eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It matches reported vulnerabilities to the open source libraries in code, reducing the number of alerts. 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.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Security experts have uncovered a new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest designed to encrypt macOS systems, it is also able to install additional payloads and potentially take over the infected machine. ” reads the analysis wrote by Wardle. The ransomware also checks for some common anti-virus solutions (e.g.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

” reads the analysis published by Checkpoint. The CurKeep payload is very small, it is 10kb in size, contains 26 functions and is not statically compiled with any library. shell – Sends the computer name in a JSON format encrypted with simple XOR encryption and base64 encoded to the C2.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The authors used different languages to hinder analysis, researchers explained. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. “Notably, the only component on system’s disk as a file is the initial component, which is in the form of a Dynamic Link Library (DLL).

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. Still, I like seeing this kind of analysis about security infrastructure. There's a lot to argue with about the methodology and the assumptions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

.” 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. Like the sample analyzed by Cyberreason, the Spyder Loader sample analyzed by Symantec uses the CryptoPP C++ library.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. The malware also downloads the Command-and-control (C2) URLs, C2 communication is encrypted using Base64, RC4, and Curve25519. . With each new version, the malware adds new features like dynamic library loading, encryption, and adjustments to different locales and manufacturers.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The “ rlottie ” folder caught their attention, it was the folder used for the Samsung native library for playing Lottie animations, originally created by Airbnb. ” reads the analysis published by Shielder experts. This library was used by Telegram developers instead of the Airbnb’s one.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

” reads the analysis published by Walmart. Other similarities were found by the experts in the GPLib library used for encryption/decryption operations. The researchers also published Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this threat.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2022

” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky researcher Denis Legezo. The experts discovered that the attackers are hiding encrypted shellcode containing the next-stage malware as 8KB pieces in event logs. ” continues the analysis. The attack chain aims at distributing.RAR archive from the legitimate site file.io

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

” reads hte analysis published by Trend Micro. ” Experts warn of its ability to bypass static analysis methods due to the combined use of Inno Setup Installer and PyInstaller. exe will drop malware components — several C++ and Python libraries and the Python 2.7 When successfully run, the Facture_23100.31.07.2018.exe

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

” reads the analysis published by ESET. The encrypted module is subsequently received with a unique identifier – signature – and an additional key for its decryption.” ” Wslink runs as a service and can accept modules in the form of encrypted portal executable (PE) files only from a specific IP address.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading takes advantage of how Microsoft Windows applications handle DLL files. ” reads the analysis published by Sophos. The attackers use a simple XOR encryption algorithm with the string “Hapenexx is very bad” as a key. ” continues the analysis. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. That system identifier is then encrypted with the NokNok function and base64 encoded before being used as the payload of an HTTP POST to library-store.camdvr[.]org.” ” continues the analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key. Encryption ensures that data remains confidential and secure, even if intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties. This area is called static application security testing, or SAST.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2021

The developers are embedding Joker as a payload that can be encrypted in different ways, either a.dex file xored or encrypted with a number, or through the same. If there is no answer, the malware remains silent since it can be running on a dynamic analysis emulator. dex file as before. explained. “If

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

. “While continuing to monitor activity of the OceanLotus APT Group, BlackBerry Cylance researchers uncovered a novel payload loader that utilizes steganography to read an encrypted payload concealed within a.png image file.” ” reads the report published by the experts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

The system uses DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files to store some resources the application needs and will load automatically. If it does not find one, the encrypted shell code is written in 8KB chunks in the event logs. The malware analysis by Kaspersky is quite remarkable and detailed. Also read: How Hackers Evade Detection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The ransomware uses OpenSSL’s AES algorithm with CBC mode to encrypt files and leverages Telegram’s API for C2 communications. The ransomware appends radioactive symbols (“ ”) to the filenames of encrypted files. . ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. CLI tool and library to obfuscate bash scripts.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2019

In this phase, the ransomware sends to the command and control server information on the encryption process, including a string that contains the Initialization Vector (IV) and a random password used by the ransomware to encrypt the files. “To combat this ransomware, Cisco Talos is releasing a free decryption tool.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

The module was hidden in a 3rd-party advertising library that the author of the app recently was introduced. “After analyzing the app, we saw an advertising library in it that contains a malicious dropper component. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

” reads the analysis published by ESET. The malware implements a modular structure with a dispatcher and loadable plugins, all of which are implemented as dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The Attor malware makes sophisticated use of encryption to hide its components. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

” reads the analysis published by the researchers. The Mac version uses the same AES key and IV as the Linux variant to encrypt and decrypt the config file. Like the Linux variant, the backdoor communicates with the C&C using a TLS connection and encrypts data using the RC4 algorithm. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

” reads the analysis published by PaloAlto Networks. ” The messages use a weaponized rich text format (RTF) attachment that exploits the CVE-2012-0158 buffer overflow in Microsoft’s ListView / TreeView ActiveX controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX library. .” ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Technical Analysis. JSWorm encrypts all the user files appending a new extension to their name. During the encryption phase, the ransomware creates an HTML Application “JSWRM-DECRYPT.hta” in each folder it encounters. The malware encrypts all the files whose extension is not present in the list. The Encryption Scheme.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. Experts observed several variants over the recent months, it authors have improved encryption and implemented new functionality of the final Node.js The final payload of Chaes is a Node.Js information stealer that exfiltrates data using the node process.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 26, 2024

It manages service-to-service communication, providing essential functionalities such as service discovery, load balancing, encryption and authentication. Language libraries for connectivity have partial and inconsistent implementation of traffic management features and are difficult to maintain and upgrade.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2022

To control the browser, the malware uses a library called Rod. The malware encrypts all the data with a key that is unique for each sample and sends it along with a sample identifier to the C2 server located at the domain name youbot[.]solutions. ” “The business listing has a logo of an eye in a red circle.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Buran is advertised as a stable malware that uses an offline cryptoclocker , 24/7 support, global and session keys, and has no third-party dependencies such as libraries. “In our analysis we detected two different versions of Buran, the second with improvements compared to the first one released.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

” reads an analysis published by Symantec Threat Hunter team, part of Broadcom Software. The attackers used Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading to deliver the malicious code. In some cases, the arbitrary shellcode is encrypted.” ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” reads the analysis published by 360 Netlab. One of the addresses disguised the Bot sample as a Google font library “ roboto. ” reads the analysis. Additional technical details such as IoCs are included in the analysis published by the experts. ttc “, so we named the Botnet Roboto.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This operation is similar to the threat group’s August 2018 campaign , using compromised university resources to send library-themed phishing emails.” ” reads the analysis published by Secureworks. The landing page appears to be identical or quite similar to the spoofed library resource. and Switzerland.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

This issue could be exploited only when the encryption keys are obtained via a separate attack, meaning that the attackers have to chain more exploits in their campaigns. Each payload comes compiled with a standard list of commonly used Monero-mining domains alongside a Monero wallet address,” continues the analysis. “So

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

CNAP provides encryption, access control, threat detection and response features for enhanced security. Mobile behavioral analysis: Similar to user and entity behavioral analysis (UEBA) solutions, mobile behavioral analysis tools look for signs that apps are engaging in risky or malicious behaviors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Technical analysis. This file acts as downloader in the infection chain, using a series of hard-coded server addresses, It heavily rely on obfuscation and encryption to avoid the antimalware detection. Shade encrypts all the user files using an AES encryption scheme. References to an Oil-Gas company.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2019

The sample has been initially identified by an Italian independent security researcher, who warned the InfoSec community and shared the binary for further analysis. Technical Analysis. Then, all the information is encoded in Base64 and sent to the C2 through the “ connect ” function, using a SSL encrypted HTTP channel.

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