Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Researchers at Cado Security Labs discovered a new variant of the P2Pinfect botnet that targets routers, IoT devices, and other embedded devices. In September, Cado Security Labs reported to have witnessed a 600x increase in P2Pinfect traffic since August 28th. ” reads the report published by Cado Security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The outcomes of these elections can shape Europe’s political strategy and its relations with China and Russia, making them susceptible to vote manipulation in the listed states. Various state actors will attempt to interfere with voting operations by supporting candidates whose policies align with the interests of their governments.

Artificial Intelligence 121

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

Using ProcMon, the researchers observed that Statc Stealer can steal: user’s cookies data web data local state data preferences login data various different wallets information FileZilla browsers autofills anydesk ronin_edge meta mask Telegram data The malicious code can also exfiltrate autofill data. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

The APT group focuses on government or energy organizations in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The experts reported that the group hacked accounts from at least two international organizations, a critical EU health care agency and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While the phone number for physical emergencies is already time-tested, the absence of a similar hotline for cybercrimes is a significant gap in our digital security. While the phone number for physical emergencies is already time-tested, the absence of a similar hotline for cybercrimes is a significant gap in our digital security.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

“While the attack achieved the end goal of a typical AiTM phishing attack followed by business email compromise, notable aspects, such as the use of indirect proxy rather than the typical reverse proxy techniques, exemplify the continuous evolution of these threats.” ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

TA453 is a nation-state actor that overlaps with activity tracked as Charming Kitten , PHOSPHORUS , and APT42. The messages demand feedback on a project called “Iran in the Global Security Context” and requested permission to send a draft for review. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Iranian private airline Mahan Air has foiled a cyber attack over the weekend, Iranian state media reported. “Our international and domestic flights are operating on schedule without any disruptions,” Amirhossein Zolanvari, head of the airliner’s public relation office told state TV. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. million as malicious.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

” wrote Google TAG Security Engineer Billy Leonard. link] Much of the activity here is an evolution of techniques and targeting vs a revolution — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) May 3, 2022. SecurityAffairs – hacking, China). The Google TAG team published a report focused on cybersecurity activity in Eastern Europe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ragnar Locker gangs started hacking into a Facebook advertiser’s account and creating advertisements their hack, this has already happened with the recent attack on the Italian liquor company Campari Group. ” states the popular investigator Brian Krebs that first reported the news about the new extortion scheme.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

Enterprises actually have access to plenty of robust security technology, as well as proven tactics and procedures, to detect and defuse even leading-edge, multi-layered attacks. Criminal hacking rings have been hammering away at this latest of a long line of zero-day flaws discovered in a globally distributed system.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The Gamaredon APT group continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. The Gamaredon APT group continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. The two extracted modules: 1.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2023

API (or Application Programming Interface) is a ubiquitous term in the tech community today, and it’s one with a long history. As a concept, APIs (or Application Programming Interfaces) have been around since the 1950s. During this period, APIs were also used to enable communication between a mainframe and other systems, such as printers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

Security researchers from CYFIRMA have discovered over 80,000 Hikvision cameras affected by a critical command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36260. Upon compromising the IP camera, an attacker can also use the hacked device to access internal networks posing a risk to the infrastructure that use the devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

Security researchers warn of campaigns aimed at spreading malware that exploits media attention on the COVID-19 epidemic. Est security’ found malicious code disguised as a ‘Corona 19 real-time status’ inquiry program and asked the public’s attention. State-sponsored hackers are now using C OVID-19 lures to infect their targets.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

MITRE describes the security issues encountered, as described down below: Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) before 21.2 MITRE describes the security issues encountered, as described down below: Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) before 21.2 Research Activity. was only set to be accessible to a subset of that group). NIST : [link] CVSv3 : 6.5

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McAfee

OCTOBER 25, 2021

At that point, you’re looking to find out what your adversaries have seen or stolen, you want to plug the holes that enabled the hack and kick out or remove the adversary completely. SPW’s endpoint security team oversees 9,000 desktops, 1,300 servers, and 1,000 applications used by more than 8,000 employees. Proactive Threat Hunting.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

The RAT was able to avoid detection due to continuous evolution, it is able of executing arbitrary code on the target systems and stealing data. The RAT was able to avoid detection due to continuous evolution, it is able of executing arbitrary code on the target systems and stealing data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

At the time of its discovery, the sample analyzed by the experts was not labeled as malicious by any security vendors on VirusTotal. This allowed the cyber security firm to understand the malware evolution and the tactics and techniques used by the authors to avoid detection. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

The GandCrab was advertised in the Russian hacking community, researchers from LMNTRIX who discovered it noticed that authors was leveraging the RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits to distribute the malware. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted with help from law enforcement from the UK and Romania.

Ransomware 121

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2019

According to the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018, 2018 has brought significant changes in the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with cybercrime organizations and nation-state actors. Nation-state hacking reduced the use of complex malware and appears to go towards low profile social engineering attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

The surveillance campaign targeted heads of state, activists and journalists, including the family of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi family before and after he was killed in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 by Saudi operatives. These revelations blow apart any claims by NSO that such attacks are rare and down to rogue use of their technology.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2022

Researchers from Secureworks state that the Conti ransomware gang, tracked as a Russia-based threat actor Gold Ulrick, continues to operate despite the recent data leak on its internal activities. Conti ransomware gang continues to target organizations worldwide despite the massive data leak has shed light on its operations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. reads the advisory published by the Ukrainian CERT.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The largest and oldest bank in Russia Sberbank faced the record-breaking DDoS attack that reached 1 million RPS. Sberbank , the Russian banking and financial services giant, announced that it was recently hit by a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that reached 1 million RPS. It was the most powerful attack in our history.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2022

Despite the incredible evolution of defensive technologies, attackers often remain undetected for weeks or months, earning the label advanced persistent threat (APT). Classic security tools are necessary but less and less sufficient. Also read: A Few Clicks from Data Disaster: The State of Enterprise Security.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. Understanding their evolution will help security practitioners update threat models and better prepare for more changes. The war continues, and so do its effects on cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. In this timeline, I will instead focus on the strains that became the driving force of the ransomware evolution. inch diskettes.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at the time of its discovered it was actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. ” state researchers at Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Threat actors are refining their techniques to bypass security checks implemented by Google for the app in its Play Store. In one case, the researchers observed Brunhilda posing as a QR code creator app used to drop Hydra and Ermac malware on the devices of users in were previously untapped countries, like the United States.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The rapid and continuous changes in our society needs to be properly addressed, NATO warns, NATO Chief call for a new strategic to address the global rise of new technologies, the evolution of terrorism and role of China in the global politics. The new strategy has to replace the one developed a decade ago by the Atlantic alliance.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Security experts Sentinelone have published a report that for the first time sheds the light on the link between the TrickBot crimeware and the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus. For the first time, experts shed the light on the link between the TrickBot gang and the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2018

According to malware researchers from Proofpoint, DanaBot attackers launched a new campaign aimed at banks in the United States. A couple of weeks ago, security experts at ESET observed a surge in activity of DanaBot banking Trojan that was targeting Poland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and as of September 2018, Ukraine.

Banking 79

Banking Malware Ransomware Advertising 79

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Hacking Radio Blasting Systems for Fun & Explosions. Hacking Radio Blasting Systems for Fun & Explosions. StockX hacked, customers data offered for sale on the dark web. QualPwn Bugs in Qualcomm chips could allow hacking Android Over the Air.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers. Twitter account of Huawei Mobile Brazil hacked. The evolutions of APT28 attacks. VMware addresses ESXi issue disclosed at the Tianfu Cup hacking competition. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

G7 member states have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs operating within their countries. G7 member states have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs operating within their countries. ” reads the analysis published by Secureworks.

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