Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Microsoft discovered new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb, used by the Nobelium cyberespionage group to implant backdoor in Windows domains. “Once NOBELIUM obtains credentials and successfully compromises a server, the actor relies on that access to maintain persistence and deepen its infiltration using sophisticated malware and tools.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” Since then the group has expanded its range of activities to include targeting organizations providing cable telecommunications, email, and tech services, and partnering with the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. Use endpoint security software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Detect intrusions.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2023

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it has successfully taken down the HIVE ransomware network, an international cybercrime ring that had been responsible for stealing and encrypting the data of more than 1,500 companies from 80 different countries.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Dtrack hides itself inside an executable that looks like a legitimate program, and there are several stages of decryption before the malware payload starts. DTrack unpacks the malware in several stages. The second stage is stored inside the malware PE file. The encryption method used by the second layer differs for each sample.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. “The Harvester group uses both custom malware and publicly available tools in its attacks, which began in June 2021, with the most recent activity seen in October 2021.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Other targets include Brazil’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. Since they appear to be succeeding, Lapsus$ announced that they are looking to recruit insiders employed at telecommunications, software and gaming companies, among other technology businesses.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

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SecureList

MARCH 30, 2021

Most of the discovered malware families are fileless malware and they have not been seen before. One particular piece of malware from this campaign is called Ecipekac (a.k.a Encrypted Ecipekac Layer II loader (shellcode). Encrypted Ecipekac Layer IV loader (shellcode). size of encrypted data. pcasvc.dll.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2020

For instance, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for a long period, of up to two weeks, which prevents an easy detection of this behavior in sandboxes. In the initial phases, the Sunburst malware talks to the C&C server by sending encoded DNS requests. Low-level details.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Malware and ransomware have become the leading sources of increased security attacks , because of their effectiveness in delivering big pay-outs with relatively low cost. The use of cryptography and encryption. the use of cryptography and encryption” [Article 18(2g)]. Why Cryptography and Encryption? What does that mean?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2021

Yet, there are some key concerns that telecommunication providers need to be aware of if they are going to successfully implement this next generation of connectivity, as well as inspire trust in customers. Well, by using eSIM technology , telcos can help protect the range IoT devices on their network from cyberattacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

On March 15th, research firm ESET reported a new data-wiping malware targeting Ukraine named CaddyWiper. [ 1 ] The malware “destroys user data and partitions information from attached drives”. On March 12th, Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (UA-Cert) warned about phishing emails impersonating Ukrainian government entities. [

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The group has targeted a variety of industries, including financial, government, energy, chemical, and telecommunications, and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East. T1388) , from group_b to group_d time frames OilRig used real Compromised User Accountsextracted by Malware (rif. Exploit Technique Over Time.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This update touches on the newly detected malware , attack vectors to guard against, and why the targeting of security vendors is a critical development in cybersecurity. Before jumping into the technical details regarding each new malware detected and proper safeguards, here is a brief look at the events to date: Sep 2019.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This cluster stood out for its usage of a formerly unknown Windows kernel mode rootkit that we dubbed Demodex, and a sophisticated multi-stage malware framework aimed at providing remote control over the attacked servers. We identified multiple attack vectors that triggered an infection chain leading to the execution of malware in memory.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware. Among the Twilio customers targeted was encrypted messaging service Signal , which relied on Twilio to provide phone number verification services.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

Security researchers discovered an archive that contained test builds of the malware for a number of less common platforms, including macOS and FreeBSD, as well as for various non-standard processor architectures, such as MIPS and SPARC. Meanwhile, the malware itself evolved, adding an LDAP-based self-spreading mechanism.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A particularly insidious new trend is the rise of "double extortion" attacks, in which cybercriminals not only encrypt an organization's data but also threaten to publicly release sensitive stolen information if the ransom is not paid. CryptoLocker, in 2013, pioneered the use of strong encryption algorithms. Don't let patching lag.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. EnterpriseDB.

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Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 106

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The product we built is based entirely on Open Source technology, and one of our security modules utilises a technology called Falco. We will now look at how a proactive cybersecurity technology such as ACSIA would capture and respond to each of these three separate attack vectors and eliminate the threat they represent in real-time.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

This list was developed based on multiple factors, among them growth rates, recent funding rounds and innovations in new and emerging technologies. Unsupervised machine learning, AI and self-learning technology are used to uncover previously unseen patterns in information. Top Cybersecurity startups to watch in 2021. Cado Security.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, in that 2016 Dyn DDoS attack, the attackers used the Mirai malware to create a distributed botnet of thousands of enslaved cameras and baby monitors exposed to the internet without security. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) inspection examines encrypted SSL traffic to check for malicious packets or payloads.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The technological measures related to minimizing the incidence of software bugs are the subject of the OWASP Checklist. Communication security is the practice of keeping illegal interceptors from obtaining understandable telecommunications while still sending information to the receivers. Encryption secures all confidential data.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2022

Such ‘objects’, as referred to here, point to things such as malware and hijacked servers, which, when put together and ‘manipulated’, inform the technical attribution process. How the pie gets made: steps in conducting technical attribution. Some of these tools have even been created by threat actors themselves.

Energy and Utilities 84

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

The group conducts operations primarily in the Middle East, targeting financial, government, energy, chemical, telecommunications and other industries. I met Palantir Technologies where I was introduced to the Intelligence Ecosystem. DNS Server scripts. In the folder dns-redir 3 files are placed.

DNS 76

DNS Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Government 76

SecureList

APRIL 23, 2021

Was ransomware, in fact, a dying species of malware? In addition, attackers appear to be more focused on exfiltrating data as well as encrypting it, i.e., siphoning off confidential information and threatening to make it public if the victims refuse to pay. What was happening? This number declined to 33,502 in 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. Ransomware operators buy access and then encrypt devices on the network.

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Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 130

eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Larger organizations most targeted by advanced persistent threats (APTs) like enterprises and government agencies, financial services, energy, and telecommunications make up Kaspersky EDR’s clientele. Since 1998, Secureworks has offered organizations advanced technology and threat intelligence network protection.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data. However, instead of encrypting the data, it purposefully destroyed it in the affected systems. It determined that the injection point was situated within the connection between two Egyptian telecommunication providers.

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