Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), which operates the country’s public health system, got hit with Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Winter Vivern group was first analyzed in 2021, it has been active since at least 2020 and it targets governments in Europe and Central Asia. The analysis of the email HTML source code revealed the presence of a SVG tag at the end, which contains a base64-encoded payload. ” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Shane Huntley, the head of the Threat Analysis Group (TAG), wrote on Twitter that his group had sent an above-average batch of government-backed security warnings. . TAG sent a above average batch of government-backed security warnings yesterday. — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) October 7, 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

A SaaS security company says a spike in cyber attacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. Per analysis available from SaaS Alerts, attack trend lines that compare Russia and China show almost the exact same pattern.” SaaS Apps Under Attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2022

Experts found similarities between the infection chain associated with this campaign, tracked as Asylum Ambuscade, and other attacks Proofpoint observed in July 2021, a circumstance that suggests they were conducted by the same threat actor. ” reads the analysis published by ProofPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

The campaign took place in February and Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team was not able to link it to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) director Shane Huntley confirmed that the IT giant was able to detect and block all phishing messages. Government appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of their analysis on the evolution of Iran-linked threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021. Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Cyber security department director Chien Hung-wei told parliament representatives that government infrastructure faces “five million attacks and scans a day” . On the other end, the Chinese government considers the island its territory and does not exclude its military occupation in the future. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. The data were provided by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a significant increase in the number of the alert compared to the previous year.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2021

A security researcher released a new PoC exploit for ProxyLogon issues that could be adapted to install web shells on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. A security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept exploit that could be adapted to install web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable ProxyLogon issues.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2022

Researchers warn of a new ‘SessionManager’ Backdoor that was employed in attacks targeting Microsoft IIS Servers since March 2021. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new ‘SessionManager’ Backdoor that was employed in attacks targeting Microsoft IIS Servers since March 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

The Operation Transparent Tribe (Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic Leopard) was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of cyber espionage operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. ” read the analysis published Cisco Talos.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Microsoft security researchers discovered a post-compromise malware, tracked as MagicWeb, which is used by the Russia-linked NOBELIUM APT group to maintain persistent access to compromised environments. The experts found multiple similarities with the FoggyWeb malware that was detailed by Microsoft in September 2021.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

QuaDream was founded in 2016 by Ilan Dabelstein, a former Israeli military official, and by two former NSO employees, Guy Geva and Nimrod Reznik. The two surveillance firms employed the zero-click iMessage exploit dubbed FORCEDENTRY (CVE-2021-30860). reads the analysis published by citizen L ab. “We as a zero-day. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. “Use of FoggyWeb has been observed in the wild as early as April 2021.” Researchers spotted the use of FoggyWeb since early April 2021. Use a hardware security module (HSM) as described in securing AD FS servers to prevent the exfiltration of secrets by FoggyWeb.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2021

The campaign monitored by Microsoft was uncovered in January 2021 and evolved over time, the researchers observed a series of waves demonstrating significant experimentation. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. No delivery of a malicious payload was observed during this early activity.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. The analysis of the malware employed in the recent Operation GhostShell (version 4.0.1) revealed it was compiled on May 22, 2021. The post Operation GhostShell: MalKamak APT targets aerospace and telco firms appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

The Dark Pink APT is active in the ASEAN region and has been active since at least mid-2021. The group focuses on military and government organizations to steal sensitive information, including confidential data and intellectual property. ” reads the analysis published by EclecticIQ. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of multiple security vulnerabilities in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers which are used by over 1.5 The analysis of the sector usage on a global scale revealed significant differences by continent in the typical user profile.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

In a National Cyber Security Alliance report, research showed that of the 1,009 small businesses with 500 employees surveyed, 10% went out of business, 25% filed for bankruptcy, and 37% experienced financial loss. Security’s deep impact on company performance isn’t a thing of the past. The culprit?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

In a National Cyber Security Alliance report, research showed that of the 1,009 small businesses with 500 employees surveyed, 10% went out of business, 25% filed for bankruptcy, and 37% experienced financial loss. Security’s deep impact on company performance isn’t a thing of the past. The culprit?

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Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, the U.S. semiconductor production, scientific research, development of artificial intelligence, and space exploration in the face of growing economic, technological, and military competition from China. Division C – Strategic Competition Act of 2021 . Senate adopted by a 68-32 vote S. The post The U.S.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The incident is one of a series of major data breaches in Thailand in recent months that have been analysed by the security company Resecurity. Data breached: 19,718,687 records.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

“The exfiltrated data would have either been part of an intellectual property theft for economic purposes and/or would have provided insights that would be beneficial in case of military interventions. Further reading: Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021. Access Through Compromised Web Server.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Provides certain exemptions from public disclosure for materials provided to the state in response to an investigation of a breach of security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Estimates vary, but a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report found an almost 10-fold increase in ransomware attacks between mid-2020 and mid-2021. Our top managed security service providers (MSSPs) list is also a good place to look for help. Here are the services that stood out in our analysis. DataRecovery.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Dual-use items have both military and civil applications. Updated December 21, 2020: the UK will be added to the list of destinations covered by the Union GEA EU001 as of January 1, 2021, pursuant to the proposal which has now been adopted by the EU institutions. Information security system. Fluids and lubricating materials.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. Vamosi: That's Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the US Department of Homeland Security.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. Vamosi: That's Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the US Department of Homeland Security.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Or even basic low level threat analysis. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They have IT contractors who can provision laptops and maintain a certain level of compliance and security. They can provide that additional security, remotely. They have those security capabilities.

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