The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Researchers could then sort those combinations based on specific data points, such as countries, and perform a statistical analysis of their findings. Essential security tool. Post Covid 19, these patterns are likely to become even more engrained as digitally remote work, education, healthcare and entertainment activities predominate.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group (aka Agrius , BlackShadow , Pink Sandstorm , DEV-0022 ) has been targeting Israeli organizations in higher education and tech sectors with destructive cyber attacks since January 2023. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These tools saved 2.5 Microsoft Bot Framework: Microsoft’s offering is a robust platform providing bot development, deployment and management tools. Health care relies on it for intelligent symptom analysis and health information dissemination. In 2022, 88% of users relied on chatbots when interacting with businesses.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The group relies on living off-the-land techniques such as native (built into the operating system) network administration tools to perform malicious operations.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

HackerGPT, first launched in 2023, is a ChatGPT-powered tool that merges AI technology with cybersecurity-focused expertise. in February 2024, it serves as an extensive repository of hacking tools and techniques to actively assist users in managing complex cybersecurity protection strategies.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. The analysis of the C2 infrastructure revealed that it dates back to 2020.

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Collibra

JANUARY 9, 2024

Without automated tools, it’s virtually impossible for them to manually sift through this growing volume of data to ensure its quality. Automation tools come into play here, efficiently monitoring, validating and cleansing this data. Decentralization: Consider a state-wide educational program aimed at improving literacy rates.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

A study conducted by researchers at Cyjax revealed that organizations expose sensitive data via sandboxes used for malware analysis. Experts at the threat intelligence firm Cyjax analyzed file uploaded by organizations via malware analysis sandboxes and discovered that they were exposing sensitive data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

Chashell is a reverse shell over DNS provider, while Chisel is a port-forwarding tool. The malware was recently employed in attacks against large US schools and education organizations. . The Trojan leverages the gobfuscate GoLang tool for obfuscation. The first variant of the RAT was less sophisticated and poorly obfuscated.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“These senseless acts of targeting those who are unable to respond are the motivation for this research, analysis, tools, and blog post. Memory analysis gave us about a 5-minute window after files were encrypted to retrieve this public key.” ” they wrote.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. Contents: Top GRC tools comparison. Top GRC tools comparison.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Legion is an emerging Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool that allows operators to break into various online services. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool, named Legion, which was sold via Telegram. ” reads the analysis published by Cado Labs.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Scans slip through These attacks are so successful because many traditional email security tools focus only on text-scanning, allowing image-based attacks to slip through. Use tooling to determine if you hover over the QR code and get a redirect. This is a true reflection of the attack landscape.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

& international partners, we published a joint advisory on LockBit Ransomware: [link] The advisory includes the common tools, exploitations, & TTPs used by LockBit affiliates. The group targeted municipal governments, county governments, public higher education and K-12 schools, and emergency services (e.g., law enforcement).

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 26, 2024

AI is also being leveraged to anonymize patient studies used to feed Large Language Models (LLMs) for clinical insights, peer collaboration, education, and teaching rounds. In the realm of chronic disease management, AI was shown making strides by offering personalized care plans based on the analysis of vast amounts of patient data.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint. Attackers use DLL side-loading of a Cortex XDR Dump Service Tool, a signed commercial security product, to deploy the ransomware. ” continues the analysis. Rorschach also supports effective binary and anti-analysis protection techniques and evasive mechanisms.

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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. Mobile attacks. Backup and encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While such PoCs are usually meant for educational purposes only, researchers found that 4,893 repositories out of 47,300 examined “have symptoms of malicious content,” which represents a bit more than 10% of all PoCs analyzed. See the Top Vulnerability Management Tools. Hijacking Legitimate Tools. Signs of Malicious PoCs.

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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. Newbies get a taste of what phishing tools can do, pull off their first scam and wish for more, which is when they will be offered paid content. ” continues the analysis.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This class of AI-based tools, including chatbots and virtual assistants, enables seamless, human-like and personalized exchanges. The emergence of NLG has dramatically improved the quality of automated customer service tools, making interactions more pleasant for users, and reducing reliance on human agents for routine inquiries.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. 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.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 31, 2020

ForAllSecure security researcher, Mark Griffin, sought to identify a solution to those that struggle with these questions and points to one possible solution: automated coverage analysis. Coverage analysis can be done with tools and workflows that are uncommon among software developers and security researchers alike.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 31, 2020

ForAllSecure security researcher, Mark Griffin, sought to identify a solution to those that struggle with these questions and points to one possible solution: automated coverage analysis. Coverage analysis can be done with tools and workflows that are uncommon among software developers and security researchers alike.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 31, 2020

ForAllSecure security researcher, Mark Griffin, sought to identify a solution to those that struggle with these questions and points to one possible solution: automated coverage analysis. Coverage analysis can be done with tools and workflows that are uncommon among software developers and security researchers alike.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

China-linked threat actor tracked as Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of the PingPull backdoor and a new tool dubbed Sword2033. ” reads the analysis published by Unit 42. Analysis of the C2 for a second Sword2033 sample revealed that the domain *.saspecialforces.co[.]za org over port 8443 for C2. saspecialforces.co[.]za

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Files leaked by Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show that Russia-linked Sandworm APT requested it to develop offensive tools. Documents leaked from Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show it was likely involved in the development of offensive tools. Mandiant did not identify any evidence indicating how or when the tools could be used.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

“Until we can rectify the quality of education and training that our new cyber experts receive, we will continue to be outpaced by the Black Hats.”. This additional data analysis need further strains limited IT security resources. Growing need. Fostering tradecraft.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Microsoft announced it has taken legal action to disrupt the illegal use of copies of the post-exploitation tool Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals. to remove cracked versions of Cobalt Strike (“refer to stolen, unlicensed, or otherwise unauthorized versions or copies of the tool”) so they can no longer be used by cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2021

This week a security researcher published on GitHub a proof-of-concept tool to hack Microsoft Exchange servers chaining two of ProxyLogon flaws. . This week, the independent security researcher Nguyen Jang published on GitHub a proof-of-concept tool to hack Microsoft Exchange servers. ” reads the post published by The Record.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. “Successful tracking of Agent Tesla activity allowed for the recovery of critical insights about the victims affected by it globally and the probable threat actors targeting them. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

” reads an analysis published by Symantec Threat Hunter team, part of Broadcom Software. ” The attackers employed a broad range of legitimate tools to deliver malware in attacks aimed at government institutions related to finance, aerospace, and defense, as well as state-owned media, IT, and telecom firms.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The attribution to the BlueNoroff APT is due to the similarities in the findings that emerged from Kaspersky’s analysis published in December 2022. The similarities include malicious tooling on macOS that closely aligns with TTPs of those employed in the campaign.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations fail to educate their employees on the importance of cyber hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to phishing scams, malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber attacks. This would ensure you are aware of your blind sports, more importantly, help you with analysis and preparing a risk remediation plan.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2023

Interestingly, NoName057(16) makes attempts to teach their followers through educational content such as explaining basic industry jargon and attack concepts.” ” reads the analysis published by SentinelOne. The group uses GitHub for its activity, such as hosting a DDoS tool website named dddosia.github[.]io

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

A deeper analysis of some of these samples revealed that they were compiled in 2014 and used in the wild between 2014 and 2015. Across the years, the researchers found analyzed multiple backdoors and hacking tools composing the arsenal of the cyberespionage group. reads the analysis published by Symantec.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. This tool is also used for enabling lateral movement capability with obtained hashes and mimikatz’s sekurlsa::pth. In addition, the group leveraged some custom tools for network reconnaissance.

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