Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

Researchers uncovered a high stealth Linux malware, dubbed Symbiote, that could be used to backdoor infected systems. Once the malware has infected all the running processes, it provides the threat actor with rootkit capability and supports data-stealing capabilities. “Symbiote is a malware that is highly evasive.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010. Image: Spur.us.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

Industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty disclosed technical details of five vulnerabilities that be exploited to hack some Netgear router models. “Team82 disclosed five vulnerabilities in NETGEAR’s Nighthawk RAX30 routers as part of its research and participation in last December’s Pwn2Own Toronto hacking competition.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. While they can’t directly read your password, they can still download malware or gather enough information to steal your identity.

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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.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. ” reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. DNS security solutions are one way of addressing this risk.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. based domain name registrar and hosting provider. ” SAY WHAT?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

The number of Coronavirus-themed attacks continues to increase, crooks hijack D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to sites spreading COVID19-themed malware. Crooks continue to launch Coronavirus-themed attacks , experts observed hackers hijacking D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to COVID19-themed sites spreading malware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system. The operations behind the DirtyMoe botnet rapidly changed since the end of 2020, when the malware authors added a worm module that could increase their activity by spread via the internet to other Windows systems. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Security experts from Qihoo 360 NetLab spotted GhostDNS, a malware that already infected over 100K+ devices and targets 70+ different types of routers. Security experts from Qihoo 360 NetLab have uncovered an ongoing hacking campaign that leverages the GhostDNS malware. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

Microsoft released an open-source tool to secure MikroTik routers and check for indicators of compromise for Trickbot malware infections. Microsoft has released an open-source tool, dubbed RouterOS Scanner, that can be used to secure MikroTik routers and check for indicators of compromise associated with Trickbot malware infections.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Abby’s Flower Shop Delivers Fresh Malware to Your Door. One day, much to Abby’s surprise, she was notified by her hosting provider that her website was suspended due to malware. Abby can use a website scanner to find malware on her site. If malware is found, she is alerted immediately.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Many of these faux-Zoom sites were used to distribute malware under the guise of links to online meetings. ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. . ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. All of these can be extinction-level events.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 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. Once infected a router, threat actors have multiple options, such as to perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks—via HTTP hijacking and DNS spoofing—to compromise endpoints and deploy ransomware.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Researchers discovered 11 malicious Python packages in the PyPI repository that can steal Discord access tokens, passwords, and conduct attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone). This technique tricks the target’s package manager into downloading and installing the malicious module. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

The technique is really simple as it only requires an email account that sends messages to itself containing stolen credentials for each victim that executed the malware on their computer. Fast forward to 2020, and the threat actor has graduated to malware distributor. Test successful! ” from the same machine. titan.email (.pw

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. ” The hacking group initially compromised one of the telecommunication companies by leveraging external DNS (eDNS) servers which are part of the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The experts pointed out that even setting the username and password would not enough to protect the devices because the credentials would be shared across a large fleet of clients. Configuring and enabling VNC for full remote control, leaking remote desktop credentials, and manipulating DNS results are some of the scenarios to be aware of.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. I can not provide DNS for u, only domains.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a recent Roaming Mantis campaign. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a new campaign associated with Roaming Mantis gang.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2021

Zscaler’s research team recently spotted a Linux-based malware family, tracked as DreamBus botnet, targeting Linux servers. Researchers at Zscaler’s ThreatLabZ research team recently analyzed a Linux-based malware family, tracked as DreamBus Botnet, which is a variant of SystemdMiner. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DreamBus botnet).

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The campaign uncovered by Avast aimed at silently modifying the Brazilian users’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings to redirect victims to malicious websites mimicking legitimate ones. “ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

ssh/authorized_keys file, the attacker can directly log into the remote server without password authentication. During this process, a number of DNS requests are generated.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4Shell). After the public key is added to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys The report also includes IOCs for these attacks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mirai). “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. Shotliff shared an April 2014 password reset email from Black Hat World, which shows he forwarded the plaintext password to the email address legendboy2050@yahoo.com.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Security experts have a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0 Security experts at ESET have discovered a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0, malware was used by threat actors to establish a backdoor in MSSQL Server 11 and 12 servers, allowing them to access to any account on the server using a “magic password.” The skip-2.0

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new piece of malware, dubbed XBash piece that is targeting both Linux and Microsoft Windows servers.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks, the recent mass scanning activity represents a change in the modus operandi of the group. “This report aims to shed light on some of Pawn Storm’s attacks that did not use malware in the initial stages. SecurityAffairs – APT28, hacking).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

The attackers obtained encrypted passwords from NetScaler ADC configuration files, and the decryption key was stored on the ADC appliance. The attackers attempted to verify outbound network connectivity with a ping command and executed host commands for a subnet-wide DNS lookup. 189) for malware staging and a second C2 IP (85.239.53[.]49)

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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. By infecting routers, they can perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks—via HTTP hijacking and DNS spoofing—to compromise endpoints and deploy ransomware or cause safety incidents in OT facilities.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some of the most common attacks cybercriminals use to breach higher education institutions are hacking, malware and DDoS attacks. Hacking Your College Campus. Hacking and malware were the cause of 36 percent of data breaches in the education sector in 2015. Expelling Malware from School.

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