Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

Godfather asks infected users to issue itself the necessary permissions as in Figure 3. Figure 3 - Godfather malware request access to AccessibilityService. Godfather malware includes banking trojans used by different threat actors to target Android mobile devices. Initial variants were reported beginning of March 2021. (1)

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Banking Malware Cryptocurrency Mobile 84

Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2020

A security event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information asset. 1) Utilizing stolen or brute- forced credentials; 2) exploiting vulnerabilities; and 3) using backdoors and Command and Control (C2) functionality. The newsletter serves as the show notes for the podcast. Key definitions.

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Data breaches Phishing Malware Hacking 130

McAfee

APRIL 20, 2020

Introduction – Choosing the Right Security Controls Framework. Organizations are increasingly finding themselves caught in the “ security war of more ” where Governance, Risk and Compliance regimes, compounded by vendor solution fragmentation, have resulted in tick-box security.

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Architecture Risk Data breaches Cyber threats 54

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“All Okta Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) and Customer Identity Solution (CIS) customers are impacted except customers in our FedRamp High and DoD IL4 environments (these environments use a separate support system NOT accessed by the threat actor),” Okta’s advisory states. When KrebsOnSecurity broke the news on Oct.

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Authentication Accountability Antivirus Passwords 233

SecureList

APRIL 24, 2023

Introduction We introduced Tomiris to the world in September 2021, following our investigation of a DNS-hijack against a government organization in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The threat actor targets government and diplomatic entities in the CIS.

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Malware DNS Government Software 89

Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2023

The core module implements the malicious functionality that includes the ability to execute arbitrary commands and inject payloads that are provided by a command-and-control server. Pikabot is capable of receiving commands from a command-and-control server such as the injection of arbitrary shellcode, DLLs or executable files.

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Encryption Malware 59

Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Introduction This guide deals with threat modelling and early stages of development so that security issues and controls are identified before committing to manufacturing. Current attack methods, and the pitfalls we find in embedded designs, have been highlighted so that a finished product is as secure as it can be. Signing 3.4.

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IoT Firmware Mobile Manufacturing 52

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

In early versions of the ransomware, file encryption utilized a hardcoded 1,024-bit RSA public key along with a 128-bit AES key that was derived from a file retrieved from a command and control server. Disable Controlled Folder Access. Introduction. Previous versions of the ransomware were written in C#. Technical Analysis.

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Encryption Ransomware Antivirus Backups 75

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Other members of this ecosystem, which we’ll name the red team for the purpose of this discussion, use this initial access to obtain full control over the target network.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 123

SecureList

MAY 31, 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. One thing that sets this campaign apart from others, is the peculiar victim profiling and validation scheme.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 140

Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

In this post we provide some history, analysis and observations on this most pernicious family of banking malware targeting Oceania, the UK, Germany and Italy. We’ll start with an overview of its origins and current operations before providing a deep dive technical analysis of the RM3 variant. Introduction.

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Banking Malware Encryption Architecture 98