Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The vulnerability was discovered by Clément Lecigne from Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-09-25, a circumstance that suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. Reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-09-25″ reads the advisory published by Google.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Immediately after the disclosure of the Log4Shell flaw in Log4j library threat actors started including the exploit code in Linux botnets. Researchers at NetLab 360 reported that their Anglerfish and Apacket honeypots were already hit by attacks attempting to trigger the Log4Shell flaw in the Log4j library.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

In order to compromise a target system, the samples require special conditions on it, such as the use of specific arguments and targeted services already being installed (with weak passwords). ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks. “Malware like GoBruteforcer takes advantage of weak (or default) passwords.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

Horizon3 published an analysis and proof of concept to exploit Fortinet’s FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS). or above March 25, 2024 Hackers Pollute Python Package Index Open-Source Libraries Type of vulnerability (or attack): Malicious library code. The fix: Update affected versions ASAP: FortiClient EMS 7.2:

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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 26, 2022

Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading is an attack method that takes advantage of how Microsoft Windows applications handle DLL files. In this campaign, the spam message contains an HTML file that has base64 encoded images and a password-protected ZIP file. The password-protected zip file contains an ISO file (i.e.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913. The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 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. Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. As of the publication of this blog post, the Library’s website remains offline.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. At the provided URL, a password-encrypted.rar file named “Abraham Accords & MENA.rar” was hosted. 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.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. Following the reports of Android devices being compromised by Guerrilla malware, the experts purchased a phone and conducted a forensic analysis on the extracted ROM image. ” The overlap suggests that the two groups likely collaborated at some point.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The experts also discovered that the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware. “More importantly, one of the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware that collects various personal data and sends it to a command and control server. . ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

published a detailed analysis of the flaw. “By forging an authentication token for specific Netlogon functionality, he was able to call a function to set the computer password of the Domain Controller to a known value. This can then be used to obtain domain admin credentials and then restore the original DC password.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. Collect Wi-Fi SSID information, including passwords using the command: netsh wlan show profile <WIFI_NAME> key=clear Obtain Premiumsoft Navicat credentials Take screenshots of the current desktop. library repository for the dependency resolving.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The executable is a backdoor that accesses the Linux API and invokes syscalls using the statically linked dietlibc library. Visitors who attempted to download FDM for Linux from the compromised page during the mentioned timeframe are recommended to scan their systems for the presence of malware and update their passwords.

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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. Webmin 1.930 and Usermin version 1.780 have addressed the flaw, anyway it is possible to secure the systems by disabling the ‘user password change’ option.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. CLI tool and library to obfuscate bash scripts.” Then it overwrites all existing user passwords with “megapassword” and deletes all existing users. The “Supermicro_cr_third” script in this directory seems to be the most complete version of the ransomware.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero uncovered the weakness, which is connected to unauthorized access to freed memory, possibly allowing attackers to corrupt or change sensitive data. The fix: Users should upgrade to TorchServe 0.8.2, published on August 28, 2023.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities. The alert published by CISA was based on data provided by the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and the CISA itself since July 2020.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

. “The campaign exploits legitimate operating system processes as well as security vendor products from companies like Avast and GAS Tecnologia to gain information about the target machine and steal password information, as well as keystate information and clipboard usage.” ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

It involves verifying credentials such as usernames and passwords, before granting access to applications. Code Analysis and Testing Types A key concept to understand in application security is that of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The tougher to steal, the better.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

Step 3: Database Check After confirming the query, HackerGPT explores its extensive library of cybersecurity expertise and resources to find information and resources relevant to the user’s inquiry. CyberChef allows you to encode and decode data, hash passwords, analyze traffic, and convert data formats.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The malware samples analyzed by the researchers are slightly obfuscated using string obfuscation and dynamic Windows API library loading. Experts also noticed that hackers also used NirSoft utilities to recover passwords from web browsers and email clients.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Storing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or social security numbers in cookies is discouraged due to the potential risk of exposure.

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Agent Tesla is a fully customizable password info-stealer offered as malware-as-a-service , many cyber criminals are choosing it as their preferred recognition tool. . It is a fully customizable password info-stealer and many cyber criminals are choosing it as their preferred recognition tool. . Technical Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Statistical analysis on large datasets allows the ability to predict a computer’s behavior and anticipate actions that haven’t even been programmed. Logs analysis to find trends and patterns. Hackers can now generate accurate password lists automatically and even customize them according to a specific set of data (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2023

Note that although brute forcing passwords can still permit a threat actor to carry out an LOTL attack, they’re more noticeable to security teams. It’s a vulnerability within Windows that allows an attacker to decrypt hidden passwords while they’re in memory. Store credentials securely.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2018

” reads the analysis published by TrendMicro. Researchers observed that the 9002 RAT was also used to deliver additional payloads, such as an exploit tool for Internet Information Services (IIS) 6 WebDav (exploiting CVE-2017-7269 ) and an SQL database password dumper. ” continues the analysis. SQL Password dumper.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Regarding a broad analysis, it looks like the Trojan-Banker.Win32.ChePro ChePro family, but with improvements that make hard its detection and analysis. For more details and complete analysis of this malicious campaign see the Technical Analysis below. Technical Analysis. Lampion – Dynamic Analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2018

“For example, the archive mentioned above contains an executable file, which has the same name and is a password-protected self-extracting archive. The malicious library includes the system file winspool.drv that is located in the system folder and is used to send documents to the printer. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Today I want to share a quick analysis on a new leaked APT34 Tool in order to track similarities between APT34 public available toolsets. Username and password list can be selected (included in the distributed ZIP file) and threads number should be provided in order to optimize the attack balance. Michael Lortz. Jason Project GUI.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. The group was also observed using modified versions of common malware such as PlugX RAT , Trochilus RAT, keyloggers using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library, the custom in-memory HyperBro backdoor, and a Cobalt Strike sample. ” concludes TrendMicro.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

Technical Analysis. The macro code inside the 2017 document is password protected, just like the last suspicious document we analyzed to investigate a possible Ukraine elections interference by Russian groups. Both documents under analysis use protected macro code. exe” system utility. Figure 4: “mrset.bat” file code.

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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. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

and the analysis of. The second post provides an in-depth analysis of Gooligan’s inner workings and an analysis of its network infrastructure. tokens are the de facto standard for granting apps and devices restricted access to online accounts without sharing passwords and with a limited set of privileges.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2018

o, a scope analysis library used by older versions of eslint, and the latest versions of babel-eslint and webpack. ” The npm login tokens grabbed by malicious packages don’t include user’s npm password, but npm opted to revoke possibly impacted tokens. eslint-config-eslint version 5.0.2 and eslint-config-eslint@5.0.2,

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Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

and the analysis of. provides an in-depth analysis of Gooligan’s inner workings and an analysis of its network infrastructure. tokens are the de facto standard for granting apps and devices restricted access to online accounts without sharing passwords and with a limited set of privileges. fake phone verified accounts. ,

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