Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

million vehicles (start engine, disable starter, unlock, read device location, flash and update firmware). No matter what your angle of attack, whether your interest is in social engineering, pranking, system tampering, or data collection, there’s potentially something for everyone. Are these issues still a problem?

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Data collection Social Engineering Engineering 75

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is ready for immediate download or updating existing installations. You can download them all , or you can view them online. For all those that have a PinePhone or a PinePhone Pro, hop over to our download page and join the brave new world of mobile hacking. Today we are publishing Kali Linux 2022.4.

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Firmware Wireless Mobile Media 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. The main purpose of CosmicStrand is to download a malicious program at startup, which then performs the tasks set by the attackers.

Malware 105

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 105

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The victim downloads the file and double-clicks to open it, which triggers the code in the background. Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate. It’s not uncommon to find harmful payloads in an email attachment. They already have backdoors.

Penetration Testing 132

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Software Wireless 132

SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, we decided not to update the toy immediately in order to explore what could be extracted from the older firmware version. ADB Activation We analyzed the configuration files contained in the firmware memory chip and found a setting called “ENABLE_ADB=N.” The ADB service is disabled. ” from the cloud.

Education 90

Education Manufacturing Firmware Internet 90

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Users attacked by adware in 2018 through 2020 ( download ).

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 138

Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2023

Usually, this involves some crafty social engineering, like spear phishing or setting up a watering hole to deliver custom malware. This PowerShell command is downloading and executing Mimikatz from a remote server. Step 2 : Infiltration. Step 3 : Establishing a foothold. Let's remediate ASAP!

Social Engineering 65

Social Engineering Phishing Malware Software 65

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. From BIOS and firmware to UEFI code, VBOS is an attack vector that requires more attention. Current Target: VBOS. Malicious Cloud Applications.

Software 116

Software Firmware DNS VPN 116

SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Early this year, an APT group that we track as BountyGlad compromised a certificate authority in Mongolia and replaced the digital certificate management client software with a malicious downloader. As part of the infection chain, Lazarus used a downloader named Racket, which they signed using a stolen certificate.

Malware 108

Malware Mobile Spyware Surveillance 108

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. Other interesting discoveries.

Malware 135

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 135

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware. Executing this application starts a multi-staged infection chain beginning with a downloader. This downloader fetches additional malware from compromised C2 servers. The C2 domain code.microsoft[.]com

Malware 143

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 143

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With the end of 2021 just around the corner, we are pushing out the last release of the year with Kali Linux 2021.4 , which is ready for immediate download or updating. Easy Package Manager Mirror Configuration By default, when a Kali system is updated, the package manager ( APT ) downloads packages from a community mirror nearby.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering VPN Architecture Engineering 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Malvertising: Malicious advertisements that are distributed through legitimate ad networks can lead users to infected websites or trigger downloads of malware. Social engineering attacks: These involve manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems.

Software 98

Software Data breaches DDOS Ransomware 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Automate Updates: Local network routers, firewalls, and other equipment can be set to automatically download new updates so that the devices and the firmware do not become vulnerable. However, organizations should also be aware that power failures during updates or buggy updates may result in equipment failure.

Firewall 107

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 107