eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. ” reads the analysis published by Rising.AFR-6fyvilv #Sfile #Ransomware New Sample: 6E029B9B0A600CDC1E75A4F7228B332B pic.twitter.com/tB27dM8tjd — dnwls0719 (@fbgwls245) January 9, 2022. as the suffix name.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After supporters and opponents of mandated government access to encrypted communications publicly feuded for much of 2016, reprising arguments they’ve had since at least the days of the “Clipper Chip,” these “encryption debates” seemed to quiet down for much of last year. See, e.g., here.)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Researchers from Trend Micro, while monitoring the activity of the China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca , discovered an encrypted file hosted on a server under the control of the group. Additional analysis led to the discovery of a previously unknown Linux backdoor tracked as SprySOCKS.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. ” reads one of the alerts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Symantec pointed out that the attacks against government organizations in Hong Kong remained undetected for a year in some cases. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec. Spyder Loader loads AES-encrypted blobs to create the wlbsctrl.dll which acts as a next-stage loader that executes the content.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

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. Then, it enters an infinite loop communicating with its C&C server, receiving commands and uploading results in response.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

In February 2023, EclecticIQ researchers spotted multiple KamiKakaBot malware samples that were employed by the Dark Pink APT group (aka Saaiwc) in attacks against government entities in Southeast Asia countries. “The ISO file also contains a decoy Word document that has an XOR-encrypted section. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the analysis published by TrendMicro. BlackSuit appends the . similarities in blocks, and 98.9%

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations in government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec. The intelligence-gathering campaign started in mid-2022 and is likely still ongoing. pak) containing final payload (Merdoor backdoor).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

ERMAC differs from Cerberus in the usage of different obfuscation techniques and Blowfish encryption algorithm. “Despite the usage of different obfuscation techniques and new method of string encryption – using Blowfish encryption algorithm, we can definitely state that ERMAC is another Cerberus-based trojan.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2019

A white hat hacker discovered how to break Tchap, a new secure messaging app launched by the French government for officials and politicians. It aims at replacing popular instant messaging services like Telegram and WhatsApp for government people. or @elysee.fr email accounts) can sign-up for an account. or @elysee.fr

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. Virtually all ransomware encrypts the contents of files on the filesystem.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The group is very sophisticated and used zero-day exploits and complex malware to conduct targeted attacks against governments and organizations in almost every industry, including financial, energy, telecommunications, and education, aerospace. The second stage installs itself and loads the third stage using an encrypted, hardcoded path.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023. The command-and-control beacons allowed Royal to prepare the City’s network resources for the May 03, 2023, ransomware encryption attack.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Finisher, aka FinFisher, is a multiplatform surveillance software used by government and law enforcement agencies for their investigations, but unfortunately, it made the headlines because it was also used by oppressive regimes to spy on dissidents, activists, and Journalists. ” continues the analysis.

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Encryption Communications IT Government 138

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The group already targeted in the past the Kuwait government, he also carried out attacks against shipping and transportation organizations. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. ” continues the analysis. b” continues the analysis. 25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?).){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)b”

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Communications Access Government Encryption 117

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It is important to remember that the analysis should not end with just cookies and Google Analytics. Therefore, it is important to conduct a technical analysis to determine if and how a website or app utilizes these types of services to determine if mitigations are needed. An Important Reminder.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

These will become the default route for NHS organisations to provide access to their de-identified data for research and analysis. In simple terms, these are specially designated, secure servers on which a third party researcher’s access to health data can be properly controlled and monitored. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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Artificial Intelligence Privacy Government Access 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

The hackers targeting organizations across multiple industries and have also targeted foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. “ Threat actors used a custom steganography algorithm to hide the encrypted payload within PNG images to to avoid detection. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Technical managers that can clearly communicate internally to their own executives and board members may discover additional opportunities opening up after the SEC rules become finalized. See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools. Establishing formal risk analysis and policies. Proposed SEC Security Changes.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

NIS2 broadens the scope of NIS by adding new industries, such as telecommunications, postal services, social media platforms, and public administration, which includes state and provincial government agencies. The use of cryptography and encryption. the use of cryptography and encryption” [Article 18(2g)]. Supply chain security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

“A new Phishing campaign against INPS users , similar to the previous one of April 6, 2020 , has been detected in the past few hours by our research and analysis center for Phishing campaigns.” Like a previous campaign observed in early April, threat actors set up a fake INPS site used ( “inps-it[.]top” Top / gate [.]

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. “Some certifications are entry level, and some require several years of experience, with peer references, before getting certified.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

This is not going to be a full path analysis so If you are interested in a more complete one, including dissection steps on final payloads, please refer to some of my previous analysis ( HERE , HERE , HERE ) or to Yoroi’s Blog. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data. Traffic Patterns Stage3.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The hackers attempted to inject malicious JavaScript code into the government websites connected to the data center. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. ” The cyberespionage campaign analyzed by Kaspersky targeted Middle Asian government entities immediately prior to the Central Asian high-level meeting.

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Communications Financial Services Phishing Encryption 74

ARMA International

AUGUST 7, 2023

While we are still a far cry from AI lawyers replacing human lawyers, AI could revolutionize the legal industry by automating mundane tasks such as legal research, document review, and contract analysis. But it’s important to ensure that AI tools are utilized responsibly and ethically and that good governance is employed.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

commercial and government interests. “Indeed, about 80 percent of our economic espionage prosecutions have implicated the Chinese government, and about 60 percent of all trade secret thefts cases in recent years involved some connection with China,” he said. “We answer this question all the time. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2007 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations. It communicates with the orchestrator using a named pipe.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 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. Subscribe now The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

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. ” reads the analysis publisjed by Kaspersky. This C2 encrypts data with the same key as the C&C requests.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) addresses these challenges by providing a comprehensive framework that integrates strategic, operational and financial planning, analysis, and reporting to drive better business outcomes. A retail company experiences a sudden surge in online sales due to a viral social media campaign.

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