Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Disneyland Team’s Web interface, which allows them to interact with malware victims in real time to phish their login credentials using phony bank websites. Here’s another domain registered this year by the Disneyland Team: [link] which spoofs the login page of financial advisor Charles Schwab with the landing page of cli?nt?chwab[.]com.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Microsoft announced that a botnet dubbed MCCrash is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers. Microsoft spotted a cross-platform botnet, tracked as MCCrash, which has been designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

1Password detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance after the recent compromise of the Okta support system. The activity is linked to the recent attack on the Okta support case management system. The attackers gained access to files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of some recent support cases.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In October, the Cloud identity and access management solutions provider said that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valid users. reads the post published by the company.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The researchers pointed out that some of the droppers successfully exploited the accessibility service and bypassed Google Play’s enhanced detection and protection mechanisms. “All droppers in this campaign have demonstrated the capability to bypass the restricted settings for accessibility service in Android 13.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

In July 2021, ThreatFabric researchers discovered the Android version of Vultur, which uses screen recording and keylogging to capture login credentials. The banking Trojan leverages Accessibility Services to determine what application is in the foreground. Experts believe that the malware has already infected thousands of devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Canadian government declared that two of its contractors,Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, have been hacked, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) app, which provides taxi, limousine, and other transport services, left a database open to the public, exposing sensitive customer and driver data. The exposed DTC app user data include email address, phone number, phone model, and the apps’ tokens for email, login, session, and signup.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

KmsdBot is an evasive Golang-based malware that was first detected by Akamai in November 2022, it infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

2023-11-29 (Wednesday): Email –> #JinxLoader –> #Formbook / #XLoader – IOCs available at [link] – Of note, #JinxLoader is a relatively new malware service first posted to hackforums[.]net Once the archive is opened, the infection chain starts leading to the deployment of the JinxLoader payload.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Akamai Security Research discovered a new evasive Golang-based malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. ” reads the post published by Akamai.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Researchers uncovered a possible credential stuffing campaign that is targeting Spotify accounts using a database of 380 million login credentials. Threat actors behind the campaign are using a database containing over 380 million records, including login credentials and other data for Spotify accounts, likely amassed from various sources.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

Sources tell KrebsOnsecurity the domain seizures coincided with “dozens” of arrests in the United States and abroad targeting those who allegedly operated the service, as well as suppliers who continuously fed Genesis Market with freshly-stolen data. ” The Genesis Store had more than 450,000 bots for sale as of Mar.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ConnectWise , which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that can let attackers take remote control over user systems when recipients click the included link.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. SSO makes it feasible for one login to be enough for a group of related sites and applications. Thus, if the SSO login is compromised, MFA operates as an extra layer of security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The Agenda ransomware can reboot systems in safe mode, attempts to stop many server-specific processes and services, and could run in multiple modes. ” The analysis published by Trend Micro details the commands supported by the ransomware, the malicious code is able to. Trend Micro concludes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Loader Script acts as a loader, it supports multiple functions for downloading and deploying the GobRAT. The Loader Script maintains persistence via crontab because GobRAT does not support such a function. .” reads the alert published by the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC). ssh/authorized_keys.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has hacked eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between since May 2023. The Russia-linked APT group Sandworm (UAC-0165) has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023, reported the Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

CISA: hackers breached a state government organization Russia-linked Turla APT uses new TinyTurla-NG backdoor to spy on Polish NGOs US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia-linked APT28 A cyberattack halted operations at Varta production plants North Korea-linked actors breached the emails of a Presidential Office member Nation-state (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

It’s such a big industry that Ransomware-as-a-Service ( RaaS ) actually offers criminals customer service and tech support. This means it’s now a commoditized industry leveraging backend services and capabilities all built for scale. Ransomware is likely going to be here for years to come. Best practices.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2022

. “The EPIC System Portal (ESP) enables vetted users to remotely and securely share intelligence, access the National Seizure System, conduct data analytics, and obtain information in support of criminal investigations or law enforcement operations,” the 2016 White House document reads. There are 3,330 results.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CVE-2022-27516 – The vulnerability is a user login brute force protection functionality bypass. The flaw can be exploited only if the appliance is configured as a VPN (Gateway) or AAA virtual server with “Max Login Attempts” configuration. . “Customers using Citrix-managed cloud services do not need to take any action.”

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AIIM

APRIL 16, 2020

This doesn’t mean asking for your employee’s personal information; the audit is designed to ask for access to the company’s services for security purposes. 4) Consider Using Cloud Services. Also, when you allow the use of cloud storage services in your organization, have your information security team review them for safety.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2023

RLO is a special character within unicode — an encoding system that allows computers to exchange information regardless of the language used — that supports languages written from right to left, such as Arabic and Hebrew.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2019

Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google’s various services. The company announced that all phones running Android 7.0 and higher can now be used as Security Keys , an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The file contained credentials for various business accounts throughout India, including 19 other dealerships, logins to the platform to send marketing-related SMS, tokens, and API keys that give access to internal systems and their own WhatsApp account. env) accessible to the public.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Related: Stolen data used to target mobile services. Many attribute this steady growth to the increase in work-from-home models and adoption of cloud services since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast-paced deals and lack of support from the acquired organization can also exacerbate these risks. Hybrid Integration.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The experts observed the new technique in an attack aimed at an unnamed company, the messages were posing as the technical support team of the employee’s company. The emails claimed that the company’s email-security service had quarantined three valid email messages and asked the victims to review them by accessing their inbox.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Resecurity researchers discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised on the Dark Web. Resecurity has recently identified a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised in the Dark Web. Original post: [link].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They included a lot of sensitive information, such as database credentials, login information for the SMTP server, enterprise payment processing information, and others. The company, founded in 1974, also provides products and services supporting genome editing, synthetic biology, and next-generation sequencing.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

In contrast, a Security Key implements a form of multi-factor authentication known as Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) , which allows the user to complete the login process simply by inserting the USB device and pressing a button on the device. Most major password managers also now support U2F, including Dashlane , Keepass and LastPass.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2020

The threat was gaining access over the MS SQL service via brute-force attacks and leveraging the EternalBlue exploit. Lemon_Duck miner uses a port scanning module that searches for Internet-connected Linux systems listening on the 22 TCP port used for SSH Remote Login, then launches SSH brute force attacks. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime. Thanks to the high demand for reliable crypting services, there are countless cybercriminals who’ve hung out their shingles as crypting service providers. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor[.]biz

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. The messages began at 2022-07-20 22:50 UTC. Some messages were also sent to the employees family members.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Unified under the Ivanti brand, the component technologies provide solutions for unified endpoint management, service management, asset management, supply chain operations, patching solutions, and zero trust solutions. Similarly, appliance size determines the expected login rate and max tunnel throughput.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

TeaBot supports the main features of Android banking Trojan and like other similar malware families it abuses Accessibility Services. “Once TeaBot is successfully installed in the victim’s device, attackers can obtain a live streaming of the device screen (on demand) and also interact with it via Accessibility Services.”

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