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A ransomware attack took 100 Romanian hospitals down

Security Affairs

The attack took place on February 11 and encrypted data in the production servers. As a result of the attack, the system is down, files and databases are encrypted.” This information is useful to the authorities or for further analysis of the attack Do not shut down the affected equipment.

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Hackers hijacked the eScan Antivirus update mechanism in malware campaign

Security Affairs

” reads the analysis published by Avast. Below the infection chain described by Avast: The eScan updater triggers the update The downloaded package file is replaced with a malicious one on the wire because of a missing HTTPS encryption (MitM is performed) A malicious package updll62.dlz

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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Conduct content analysis to improve safety measures. Sample access restriction from SolarWinds’ access rights management dashboard Encrypt Data This practice entails using data encryption tools to keep sensitive data confidential and safe from illegal access or exploitation, even if the device is lost or stolen.

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New Emotet botnet is rapidly growing, with +130K unique bots spread across 179 countries

Security Affairs

The FBI collected millions of email addresses used by Emotet operators in their malware campaigns as part of the cleanup operation. Researchers pointed out that the new Emotet botnet supports new features to avoid detection and analysis, such as the use encryption for network traffic and the separation of the process list into its own module.

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Penetration Testing Phases & Steps Explained

eSecurity Planet

The seven phases of penetration testing are: Pre-engagement Reconnaissance or Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Gathering Scanning or Discovery Vulnerability Assessment: Gaining Access Exploitation: Maintaining access Post-Exploitation, Reporting, and Risk Analysis Remediation. Post-exploitation, reporting, and risk analysis.

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Avast, NordVPN Breaches Tied to Phantom User Accounts

Krebs on Security

In a blog post today, Avast said it detected and addressed a breach lasting between May and October 2019 that appeared to target users of its CCleaner application, a popular Microsoft Windows cleanup and repair utility. ” ANALYSIS. million downloads of the corrupt CCleaner version.

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Unveiling JsOutProx: A New Enterprise Grade Implant

Security Affairs

Technical Analysis. This initial code cleanup revealed interesting information such as some of the static configuration initialized during the initial malware execution stages. Additional details, including Indicator of Compromise (IoC) and Yara Rules, are reported in the analysis published by Yoroi-Cybaze.

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