Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Figure 1 — Cloudflare RBI Diagram The primary focus of RBI is to prevent user interactions with web-based malware such as cross-site scripting (XSS), drive-by downloads, and various forms of malicious JavaScript. Other RBI solutions are set to a fail-closed state that blocks the download of a file if it cannot scan it.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. The macro code downloads a text string through a WebClient object invoked from the powershell console, then it saves it with.png file extension and run it through the “iex” primitive.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s free and open-source, so anyone can download it. There are multiple other attack angles to test, including: Network compromises Social engineering (e.g., phishing) Memory corruptions Wi-Fi attacks Kali is a wonderful toolbox, because it has tools for a wide range of pentests. Is Kali Beginner-friendly?

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

MotW is a Windows security measure — the system displays a warning message when someone tries to open a file downloaded from the internet. Roaming Mantis implements new DNS changer We continue to track the activities of Roaming Mantis (aka Shaoye), a well-established threat actor targeting countries in Asia.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

This lets them mount high-quality social engineering attacks that look like totally normal interactions. The companies, whose logos are displayed here, were chosen by BlueNoroff’s for impersonation in social engineering tricks. domainhost.dynamic-dns[.]net. domainhost.dynamic-dns[.]net. abiesvc.jp[.]net.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. Malicious mobile app.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor. The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2021

Cybercriminals use this technique to convince victims that a message came from a trusted sender and nudge them into performing a specific action, such as clicking a phishing link, transferring money, downloading a malicious file, etc. If in reality the message was sent from a different domain, the signature will be invalid.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We have previously seen DustSquad use third-party post-exploitation tools, such as the password dumping utility fgdump; but we have now observed new custom C modules, a first for DustSquad, and Delphi downloaders acting as post-exploitation facilitators, able to gather documents of interest for the actor.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Using legitimate file-sharing tools like RClone and MegaCmdServer to mask activity, malicious actors can go undetected while downloading your network’s data. With initial access to a gateway, hackers can move laterally to an on-premises server, leading them to the internal DNS and Active Directory. Supply Chain Attacks.

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Veracode Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Researchers found that TrickBot developers created a tool called anchor_dns which uses a single-byte X0R cipher to obfuscate communications and, once de-obfuscated, is discoverable in DNS request traffic. From there, the executable file downloads modules from command and control servers (C2s) and places them into the host???

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2018

The threat actors don’t have advanced skills, their attack vector is spear phishing messages and they have been quite successful in using social engineering to lure victims into opening the email and downloading and executing the malicious codes. ” Reads the analysis published by ESET.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Asset Discovery Controls Unauthorized devices can intercept or redirect network traffic through attacks such as connecting unauthorized computers to the network, deploying packet sniffers to intercept network traffic, or delivering a phishing link to a man-in-the-middle attack to steal login credentials and data.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Install software from the app store when possible, instead of downloading it from websites or getting it from other sources. Campaign attackers have been highly effective at fooling victims into revealing their logon credentials to copycat websites (phishing). Lock down domain registrar and DNS settings.

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