Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG. The fake browser window displays a URL and a login prompt designed to trick recipients into providing their password to a legitimate login page.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

From analyzing attack methods and suggesting defense tactics to doing vulnerability assessments, it provides users with the knowledge to improve their security posture. Aside from ethical hacking, HackerGPT seeks to assist professionals and improve security assessments. It has an intuitive UI similar to ChatGPT.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Particularly very popular is so-called brand phishing, which occurs when criminals impersonate the official website of a well-known brand of a public or private entity using a domain name, URL, logos and graphics similar to the original website: This is a real threat that can have heavy repercussions on user privacy and device security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

Security researchers discovered an archive available on a dark web forum that includes thousands of compromised Zoom credentials. “In a recent investigation of deep and dark web forums, IntSights researchers came across a cybercriminal who shared a database containing more than 2300 usernames and passwords to Zoom accounts.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It operates in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language; encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational co-operation with the United Kingdom.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 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. It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Young, Inc.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The company received two vulnerability reports from the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro for high/critical severity security issues in PaperCut MF/NG. process creation analysis), log file analysis, and Network signatures. Trend Micro announced they will disclose further information (TBD) about the vulnerability on 10th May 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Threat actors are hacking poorly secured and Interned-exposed Microsoft SQL servers to deploy the Trigona ransomware. Threat actors are hacking into poorly secured and public-facing Microsoft SQL servers to deploy Trigona ransomware. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The collected samples were 64-bit Windows PE (Portable Executable) files and were used to target healthcare and education organizations in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Thailand. Our investigation showed that the samples had leaked accounts, customer passwords, and unique company IDs used as extensions of encrypted files.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

BlueCharlie primarily focuses operations on defense and intelligence consulting companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), think tanks, and higher education. ” reads the analysis published by Recorded Future.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Kaspersky researchers have published an analysis of phishers’ Telegram channels used to promote their services and products. A package containing features such as 3-D Secure support and support for configuring a phishing website, may cost up to $300. ” continues the analysis. One-time password (OTP) bots.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An investigation into indexed information from internet-connected devices provided a list of universities with compromised website security. The level of security wasn’t necessarily linked to the university’s size or significance, as both small and large universities displayed similar vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. While the new security proposals have not yet become law, cybersecurity managers can begin to prepare metrics and audits that will not only help comply with those laws, but can also help create positive change now.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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 post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. In order to send a message, they could be using spoof email addresses, making use of compromised accounts, or exploiting weak security measures.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

Security Breach Notice Act. The amendments to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act include expanding the definition of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), expanding the definition of a breach to include login credentials and narrowing the permissible circumstances under which substitute notice may be used.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Guardicore. “Dating back to May 2018, the campaign uses password brute force to breach victim machines, deploys multiple backdoors and executes numerous malicious modules, such as multifunctional remote access tools (RATs) and cryptominers. .” ” continues the analysis.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes. Anyone who has provided their login credentials when responding to this message should assume that they’ve handed their password to the scammers. QakBot is a more complex strain but equally damaging. Can you spot a scam?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Ankura immediately provided security operations center (SOC) services to stop the virus from spreading, protect against further damage, and to begin the process of removing it. Forensic analysis of the breach came to a quick conclusion – a phishing attempt had tricked a user with privileged access into clicking on a malicious link.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The company quickly took all of its systems offline, and began notifying customers that it was trying to remediate a security threat. ” Oxman said Apex hired two outside security firms, and by Feb. The biggest group of victims are professional services firms, according to a study by NTT Security. on Tuesday, Feb.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

The Tycoon ransomware was used in highly targeted attacks, its operators recently targeted small to medium-sized companies and institutions in the education and software industries. ”continues the analysis. ” concludes the analysis. A separate encryption thread will be created for each item in the path list.”continues

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Security experts from Cisco Talos have uncovered two recent sextortion scam campaigns that appear to leverage on the Necurs botnet infrastructure. ” reads the analysis published by Talos. ” Further technical details and IoCs are included in the analysis published by Talos. Security Affairs – sextortion, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Extra security measures have been taken to protect (scientific) data. “Since the cyber attack on 23 December 2019, UM has been working hard: on the one hand, to repair the damage and, on the other hand, to make education and research p ossible again as soon as p ossible.” stated a notice published by the UM in December. “UM

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

This includes security, help desk, networking, and application performance. The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. It provides controls for managing security from all angles. Cloud Security Plus.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

These systems are widely used in enterprises and educational organizations. ” reads the analysis published by Tenable. Others issues can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to change admin and moderator passwords and view presentations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. Group-IB Threat Intelligence team identified hundreds of compromised credentials from Singaporean government agencies and educational institutions over the course of 2017 and 2018.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In direct response to the publication of Radware’s analysis of the new discovery of the DemonBot malware strain effecting Hadoop clusters earlier the week, October 25th, 2018, 0x20k of Ghost Squad Hackers has released the full source code of the 0day exploit used to build his newest model; the FICORA Botnet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

The 16 states alleged that MIE: failed to implement basic industry-accepted data security measures; did not have appropriate security safeguards or controls in place to prevent exploitations of vulnerabilities within its system; had an inadequate and ineffective response to the breach that violated various state breach notification laws; and.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations, education entities, private companies, and health agencies by unidentified cyber actors.” and foreign government organizations. reads the alert. public health organization.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

At first glance, February appears to be a big improvement cyber security-wise compared to the start of the year. Preschool services provider Educational Enrichment Systems discloses cyber attack (unknown). Quebec teachers’ data stolen in password breach (360,000). Transmit Security notifies customers of a cyber attack (unknown).

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