Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Uptycs’ threat research team discovered a new botnet, tracked as Simps botnet, attributed to Keksec group, which is focused on DDOS activities. Uptycs’ threat research team has discovered a new Botnet named ‘Simps’ attributed to Keksec group primarily focussed on DDOS activities. Discovery of Simps Botnet.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

During an incident response performed by Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team ( GERT ) and GReAT, we uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named “NKAbuse” The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. attackers abuse M2M protocols to target IoT and IIoT devices. The post M2M protocols can be abused to attack IoT and IIoT systems appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc. SecurityAffairs – Roboto botnet , malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

For example, April saw the active distribution of a new DDoS botnet called Simps — the name under which it introduced itself to owners of infected devices. The malware creators promoted their brainchild on a specially set-up YouTube channel and Discord server, where they discussed DDoS attacks. The bug was named TsuNAME.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. In December, Canada’s Laurentian University reported a DDoS attack. In early October, a DDoS attack was reported by the PUBG Mobile team.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Another is to execute the Kinsing malware – another cryptominer that uses rootkits to hide their malicious activities. Is IoT vulnerable to Log4j? This will depend on the vendor/software running on these IoT devices. The exploitation attempt will use different types of services like LDAP, RMI, DNS etc.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. In October, the botnet was upgraded with DDoS functionality. This is further evidence that the same botnets are often used for mining and DDoS. In some cases, DNS amplification was also used. The channel was created in June and went live in August 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The Hoaxcalls IoT botnet expanded the list of targeted devices and has added new distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities. The botnet was initially designed to launch DDoS attacks using UDP, DNS and HEX floods. Experts also noticed that the new variant implements 16 new DDoS capabilities. score of 9.8

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The lowest tier of Cloudflare One provides support for 50 users maximum, 24 hours of activity logging, and up to three network locations for office-based DNS filtering. Upgrading to the pay-as-you-go tier eliminates any user maximum and provides 30 days of activity logging and 20 office-based DNS filtering network locations.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Downloadable malware : When clicked, links in emails or extensions on websites immediately download malicious software onto a host machine. Sometimes this malware can laterally move through the network. This includes IoT devices. Note that this technique won’t protect DDoS attacks on multiple servers at a time.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There are other protection mechanisms, such as Malware Defense , that can block further threats. For example, alerts produced by one firewall under a DDoS attack can easily dwarf the number of alerts generated from a single exploit that hits hundreds of organizations. Defending the perimeter.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Better network security monitors for attempts to exceed permissions, unusual behavior from authorized users, and network activity that may indicate compromise or malware activity. or network traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Better network security monitors for authorized, but inappropriate activities or unusual behavior that may indicate compromise, malware activity, or insider threat. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 99,989 unique users. Number of users attacked by banking malware. In Q3 2022, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 99,989 unique users. Financial threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

The trends to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices, remote work , and cloud resources drastically increase the amount of communication outside of the traditional network that needs to be secured. The “edge” refers to the hardware device (data center server, laptop, IoT) directly connected to the internet where it might be exposed to attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The vendor reports show that most attackers want credentials, most malware development is in credential-stealing software, and the market for stolen credentials is booming: Cisco: Found 54% of organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident; and of those incidents, 54% involved phishing and 37% involved credentials stuffing.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. In this podcast, we speak with Hardik Modi, the senior director.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Designed for zero trust and SASE security frameworks Identity-based intrusion detection and prevention ( IDPS ) and access control Automated integrations with leading cloud-hosted security vendors Integrated threat defense for DDoS , phishing , and ransomware attacks Insights into client devices with AI-based discovery and profiling techniques.

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