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PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication

Security Affairs

Its operators have added new exploits and payloads, according to the experts, the new variant leverages WebSockets to implement more secure C2 bidirectional communication. The analysis of the C2 infrastructure revealed that the most notable activity is in the US, Turkey, UAE, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. ” continues the analysis.

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ESET PROTECT Advanced Review: Features & Benefits

eSecurity Planet

With a multi-layered approach to endpoint protection, the ESET PROTECT Advanced solution fits small to medium-sized businesses and offers advanced EPP capabilities, full disk encryption , and an automated sandbox for dynamic threat analysis. Full Disk Encryption. Read more: 19 Best Encryption Software & Tools of 2021.

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A deeper insight into the CloudWizard APT’s activity revealed a long-running activity

Security Affairs

A deeper analysis revealed that the threat actor CloudWizard has been linked to an activity cluster that dates back to May 2016 that was tracked by ESET researchers as Operation Groundbait. Further analysis revealed that the actor behind the above operations has been active since at least 2008. ” We are in the final!

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Patch Tuesday, November 2018 Edition

Krebs on Security

Microsoft on Tuesday released 16 software updates to fix more than 60 security holes in various flavors of Windows and other Microsoft products. Adobe also has security patches available for Flash Player , Acrobat and Reader users.

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Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

Security Affairs

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint. According to the experts, the QBot Trojan has infected over 100,000 systems across the world. .

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New Turla ComRAT backdoor uses Gmail for Command and Control

Security Affairs

Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. Despite their extensions, the attachments are not Office documents, but rather encrypted blobs of data that include a specific command to be executed. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .

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Latest Turla backdoor leverages email PDF attachments as C&C mechanism

Security Affairs

Malware researchers from ESET have conducted a new analysis of a backdoor used by the Russia-linked APT Turla in targeted espionage operations. The new analysis revealed a list of high-profile victims that was previously unknown. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. ” reads the analysis published by ESET.