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Mishing Is the New Phishing — And It’s More Dangerous

eSecurity Planet

As businesses rely more on mobile devices for authentication and communication, these evolving threats are slipping past conventional security defenses, putting corporate networks at greater risk. Zimperium found that mishing activity peaked in August 2024, with over 1,000 daily attacks recorded. What is mishing?

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Blister malware using code signing certificates to evade anti malware detection

CyberSecurity Insiders

As some hackers have developed a malware that uses code signing certificates to avoid detection by security defenses and has the tendency to download payloads onto a compromised system.

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Creating a Path to Successful Security Hygiene

Cisco Security

As a result, organizations are further assessing security posture management processes, examining vendor risk management requirements, and testing security more frequently. If you’re a security and risk management leader, the new ESG eBook is a must-read, so download the Security Hygiene and Posture Management eBook right now.

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses. To reduce the chance of infiltration, use proper security practices such as never browsing links and downloading files from unknown sources.

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VulnRecap 2/19/2024: News from Microsoft, Zoom, SolarWinds

eSecurity Planet

Zoom’s security bulletin listed the following affected products: Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before version 5.16.5 Users can download it manually, by navigating to Zoom’s download page , or automatically, by opting to download the latest version when Zoom prompts them to do so.

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The TOITOIN Trojan: Analyzing a New Multi-Stage Attack Targeting LATAM Region

Security Boulevard

The analyzed campaign employs a series of custom-developed modules, including: Downloader Module: Downloads further stages, evades sandboxes through system reboots, and maintains persistence using LNK files. Figure 4 - Malicious ZIP archive downloaded from the Amazon EC2 instance. services/upthon. exe" resides.

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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

This year’s findings reiterate the need for organizations to deploy strong multi-layered security defenses to help them remain at the heart of cyber resilience and circumvent even the most creative cybercriminals.”. To learn more and empower your cyber know-how, download the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report.