Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. PaloAlto researchers cited ransomware attacks against a Canadian government healthcare organization and a Canadian medical research university, both attempting to exploit the ongoing pandemic.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An unknown threat actor is targeting government organizations with the PureCrypter downloader, Menlo Security firm reported. Menlo Labs researchers uncovered an unknown threat actor is using the PureCrypter downloader in attacks aimed at government entities. ” reads the analysis published by Menlo Labs.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. The phishing campaigns delivering malicious attachments were observed since the end of October. . ” reads the analysis published by ProofPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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 attack chain employed in 2020 started with a phishing email with a lure based on the 37th ASEAN Summit. pak) containing final payload (Merdoor backdoor).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Credential harvesting attacks via phishing emails are now a daily occurrence.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

” The campaign targeted government entities in Europe, with a focus on foreign and domestic policy entities. Threat actors used spear-phishing messages crafted to trick recipients into downloading either a JavaScript or a ZIP file. and Ukraine. Additional countries referenced in lure documents are France and Sweden.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2021

Experts spotted the RokRat Trojan being used by North Korea-linked threat actors in attacks aimed at the South Korean government. On December 7 2020 researchers from Malwarebytes uncovered a campaign targeting the South Korean government with a variant of the RokRat RAT. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

The US government released a joint advisory that provides technical details about the operation of the Lockbit 3.0 “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CISA, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0. ransomware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Upon execution, the downloader will check against a blacklist of malware analysis tools by checking for running processes’ specific names (i.e. “Graphiron uses AES encryption with hardcoded keys. Graphiron comprises two-stage components: a downloader (Downloader.Graphiron) and a payload (Infostealer.Graphiron).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The operators use a suite of custom tools with the ultimate goal of encrypting files in the infected system and holding it for a ransom of about $50,000. As the initial vector of their attacks, OldGremlin use spear phishing emails, to which the group adopted creative approach. Up-to-date phishing. Unsought invoice.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

Security experts from D3Lab have uncovered a new COVID-19-themed phishing campaign that is targeting the users of the Italian National Institute for Social Security (INPS). Cybercriminals are attempting to take advantage of the Covid-19 indemnity that the Italian government will give to some Italian citizens with specific requirements.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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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. Further analysis revealed that the actor behind the above operations has been active since at least 2008. ” We are in the final!

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Without the more restrictive enforcement policy, organizations place an unnecessary burden on email security applications and increase the likelihood of a phishing attack successfully impersonating a brand. email domain providers and many corporate and government entities. See the Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions. What is DMARC?

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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: Phishing, pretexting, SMS toll fraud, baiting and tailgating are among the common tactics used by cybercriminals.

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are the services that stood out in our analysis. The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Determines the initial vector of infection, where your current data backups are, and the sensitivity of encrypted files. Data is recovered remotely or returned on encrypted media.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Privacy governance and management. Enterprise & operational risk management. Audit management.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 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 published by the expert. ” continues the analysis. ” continues Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2019

“Forensic analysis is currently ongoing but the virus, identified as “Ryuk” ransomware, may have entered the network of the MTSA facility via an email phishing campaign.” ” According to the USCG, the attack vector was likely a phishing email sent to the operators at the MTSA facility.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 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. Incident details: SEI, an online payment service provider, has notified customers that its systems has been accessed by an unknown individual who copied an encrypted database.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The emails provide updates on the Coronavirus outbreak, it includes stats on the epidemic and contains an email of corona-virus@caramail.com that is likely used for phishing purposes. states the analysis published by FireEye. ’ The executable employed in this campaign is a strain of the GuLoader malware downloader.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 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. Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Records breached: Around 700 records.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Threat actors spreading the NetWalker ransomware carried out cyber attacks that leveraged exploits in Oracle WebLogic and Apache Tomcat servers, brute-forcing RDP endpoints, and carrying out spear-phishing attacks on staff at major companies. and foreign government organizations. reads the alert. public health organization.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Threat actors spreading the NetWalker ransomware carried out cyber attacks that leveraged exploits in Oracle WebLogic and Apache Tomcat servers, brute-forcing RDP endpoints, and carrying out spear-phishing attacks on staff at major companies. and foreign government organizations. reads the alert. public health organization.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group has been targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. Russia linked APT group tracked as Gamaredon has been targeting several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement. ” continues the analysis. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Today I’d like to share a comparative analysis of OilRig techniques mutation over time. T1386) and spread over spear phishing campaigns as shown on delivery section. and more personal thoughts.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

Speaking of government intervention on cyber attacks, the US government was forced to intervene after state-sponsored attackers targeted Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities in March. Additionally, the UK government website crashed – on the day that Britons aged 25–29 were invited to book their COVID-19 vaccines.

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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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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Forensic Analysis.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

TrendMicro’s analysis into the ransomware found that it was the same system administration tool abused by the likes of SOREBRECT and Bad Rabbit. The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Cyber security experts and governments urge victims to never pay the ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

The global cost of ransomware has risen from $325 million to $20 billion from 2016 to 2021, and on average, only 65% of encrypted data was restored after a ransom was paid. Here are our top picks based on our analysis of the DR market. In many ways, DR is playing catch up with the rise in effectiveness of cyber criminals.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. 5 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Avoid Them? Malware Analysis Sandboxes could expose sensitive data of your organization. million to allow towns to access encrypted data. Once again thank you! Texas attackers demand $2.5

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