Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 30, 2022

Since then, I have seen many Internet memes circulate that appear to convey a similar message. Such a policy is also wise, if not overly generous, with regard to information obtained via the Internet, as there is never 100% certainty as to who crafted a particular piece of data or whether its sources are accurate. Click To Tweet.

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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. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies. SocksEscort[.]com

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. based Internet address for more than a decade — simply vanished. The domain Vip72[.]org

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Cisco Talos report exposes new malware used by the group to target Internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare organizations in the U.K. and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Google warns that the North Korea-linked APT37 group is exploiting Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to spread malware. North Korea-linked APT37 group (aka ScarCruft , Reaper, and Group123) actively exploited an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-41128 , in attacks aimed at South Korean users.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported that a PurpleFox malware campaign had already infected at least 2,000 computers in the country. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system. ” reads the alert published by CERT-UA.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. The Blackjack group is believed to be affiliated with Ukrainian intelligence services that carried out other attacks against Russian targets, including an internet provider and a military infrastructure.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor[.]biz WHO RUNS CRYPTOR[.]BIZ?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

For the past seven years, a malware-based proxy service known as “ Faceless ” has sold anonymity to countless cybercriminals. The proxy lookup page inside the malware-based anonymity service Faceless. as a media sharing device on a local network that was somehow exposed to the Internet. Image: spur.us.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

7 Tips to Follow for Safer Internet Day IdentityIQ The 20 th annual Safer Internet Day is taking place on Feb. Safer Internet Day is a campaign that aims to educate the public on internet safety and encourage everyone to take part in creating a safer internet. Why is Safer Internet Day Important?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Despite a very slim browser market share, Internet Explorer (IE) is still being exploited by exploit kits like the RIG exploit kit (EK). According to Malwarebytes’ Senior Director of Threat Intelligence Jérôme Segura: “RIG EK is probably one of the last exploit kits targeting Internet Explorer still around.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Malicious hackers are taking advantage of people searching the internet for free access to ChatGPT in order to direct them to malware and phishing sites. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the Internet age, the allure of “free” often comes with hidden costs, particularly through the cracked software markets prevalent across torrent services.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Hackers are deploying a new malware named 'Frebniss' on Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) that stealthily executes commands sent via web requests. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed today that a group of North Korean hackers tracked as APT37 exploited a previously unknown Internet Explorer vulnerability (known as a zero-day) to infect South Korean targets with malware. [.].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

The North Korea-linked Lazarus group exploits a critical flaw in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to deliver the QuiteRAT malware. The APT group exploited the flaw to deploy a newer piece of malware tracked as QuiteRAT. The use of the Qt framework makes it harder to analyze the malware’s code and detect these threats.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 6, 2020

Microsoft is reporting that an Emotat malware infection shut down a network by causing computers to overheat and then crash. The malware further spread through the network without raising any red flags by stealing admin account credentials authenticating itself on new systems, later used as stepping stones to compromise other devices.

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In this post, we will show you how to recognize and avoid a fake virus and malware warning. For a long time now, malware has been a nuisance for a plethora of computer users. Unfortunately, it seems that it won’t change any time soon.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2024

A new Linux malware campaign campaign is targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. Researchers from Cado Security observed a new Linux malware campaign targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

The consensus seems to be that the ZIP file currently harbors a malware threat known as Ramnit , a fairly common but dangerous trojan horse that spreads by appending itself to other files. He said Saicoo did not address his concern that the driver package on its website was bundled with malware. Image: Virustotal.com.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 23, 2023

A new enterprise-targeting malware toolkit called 'Decoy Dog' has been discovered after inspecting anomalous DNS traffic that is distinctive from regular internet activity. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 27, 2022

Threat analysts have uncovered yet another large-scale campaign delivering the RedLine stealer malware onto worldwide targets. [.].

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The Hacker News

MAY 12, 2023

Successful exploits could allow attackers to monitor users' internet activity, hijack internet connections, and redirect traffic to malicious websites or inject malware into network traffic," Claroty security researcher Uri Katz said in a

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Experts uncovered a new Go-based multi-platform malware, tracked as NKAbuse, which is the first malware abusing NKN technology. Researchers from Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team ( GERT ) and GReAT uncovered a new multiplatform malware dubbed NKAbuse. The protocol enables secure and low-cost data transfer.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers are vulnerable to the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-46169 which is actively exploited in the wild. Researchers from Censys discovered that the majority of internet-exposed Cacti servers are vulnerable to the critical flaw CVE-2022-46169 which is under active exploitation in the wild.

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The Hacker News

MAY 24, 2023

The infamous Lazarus Group actor has been targeting vulnerable versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers as an initial breach route to deploy malware on targeted systems.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 15, 2022

The number of malware infections on Linux-based IoT (internet of things) devices rose by 35% in 2021 compared to the previous year's numbers. The principal goal was recruiting devices to be part of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. [.].

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. We’ll go over malware removal tools and steps, and offer some tips to keep your devices from getting reinfected.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

An Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability was actively exploited by a North Korean threat actor to target South Korean users by capitalizing on the recent Itaewon Halloween crowd crush to trick users into downloading malware.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 2, 2021

The Internet domains were used in impersonating the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the distribution of malware in phishing attacks in order for the attackers to gain access to internal networks. The domains seized are theyardservice[.]com com and worldhomeoutlet[.]com.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 24, 2023

The North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group is breaching Windows Internet Information Service (IIS) web servers to hijack them for malware distribution. [.]

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. The group employed previously undetected malware such as OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, and STEELHOOK to steal sensitive information from target networks. file classified as MASEPIE.

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