ransomware. The two strains share some core features, use similar obfuscation technique. The use of CobaltStike and QakBot is to watch when hunting for Egregor.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 23, 2024

In last week’s blog (part 2), I continued to explore the pros and cons of using an MDR provider and whether it’s better choosing a boutique provider over that of a traditional big brand. Having begun by discussing the first core feature, technology, I then focused on the second core feature, contract terms. Core Feature #3.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2023

Introduction The world of cybersecurity is constantly evolving, and so are the tools and techniques that threat hunters use to stay ahead of malicious actors. We’ll be showcasing our state-of-the-art HUNTER Platform, a […] The post We’re Bringing Threat Hunting Tools to Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit!

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2023

Searchlight Cyber researchers warn of threat actors that are offering on the dark web access to energy sector organizations. Dark web intelligence firm Searchlight Cyber published a report that analyzes how threat actors in the dark web prepare their malicious operations against energy organizations.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Threat actors have been alternating between different keywords for software downloads such as “Advanced IP Scanner” or “WinSCP” normally geared towards IT administrators. Case #2 is a campaign dropping FakeBat loader where the threat actor tracked victims via a panel that was new to us, called Hunting panel 1.40.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The vulnerability is actively exploited by China-linked threat actors to gain access to target networks. ” reads a blog post published by the technology giant. Please note that this guidance does not represent all techniques, tactics, or procedures (TTPs) the actors may use when targeting these environments.”

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The investigators said the advanced threat actors used a mixture of known and unique malware tools in the attack – which they dubbed Operation Harvest – to compromise the victim’s IT environment, exfiltrate the data and evade detection. They also used privilege escalation and persistence techniques. Preventing Long-Term Attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Uptycs threat research team has been observing an increase in utilization of regsvr32.exe This blog details the use of regsvr32.exe exe along with Squiblydoo technique, insights from our threat intelligence systems and Uptycs EDR detections. Regsvr32 Utility and Squiblydoo Technique. exe to register.ocx files.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

The Uptycs threat research team discovered the first ransomware binary attributed to the RTM ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) provider. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Trellix first detailed this month the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the emerging cybercriminal gang called ‘Read The Manual RTM Locker.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In the October 2021 Threat Report , McAfee Enterprise ATR provides a global view of the top threats, especially those ransomware attacks that affected most countries and sectors in Q2 2021, especially in the Public Sector (Government). Let’s review the high severity campaigns and threat profiles added to MVISION Insights recently.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

After a few unremarkable and quiet years, Hancitor resurfaced again — it decided to join the Big Game Hunting. Group-IB Threat Intelligence & Attribution team found that Hancitor is being actively used by the threat actors to deploy Cuba ransomware. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. exe: Figure 3.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Emerging threats posed many challenges to security professionals and created many opportunities for threat actors. Picus has curated a list of the top five threats observed in 2021, detailing ten lessons defenders can learn from them. . Perform threat hunting after patching. Remote Code Execution.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

C-suites across all industries, from traditional finance to the latest “unicorns” emerging in the fintech industry, are facing a formidable challenge: how to protect their business and customer data against growing cyber threats. I’ve partnered with e2e-assure, a leading managed threat detection and response firm as I believe in their brand.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2021

Hunt bugs, detect malware, and win some snacks! Bug Hunting Workshop. We will show you how to use the open-source tool Joern to hunt for vulnerabilities using interactive static analysis: [link]. Insider threats are one of today’s most challenging cybersecurity issues. Photo by Adam Solomon on Unsplash. Session Details.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Threat Summary. The framework is widely used across millions of enterprise applications and therefore a lucrative target for threat actors to exploit. The framework is widely used across millions of enterprise applications and therefore a lucrative target for threat actors to exploit. Getting the Latest Threat Intelligence.

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McAfee

JULY 27, 2020

The latest innovation in MVISION Cloud, the multi-cloud security platform for enterprise, introduces MITRE ATT&CK into the workflow for SOC analysts to investigate cloud threats and security managers to defend against future attacks with precision. Events processed by UEBA determined to be a compromised account .

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the second of this three-part blog series, we look at some more highlights from our annual “ Defending Against Critical Threats ” webinar covering Log4J, Emotet, and the rise of Mac OS malware. We published our Talos blog on December 10 th , which was constantly updated with the latest information. What is Emotet Doing Now?

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye recently teamed to release their 2022 Threat Predictions. In this blog, we take a deeper dive into cloud security topics from these predictions focusing on the targeting of API services and apps exploitation of containers in 2022.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

ScamClub is a threat actor who’s been involved in malvertising activities since 2018. cc ) that was previously mentioned as belonging to the threat actor. This is in part because we hunt for Windows malware and the occasional Mac ones too. Chances are you probably ran into one of their online scams on your mobile device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

The threat actors deployed QUIETEXIT on network appliances within the target network, including load balancers and wireless access point controllers. We are sharing the tools, tactics, and procedures used by UNC3524 to help organizations hunt for and protect against their operations.” To nominate, please visit:?

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Started in 2013, MITRE ATT&CK is a publicly accessible knowledge base of tactics and techniques that are commonly used by attackers. Many organizations use the ATT&CK knowledge base to develop specific threat models and methodologies that are used to verify security status in their environments.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Welcome back to our executive blog series , where I chat with some of the pivotal players behind McAfee Enterprise and the Advanced Threat Research Team to hear their takes on today’s security trends, challenges, and opportunities for companies across the globe. Q: What got you interested in technology and threat research?

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This blog provides an overview of how Cisco Secure Endpoint helps protect your environment from attackers exploiting this vulnerability. It blocks threats that try to exploit the Log4j vulnerability with multifaceted prevention techniques, including machine learning and behavioral protection. What You Need to Know About Log4j.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The UCG said the attack was orchestrated by an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, likely Russian in origin. According to the security experts, Russia-linked threat actors hacked into the SolarWinds in 2019 used the Sundrop malware to insert the Sunburst backdoor into the supply chain of the SolarWinds Orion monitoring product.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2021

Below, we explore these risk factors in depth and determine what can be done to mitigate the threat moving forward. To mitigate this threat, strong encryption of data – and accurate authentication of those given access to it, must be guaranteed by telecom operators, even in the most demanding, performance intensive environments.

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McAfee

AUGUST 5, 2021

If you haven’t already, I invite you to read our XDR—Please Explain and Unravel to XDR Noise blogs for added context. What happens once you acquire components that add the “X-factor” to your threat detection and response (TDR) practice? And how can SOC teams use it for investigation, prioritization, remediation and hunting?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This new pipeline is higher volume and is expected to better align with real threats you’re dealing with on a daily basis. But also includes rich context on Malware Type such as infostealers , backdoors , and botnets as well as adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures such as evasion.

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