Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. 8base” file extension for encrypted documents, a circumstance that suggested a possible link to the 8Base group or the use of the same code-base for their ransomware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The backdoor spreads via weaponized Word documents (“ Apply Form.docm.”) The malicious document was uploaded from Jordan on August 25, 2022. . Upon opening the document and enabling the embedded macro, a PowerShell script is dropped on the victim’s machine. . ” reads the analysis published by SafeBreach.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2024

The malware StrelaStealer is an email credential stealer that DCSO_CyTec first documented in November 2022. “The JScript file then drops a Base64-encrypted file and a batch file. The Base64-encrypted file is decoded with the certutil -f decode command, resulting in the creation of a Portable Executable (PE) DLL file.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2020

Researchers warn of a new feature implemented in the Sodinokibi ransomware, the threat can now encrypt open and locked files. The Sodinokibi ransomware (REvil) continues to evolve, operators implemented a new feature that allows the malware to encrypt victim’s files, even if they are opened and locked by another process.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The attackers exploited the Log4Shell remote code execution vulnerability to download a.NET binary from a remote server that encrypts the files on the target machine and adds the extension.khonsari to each file. NOT MODIFY OR DELETE THIS FILE OR ANY ENCRYPTED FILES. NOT MODIFY OR DELETE THIS FILE OR ANY ENCRYPTED FILES.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

The stolen data includes source code and developer documents and tools, some documents are labeled as “confidential” or “restricted secret.” ” The hackers shared the documents on the file-sharing site MEGA. ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data leak).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

Although this deadline is past, use this checklist to ensure you have everything in order: Environment Inventory : Ensure you thoroughly map and document all systems, components, and processes interacting with cardholder data (CHD). documentation for a complete outline of the Phase One requirements. Consult the official PCI DSS 4.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It also deletes volume shadow service (VSS) snapshots from the server using vssadmin utility to make sure the encrypted files cannot be restored from their VSS copies. The ransomware module encrypts the files in the victim’s server and appends a file extension.babyk to the encrypted files.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Mirai -based Moobot botnet was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February 2021, in November 2021, it started exploiting a critical command injection flaw ( CVE-2021-36260 ) in the webserver of several Hikvision products. ” reads the analysis published by Unit 42.

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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

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. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2021

“Based on the analysis, the Cyble research team found that Nucleus Software is the first victim of the BlackCocaine ransomware group.” The Ransomware perform file system enumeration while encrypting the victim files, then appends the extension “.BlackCocaine BlackCocaine ” to the filenames of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

dll), and a decoy Microsoft Word document. “The ISO file also contains a decoy Word document that has an XOR-encrypted section. ” reads the analysis published by EclecticIQ. The attackers employed different lures in each decoy Word document to trick their victims into opening the attachment.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

Malwarebytes experts discovered two weaponized documents written in the Russian language, one using the trade and economic issues between Russia and the Korean Peninsula as a lure. The second document used a meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Mongolian commission as a lure. ” reads the analysis published by Malwarebytes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

SolarMarker is mainly delivered through search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation to trick users into downloading malicious documents. The initial stage for the deployment of the malware is an EXE file larger than 250MB, a so large file size was used to avoid an automated sandbox or AV analysis.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

The spear-phishing messages used a malicious Rich Text File (RTF) document that included descriptions of an autonomous underwater vehicle. The RTF documents were uncovered by Cybereason Nocturnus Team while investigating recent developments in the RoyalRoad weaponizer, also known as the 8.t t Dropper/RTF exploit builder.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DMS did not detect the attack until after the ransomware was used to encrypt its files in December 2018. As a result, the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of approximately 206,695 individuals was affected.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

. “The campaign leverages HTML Smuggling, a technique in which attackers hide malicious payloads inside HTML documents.” Opening these malicious HTML documents the embedded payload within the code is decoded and saved to a JavaScript blob. Additional countries referenced in lure documents are France and Sweden.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

” reads the analysis published by ESET. To avoid detection of malicious functionalities, the authors encrypted all suspicious-looking strings with the Corrected Block TEA (XXTEA) cipher and then running Base64 encoding. “Interestingly, the password from the configuration file is stored encrypted.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By solving these issues, data lineage ensures that the data used for analysis and decision-making is accurate and trustworthy. Data Encryption: Data lineage helps identify data at rest and in transit, allowing organizations to encrypt data as needed to protect it from unauthorized access.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Breaking Encryption Encryption is a key security solution for both at-rest and in-transit data protection. Vulnerabilities in encryption techniques, on the other hand, or bad key management policies, might expose data to prospective intrusions. Attackers may try to exploit these flaws to decode and access sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

In April 2017, Wikileaks published some documents about the project, describing it as a sort of malware command and control infrastructure used by the US agency to control its malicious code and exfiltrate information from the target systems. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2023

“The group utilizes encryption paired with ‘name-and-shame’ techniques to compel their victims to pay their ransoms,” reads the report published by VMware Carbon Black. “New analysis from NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence team has revealed that ransomware attacks are soaring, with 436 victims in May.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

The name PXJ ransomware comes from the file extension that it appends to encrypted files. ” reads the analysis post by IBM X-Force. . ” reads the analysis post by IBM X-Force. The PXJ ransomware uses both AES and RSA algorithms to encrypt the data, the technique is common to other threats.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The analysis of the decrypted REvil configuration revealed the use of the same JSON format, but the REvil configuration has more values than Ransom Cartel. Most of the similarities between the two malicious codes relate to the encryption scheme. ” reads the report published by Unit42. ” continues the report. ” . .

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Backed by a huge open source database of known exploits, it also provides IT with an analysis of pen testing results so remediation steps can be done efficiently. Read more: Metasploit: Pen Testing Product Overview and Analysis. Read more: Fiddler: Pen Testing Product Overview and Analysis. Security Onion. Aircrack-ng.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

The attackers were delivering the malware using archive files and Microsoft Office documents exploiting the Follina Windows flaw ( CVE-2022-30190 ). “The earliest versions of this Rat was typically archived into a zip file pretending to be a document specific to a Russian group.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Experts documented the evolution of the LockBit ransomware that leverages multiple techniques to infect targets and evade detection. The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team published the Cybereason Threat Analysis Reports that investigates the threat landscape and provides recommendations to mitigate their attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

TA453 in May 2023 started using LNK infection chains instead of Microsoft Word documents with macros. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. The last-stage malware is the GorjolEcho backdoor, which displays a decoy PDF document, while awaiting next-stage payloads from the C2 server. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2022

In the past, Gootkit distributed malware masquerading as freeware installers, now it uses legal documents to trick users into downloading these files. . The encrypted code in the registry was then reflectively loaded through PowerShell to reconstruct a Cobalt Strike binary that runs directly in the memory filelessly.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ML builds on different types of models for different purposes, for example categorization to determine a document category or Named Entity Recognition (NER) to identify sensitive data across diverse locations. Figure 2 shows the category distribution by business department for all documents in a selected data store.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions for the popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. The dropper launches the decoy PDF file, a 26 page document containing all vacancies at Crypto.com, and wipes the Terminal’s current savedState (“com.apple.Terminal.savedState”).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Juniper, “Previous versions of IcedID injected into svchost.exe and downloaded encrypted modules and config as “.dat” Upon opening the malicious document, it drops a first-stage binary that in turn fetches a second-stage loader. ” continues the analysis. “[The

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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 7, 2021

The experts found a malicious document uploaded to Virus Total related to a meeting request dated 23 Jan 2020, a circumstance that suggests the attack took place a year ago. The technique acts as unpacker stub that is executed upon opening the document, it unpacks the macro and inject it into the memory of Microsoft Office to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2020

Hackers targeted suppliers of equipment and software for industrial enterprises with spear-phishing messages using malicious Microsoft Office documents. Attackers used PowerShell scripts, as well as various techniques to evade the detection and avoid the analysis of the malware. ” continues the analysis.

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