Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

“We found dozens of related samples that had been appearing in the wild since 2016 and had been deployed in various application marketplaces including Google Play.” ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. ” continues the analysis. Android version, installed apps). .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2021

Experts spotted the RokRat Trojan being used by North Korea-linked threat actors in attacks aimed at the South Korean government. On December 7 2020 researchers from Malwarebytes uncovered a campaign targeting the South Korean government with a variant of the RokRat RAT. ” continues the analysis.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. Privacy Shield was unlawful.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The European Union enacted the Network and Information System (NIS) regulation in July 2016 with the intention of ensuring a specific level of security for networks and information systems belonging to critical and sensitive infrastructures in EU member states. The use of cryptography and encryption. Tue, 11/29/2022 - 06:08.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The APT group was discovered by Microsoft in 2016, it targeted organizations in South and Southeast. According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

“Hackers behind a massive breach at hotel group Marriott International Inc left clues suggesting they were working for a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation, according to sources familiar with the matter.” Marriott International has bought Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in 2016 for $13 billion.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The APT group was discovered by Microsoft in 2016, it targeted organizations in South and Southeast. According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. ” continues the analys i s.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Forensic Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

The global cost of ransomware has risen from $325 million to $20 billion from 2016 to 2021, and on average, only 65% of encrypted data was restored after a ransom was paid. Here are our top picks based on our analysis of the DR market. In many ways, DR is playing catch up with the rise in effectiveness of cyber criminals.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2020

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for January 2020 address a total of 49 vulnerabilities in various products, including a serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-0601, in the core cryptographic component of Windows 10, Server 2016 and 2019 editions. The flaw, dubbed ‘NSACrypt’ or ‘CurveBall,’ resides in the Crypt32.dll

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Today I’d like to share a comparative analysis of OilRig techniques mutation over time. group_a : from 2016 to August 2017 2. and more personal thoughts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

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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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Ransomware involves the denial of access to a user’s data –typically, a hacker encrypts an organization’s data with a key known only to the hacker, and the hacker will demand payment from the organization in order to provide the decryption key. Ransomware may also involve the deployment of malware that destroys data.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. In this stage the JavaScript is loading an encrypted content from the original JAR, using a KEY decrypts such a content and finally loads it (Dynamic Class Loader) on memory in order to fire it up as a new Java code.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2016

On March 16, 2016, and March 17, 2016, respectively, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced resolution agreements with North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota (“North Memorial”) and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (“Feinstein Institute”) over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Operation Transparent Tribe was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of espionages operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. So, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team decided to dive deep into technical analysis. Technical Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

” Users who click “Yes” are directed to Crypto Sheriff, a tool that matches available decryptors to the user’s encrypted files. ” No More Ransom was founded in 2016 by the Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab. . The site also provides guidance on preventing ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Independent tests, user reviews, vendor information and analyst reports were among the sources used in our analysis. Deep content inspection and context analysis for visibility into how sensitive data travels. API-based inline deployment for fast risk scoring, behavioral analysis , and detection. Jump ahead to: Broadcom.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

The earliest known date at which personal data was actually compromised was 7 September, 2016. DPP 4 Analysis: Data Security. Cathay Pacific did not encrypt database backup files used to support database migrations carried out between 2016 and 2018. DPP 2 Analysis: Data Retention. A question of class (actions)?

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Cyber Info Veritas

JUNE 25, 2018

The numbers The FBI cybercrime division shows that in the first 3 months of 2016, ransomware payments instigated by unethical hackers cost small and medium sized businesses more than $209 million. Bo Yuan, a Computing professor, did an analysis of threats faced by organization and businesses.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Should privacy be considered a “burden” under the proportionality analysis required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)? 3 As a result, an emerging consensus of courts and commentators has concluded that privacy interests may — and indeed, should — be considered as part of the proportionality analysis required under Rule 26(b)(1).

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In 2016, $91 million was spent on IoT endpoint security solutions. The Armis Platform offers the behavioral analysis of billions of devices to inform the Armis Device Knowledgebase, which monitors and alerts administrators to anomalies in IoT device traffic. Five years later, that number has skyrocketed to $631 million.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Dave Kennedy started as forensic analysis and cyber warfare specialist in the US Marine Corps before entering the enterprise space. In-depth technical analysis of a new method of extracting user cardholder data from compromised websites using legit Google Analytics protocol ? — Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) February 17, 2016.

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Data Matters

MAY 14, 2021

Pursuant to the Order, government agencies will be required to deploy multifactor authentication, encryption, endpoint detection response, and logging and operate under the principle of a “zero-trust” environment. cybersecurity defenses. The White House simultaneously issued an explanatory fact sheet and background press call.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

However, that’s more a function of hackers targeting individuals less, and companies and governments more. It then uses strong encryption, requiring a decryption key for which the victim must pay a ransom, most often in Bitcoin. 2016: Petya – Petya propagates through cloud file sharing services.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Malware Hunter – One year ago I decided to invest in static Malware Analysis automation by setting up a full-stack environment able to grab samples from common opensources and to process them by using Yara rules. Many of them (almost 400k) hid a PE file compressed and/or encrypted into themselves. TOP Matched Rules.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Cobalt crime gang has been active since at least 2016, it targeted banks worldwide, the group leveraged spear-phishing emails to compromise target systems, spoofed emails from financial institutions or a financial supplier/partner. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. Description. August 2, 2018. CVE-2018-8174.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli published the findings of a quick analysis of the webmask project standing behind the DNS attacks implemented by APT34 (aka OilRig and HelixKitten ). The group conducts operations primarily in the Middle East, targeting financial, government, energy, chemical, telecommunications and other industries.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Encrypting critical data assets. Creating an Enterprise-Wide Governance Structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Managing digital identities.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

By recommending strengthened cybersecurity measures and emphasizing reporting to law enforcement, OFAC’s updated advisory also reflects increasingly tighter collaboration among federal government agencies in their fight against the ransomware threat. government’s policies and approaches to those who make ransomware payments.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

Vamosi: With the Colonial Pipeline criminal attack, we’ve seen that ransomware is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever. Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin. Whoa, how cool is that.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

Vamosi: With the Colonial Pipeline criminal attack, we’ve seen that ransomware is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever. Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin. Whoa, how cool is that.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Microsoft’s analysis identified 40 customers who were infiltrated using this vulnerability. This list includes governments, government contractors, IT companies, thinktanks, and NGOs — and it will certainly grow. It seems that pretty much the entire US government was unknowingly sending information back to Moscow.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Open Raven analyzes data at rest, classifies inventory, and automates data governance as these become critical capabilities for the hybrid infrastructure’s security posture. Cyble Vision can integrate with an existing SIEM or SOAR and provide incident response, threat analysis, and vulnerability management. Perimeter 81.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

XM Cyber launched in 2016 and is a winner for its innovation in the breach and attack simulation arena. Kaspersky has been dogged by ties to the Russian government to the point we felt obligated to inform readers of the best alternatives to Kaspersky. Read more about the solution in our comparative analysis of Kaspersky and Symantec.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Technical Analysis. This Office password protection could be easily bypassed using the classic malware analysis tools and after the code extraction, it’s possible to analyze the plain-text code as follows. Further detail about AMSI have been described in a previous analysis report. Figure 1: Overview of the malicious document.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At its peak, Code Red had infected over 359,000 computers , according to analysis from the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA). In March 2016, the Petya family of ransomware was first discovered. It later evolved to also include file encryption.

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