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Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware

Security Affairs

Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading is an attack method that takes advantage of how Microsoft Windows applications handle DLL files. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. ” reads the analysis published by Cyble.

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Experts add a BlueKeep exploit module to MetaSploit

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It has been developed to target only the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. The initial PR of the exploit module targets 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.” The module leverages an improved general-purpose RDP protocol library , as well as enhanced RDP fingerprinting capabilities.

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Expert identifies new Nazar APT group referenced in 2017 Shadow Brokers leak

Security Affairs

Guerrero-Saade discovered that the SIG37 campaign references hacking activities dated back as far as 2008 that was carried out by an unknown threat actor, the expert tracked it as Nazar. Native Farsi speakers told the expert that the term ‘nazar’ translates to ‘supervision’ or ‘monitoring’ from Persian to Roman characters. .”

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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.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Crypto

ForAllSecure

Guido Vranken returns to The Hacker Mind to discuss his CryptoFuzz tool on GitHub, as well as his experience fuzzing and finding vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries and also within cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum. And that’s why Guido started fuzzing cryptographic libraries, to see if he could find any faults.

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Documentation Theory for Information Governance

ARMA International

This framework “places a specific document, or documents, at the center of observation, study, and analysis and thereby develops documentary dialogues about and for it, uses the document to better illuminate its contexts, and integrates the document in teaching and researching information.” Library Trends 52, no.3, Frohmann, Bernd.

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Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Security Affairs

According with Trend Micro , the PlugX malware family is well known to researchers having samples dating back to as early as 2008. Taking it on static analysis it will expose three callable functions: DeleteOfficeData ( 0x10001020 ), GetOfficeData ( 0x10001000 ) and EntryPoint 0x100015ac ). OCX VT coverage. neighboring[.]site/01/index.php.