Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2023

today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including at least five flaws that are already seeing active exploitation. The latest security update that includes the fix for the zero-day bug should be available in iOS/iPadOS 16.5.1 , macOS 13.4.1 , and Safari 16.5.2.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2021

At the time, the security vendor said that there was no evidence that the vulnerability was exploited in attacks in the wild. Now researcher Justin Kennedy from security consultancy Atredis Partners disclosed technical details about the RCE. Making the request again, but to the new endpoint: POST /var HTTP/1.1

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

Researchers spotted a Chinese threat actors using a new offensive framework called Manjusaka which is similar to Cobalt Strike. The attack framework is advertised as an imitation of the Cobalt Strike framework, the experts reported that the implants for the new malware family are written in the Rust language for Windows and Linux.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

Addigy, which provides management solutions for Apple devices, today warned that Apple’s new Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates aren’t being delivered to as many as 25 percent of macOS devices in managed environments, and that the failure to do so is also impacting mobile device management (MDM) stacks on those devices.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a vital tool for creating an effective security infrastructure for your organization. Endpoints are the most common entry point for malware and other malicious attackers, and protecting them is more important than ever with the boom in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Vulnerability management improves the security posture of all IT systems by locating vulnerabilities, implementing security controls to fix or protect those vulnerabilities, and then testing the fixes to verify vulnerability resolution. What Is Vulnerability Management? Should Vulnerability and Patch Management Be Used Together?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

EvilExtractor is a new “all-in-one” info stealer for Windows that is being advertised for sale on dark web cybercrime forums. The bad news is that according to FortiGuard Labs, cybercriminals are actively using the tools as an info stealer. EvilExtractor is a modular info-stealer, it exfiltrates data via an FTP service.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 11, 2024

Apple’s also had plenty to patch, and Cisco, OpenEdge, and VMware appeared in the news, too. And all IT and security teams should follow vulnerability news for vendor bulletins and updates. March 4, 2024 JetBrains Server Issues Continue with New Vulnerabilities Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

OPSWAT is a cybersecurity company that offers two main security product platforms: MetaDefender (threat protection) and MetaAccess (cloud access control and endpoint compliance). For all OS, the client ensures device compliance, vulnerability and patch management status, and secure access. Who Is OPSWAT?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

It’s accurate to say that security has been bolted onto modern business networks. It also has become very clear that we won’t achieve the full potential of digital transformation without security somehow getting intricately woven into every layer of corporate IT systems. Here are the key takeaways: Connectivity vs. security.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

Researchers found a new critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw impacting multiple services related to Microsoft Azure. ” Attackers can exploit the CSRF vulnerability in the Kudu SCM panel to perform cross-origin attacks by issuing a specially crafted request to the “/api/zipdeploy” endpoint.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

“The attacker completes the authentication process by posting a factor ID and code from their own Box account and authenticator app to the TOTP verification endpoint using the session cookie they received by providing the victim’s credentials.” The platform supports 2FA based on an authenticator application or SMSs.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 29, 2021

According to researchers at Menlo Security, the SolarMarker campaign is one of two such efforts they’ve seen in recent months using SEO poisoning to deceive users and get them to download the malicious payload into their systems. Compromising Devices through Search Results. Malicious SolarMarker downloads.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bitdefender Total Security. For an introductory price of $45 a year for five devices, you get a long list of security protections: Advanced protection for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices. No security product is perfect, but for just under $4 a month, Bitdefender gives you broad, sophisticated defenses. Bitdefender.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

A new APT group, dubbed YoroTrooper, has been targeting government and energy organizations across Europe, experts warn. Cisco Talos researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage group targeting CIS countries, embassies and EU health care agency since at least June 2022. ” continues Talos.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2021

There are now automated scripts available on GitHub so even novice hackers can explore these previously unknown security flaws. That was one of the insights in the HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report released today. Anatomy of a Zero-day Exploit. Also read: Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) uncovered a malicious activity cluster, tracked as DEV-0343, that is targeting the Office 365 tenants of US and Israeli defense technology companies. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues the report. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Bitdefender researchers discovered a new Rootkit named FiveSys that abuses Microsoft-Issued Digital Signature signature to evade detection. FiveSys is a new rootkit discovered by researchers from Bitdefender, it is able to evade detection by abusing a Microsoft-issued digital signature.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Balada Injector is still at large and still evading security software by utilizing new domain names and using new obfuscation. This evidence suggests that the malware is still at large and still evading security software by utilizing new domain names and slight changes between the waves of obfuscated attacks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

org/nam/api/endpoint[.]php”” org/nam/api/endpoint[.]php”” Then “atom.exe” initiates the execution of a scheduled task command that creates a new scheduled task entry that runs every 15 minutes without an end date. However, an XMR (Monero) miner and a SupremeBot mining client are executed in the background.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, we’re joined by Curtis Simpson, the Chief Information Security Officer at Armis. In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, we’re joined by Curtis Simpson, the Chief Information Security Officer at Armis. Curtis Simpson is the Chief Information Security Officer at Armis.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Additionally, the website or app operator could also use browser/device fingerprinting or other means to track users across web properties. At issue was the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US through the use of Google Analytics. An Important Reminder. www.website.com/pg1/? name=John_Smith (emphasis added)).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

Kaspersky researchers spotted a new variant of the XCSSET Mac malware that compiled for devices running on Apple M1 chips. The malware is also able to launch universal cross-site scripting (UXSS) attacks in an effort to inject JavaScript code into the browser while visiting specific websites and changing user’s browser experience.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

The final piece of the complicated Mandiant-FireEye split and subsequent FireEye-McAfee merger fell into place today, as McAfee’s cloud security business was officially spun off under the new name of Skyhigh Security. STG also owns RSA Security, which remains a separate company. McAfee Cloud is now Skyhigh Security.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. Just point your web browser to securityledger.com/subscribe to get notified whenever a new podcast is posted.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

“In recent months, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting security researchers by an actor we track as ZINC. The campaign originally came to our attention after Microsoft Defender for Endpoint detected an attack in progress.” ” states the report published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Crooks leverage Google Translate service as camouflage on mobile browsers in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Google account and Facebook credentials. The technique makes it harder to detect the attack on mobile browsers. The technique makes it harder to detect the attack on mobile browsers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Talos researchers spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games as a lure to trick users into downloading a new backdoor and an undocumented malicious Google Chrome extension. The group resurfaced in April 2021, the malvertising campaigns targeted users in Canada, the U.S., exe, wechat-35355.exe,

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 29, 2023

However, as with any software component, APIs are also prone to security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. API security is an ongoing process that demands continual attention and effort from everyone on the development team. But for those new to the world of APIs, lets cover the basics: What is an API?

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

Since the end of April 2020, a new trojan has been affecting Portuguese users from several bank organizations. The modus operandi of this piece of malware is not new in Portugal. At least since the year of 2014 that new variants have been observed, with minor changes, and with the objective of collecting bank details of the victims.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. Attacks involving the IoT will continue.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs. Ransomware types. What is ransomware?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Cryptojacking, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission , is the use of JavaScript code to capture cryptocurrencies in users’ browsers without asking permission. Don’t look now but cryptojacking may be about to metastasize into the scourge of cloud services. Related: Why cryptojacking is more insidious than ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

“While investigating these increasing attacks against checkout pages during the months leading into the holiday season, the PerimeterX research team uncovered two new carding bots.” Cybercriminals are automating this process using carding bots that are able to make small purchases on smaller retailers’ websites.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. A new Mac malware dubbed Tarmac has been distributed via malvertising campaigns. Charming Kitten Campaign involved new impersonation methods. Adobe out-of-band security updates address 82 flaws in 3 products.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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