Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ongoing surveillance and response The implementation of ThreatDown MDR services on January 18th, 2024, was a strategic move by the MSP to gain deeper insights into the attackers’ movements. In this example, if the attack had been allowed to continue, the MSP could have suffered a ransomware attack, data breach, or both.

Malware 81

Malware DNS Surveillance Backups 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

Hacking 110

Hacking Spyware DNS Surveillance 110

Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2021

Source: The Verge) The use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behaviour, is set to be banned under proposed EU regulations on artificial intelligence. Source: Europol) New information was revealed about how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Source: BBC).

Artificial Intelligence 57

Artificial Intelligence Scams DDOS DNS 57

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

NCSC report warns of DNS Hijacking Attacks. Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Ims00rry ransomware. DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape. Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media. iOS URL Scheme expose users to App-in-the-Middle attack.

Small Business 56

Small Business Media Spyware DNS 56

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived.

Scams 48

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 48

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities. If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes.

Banking 86

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 86

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Once the victim has started the program, it changes the DNS settings on the device so that all domains are resolved through the attackers’ servers: this prevents the victim from accessing certain antivirus sites. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks.

Malware 94

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94

Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2023

Attackers made a great and long surveillance of this victim, which extended until Jan 2023. While that was happening, Red Stinger targeted and made surveillance to officers and individuals involved in those elections. What is clear is that the principal motive of the attack was surveillance and data gathering.

Surveillance 69

Surveillance Accountability DNS Encryption 69

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

The following day, Avast Threat Research announced the discovery of new Golang ransomware in Ukraine , which they dubbed HermeticRansom. Due to its unsophisticated style and poor implementation, this new ransomware was probably only a smokescreen for the HermeticWiper attack, due to its non-sophisticated style and poor implementation.

Malware 130

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 130

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

Malware 140

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 140

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

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DNS 78

DNS Advertising Surveillance Malware 78