Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2022

The open-source project lets people browse the Internet more anonymously by routing their traffic across different nodes before making a final connection between their device and a desired website. The post Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Last year, boffins discovered several key management flaws in the core of Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that could be exploited by an attacker to hack into Wi-Fi network and eavesdrop on the Internet communications stealing sensitive information (i.e. credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, and pictures).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2023

Mobile apps work by hooking into dozens of different APIs, and each connection presents a vector for bad actors to get their hands on “API secrets,” i.e. backend data to encryption keys, digital certificates and user credentials that enable them to gain unauthorized control. So be careful out there.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Today, there are two major types of common CMS platforms: •The older “traditional” or “monolithic” CMS platforms include a content repository (usually a multimedia database), the administrative console (where content is added and categorized), the presentation system (which makes nice-looking pages), and the search engine. Gierlinger.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts files to extort the owner of the system, then the first malware that could be classified as ransomware is the 1989 AIDS Trojan. However, while it encrypted file(name)s and asked for a ransom, it was far from effective. Today's ransomware is the scourge of many organizations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service. com, such as abuseipdb[.]com com , bestiptest[.]com

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. Another is S/MIME , which stands for “secure/multipurpose internet mail extensions. S/MIME provides a means to encrypt sensitive emails while also verifying the authenticity of the sender. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DigiCert’s survey presents hard evidence that trust can be the basis of a winning business model. DigiCert’s clients and prospects are steadily modernizing the way digital connections get authenticated and sensitive assets get encrypted, Trzupek told me. “In “Trust has become absolutely paramount in the world,” Nelson observes.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

What does the encryption warning message say? encrypts files and presents the following infection message on compromised desktops: All your important files are stolen and encrypted! All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC. Stop malicious encryption.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) is a top player changing the internet’s landscape. Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. Start by protecting yourself by removing your information from the internet. It can generate complex and unique passwords and boost your encryption software.

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Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., The path from a client to the resolver is usually on a local network or can be protected using encrypted transports like DoH, DoT. 192.0.2.1) Google Public DNS).

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

However, RUSI's research presents a different perspective. Insights on the evolving nature of ransomware Ransomware attackers have evolved their tactics over time, moving from data encryption and extortion to data theft and double extortion. It is now in the hands of cybercriminals threatening to sell or leak it on the public internet.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

There are three factors that I could see presenting an even greater risk going forward. Hilderman Many components and systems within an aircraft can exchange data and communicate with each other or with the external internet. However, onboard Wi-Fi networks, if not adequately secured, can provide a gateway for cyber attackers.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Presentations regularly include intelligence success stories. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Probably not. Very probably.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The company sells "TIME AI," "the world's first dynamic 'non-factor' based quantum AI encryption software," "utilizing multi-dimensional encryption technology, including time, music's infinite variability, artificial intelligence, and most notably mathematical constancies to generate entangled key pairs."

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

MortalKombat belongs to the Xorist Commodity Ransomware family, a malware that has been existing on the internet since 2016. Keeping the software updated, fixing vulnerabilities on time, training staff on threats lurking in the present cyber landscape helps in keeping file encrypting malware attacks at bay.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2020

is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Brent Waters, a rock star computer scientist at the University of Texas, enthusiastically accepted a distinguished scientist post to continue his award-winning studies on a couple of breakthrough areas of cryptography: attribute-based encryption and functional encryption. More about these paradigm shifters below.

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NetSpi Technical

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The file now formatted back into its original and executable form, is presented to the user as though it was an ordinary file download. I quickly realised that this might help us overcome the barrier for two reasons: The go templates in this dropper generator already had the code to encrypt and decrypt an embedded base64 payload.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted. How Does Ransomware Encryption Work? Ransomware encryption works like any other encryption. The file extensions of the encrypted files will also provide a clue.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

At a high level, DKIM enables an organization to provide encryption hash values for key parts of an email. Using public-private encryption key pairs, receiving email servers can compare the received email hash value against the received hash value to validate if any alterations took place in transit.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Overview We use passwords to access computers, to access personal web applications over the internet, or to access business applications. They continue to be used, since the dawn of the internet, and today protect systems that are networked around the world and host invaluable digital resources.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2020

Pitt maintains that machine learning needs to be trained to do things that are repeatable, so that once those frameworks are in place, it can be presented with more complex tasks. Analyzing encrypted traffic One area where Juniper is differentiating itself is in the area of encrypted traffic analysis.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Being constantly connected to the internet, they are either protected by basic passwords or, in some cases, have no password protection at all. Challenges in securing IoMT devices The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is essentially a subset of the wider Internet of Things (IoT) concept.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

IaaS is a cloud computing model that uses the internet to supply virtualized computer resources. Breaking Encryption Encryption is a key security solution for both at-rest and in-transit data protection. Data Encryption IaaS companies often provide encryption for data at rest and in transit.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

. “Based on our gained understanding, we present a temporary workaround that successfully mitigates the traffic analysis attack by the GFW” Shadowsocks leverages SOCKS5 proxies outside China to avoid government censorship.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 13, 2018

Also criticized was Medtronic’s failure to implement rudimentary security standards such as https encryption and digital signatures. The weakness could be used to present healthcare providers with erroneous information that could lead to deadly mistakes. Read more here. The post Medtronic Devices Fatal Flaw?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. 63 , which is in Yekaterinburg, RU.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

A new variant of a Brazilian trojan has impacted Internet end users in Portugal since last month (February 2022). Although there are no significant differences and sophistication in contrast to other well-known trojans such as Maxtrilha , URSA , and Javali , an analysis of the artifacts and IOCs obtained from this campaign is presented below.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Use Secure Websites (for Santa-Approved Shopping) When hunting for those perfect holiday deals, it’s essential to make sure you’re practicing safe internet browsing by shopping on secure websites. This indicates that your connection is encrypted, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. pharma giant ExecuPharm.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2024

Users who searched for legitimate software applications on Bing or Google were presented with search results for malicious landing pages. Create a plan for patching vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems quickly; and disable or harden remote access like RDP and VPNs. Stop malicious encryption. Malvertising.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

"Preparing for a Post-Quantum World" is the topic of a panel presentation at SecureWorld Denver on September 19, and with good reason. Quantum computing poses a potential threat to current cybersecurity practices, which are based on encryption algorithms that can be broken by quantum computers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

A large-scale phishing campaign is targeting Internet-end users in Brazil and Portugal since March 2022. Figure 2 presents an example of an SMS sent to Internet end-users during the ANUBIS social engineering wave. As observed, criminals are using the Let’s Encrypt CA to create valid HTTPs certificates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Rising Internet of Things (IoT) and remote health care adoption mean there’s a higher risk attackers could use one seemingly insignificant entry point to gain critical information. Encrypt Data at All Points. Another crucial step in securing health care data is encrypting it. Implement Strict Access Controls.

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