Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity to deploy multiple malware families and gain administrative control over impacted systems. In early March, Rapid7 researchers disclosed two new critical security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score:7.3), in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Further analysis revealed that the malware has been used since at least 2017. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. While investigating this malware, Kaspersky also discovered an apparently related ransomware variant called. Similarities include the Tor client and multiple modules observed in StripedFly.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A new malware campaign targets Redis servers to deploy the mining crypto miner Migo on compromised Linux hosts. Caro Security researchers have observed a new malware campaign targeting Redis servers with a crypto miner dubbed Migo. ” reads the report published by Cado Security. ” The main Migo payload (/tmp/.migo)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. Trend of malicious JavaScript downloading Shade ransomware (source: ESET).

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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. Ransomware. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli analyzed a new piece of malware apparently designed to target PIK-Group that implements ransomware , Trojan, and Miner capabilities. The second stage drops and executes three additional modules: a backdoor, a Miner and finally a quite known Ransomware. Ransomware Note. Stage0 Execution.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2021

. “These techniques include numerous modules that exploit implicit trust, weak passwords, and unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in popular applications, including Secure Shell (SSH), IT administration tools, a variety of cloud-based applications, and databases.” Ransomware, data theft).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. ” reads the security advisory published by the vendor.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new piece of malware, dubbed XBash piece that is targeting both Linux and Microsoft Windows servers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. The report’s findings reveal that email remains the main method of delivering ransomware, banking Trojans, and backdoors. The revival of ransomware. Financial departments at high risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

I had the chance to sit down with Nikolaos Chrysaidos (pictured), head of mobile threat intelligence and security at Avast, to drill down on the wider context of the helpful findings apklabl.io If a sample is found to be suspicious, we then process it using a custom-built static analysis tool and a dynamic analysis sandbox.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2018

A security researcher discovered a new crypto mining worm dubbed ZombieBoy that leverages several exploits to evade detection. The security researcher James Quinn has spotted a new strain of crypto mining worm dubbed ZombieBoy that appears to be very profitable and leverages several exploits to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. Malware Analysis Sandboxes could expose sensitive data of your organization. Employees abused systems at Ukrainian nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency. Once again thank you!

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 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. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Security experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a worm dubbed Graboid that spreads using Docker containers. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. It installs the worm on the first target, stops the miner on the second target, and starts the miner on the third target, leading to a very random mining behavior.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Security Affairs – Newsletter ). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 175 – News of the week appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2021

The crypto-mining has a modular structure and employes multiple techniques to infect systems and evade detection. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2019

Most of the infected systems were located in Latin America, more than 85% of victims did not have any security software installed. The Retadup bot has been around since at least 2015, it was involved in several malicious campaigns aimed at delivering malware such as information stealers, ransomware and miners. ” continues Avast.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Bitdefender Total Security. Multi-layer ransomware protection. Kaspersky Total Security. What’s the best antivirus software? Top 4 antivirus software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

” A new wave of attacks could exploit the vulnerability to spread more dangerous and destructive malware, like ransomware or spyware. Read our latest blog w/ assist from @GossiTheDog & @MalwareTechBlog [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 7, 2019. Locate and patch exposed RDP services now.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

Security researchers at Checkpoint security have spotted a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet, created by Ramnit operators. A few months later Ramnit was back, the researchers at IBM security discovered a new variant of the popular Ramnit Trojan. Security Affairs – cybercrime, Ramnit botnet).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns businesses and netizens of Emotet and BlueKeep attacks in the wild. “There are two concerning cyber security threats in the wild. ” reads the advisory published by the ACSC. . ” reads the advisory published by the ACSC.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

Technical Analysis. Figure 4: Evicends of the mining routine. Stratum is the de-facto standard protocol used by crypto-miners to connect to mining pools. Figure 5: Connection routine to the mining server. Technical details, including IoCs and Yara Rules, are available in the analysis published in the Yoroi blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Black Kingdom ransomware operators are targeting organizations using unpatched Pulse Secure VPN software to deploy their malware. Black Kingdom ransomware was first spotted in late February by security researcher GrujaRS. Black Kingdom ransomware was first spotted in late February by security researcher GrujaRS.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2018

If digital transformation, or DX , is to reach its full potential, there must be a security breakthrough that goes beyond legacy defenses to address the myriad new ways threat actors can insinuate themselves into complex digital systems. A cottage industry of tech security vendors is fully behind NTA. Complicated example.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Bottom Line: Preparing for Incident Response How Does Incident Response Work? In either case, preparation is critical.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. ARMA defines information as “Data that has been given value through analysis, interpretation, or compilation in a meaningful form” (ARMA 2016, p 28). Introduction. Information and Content Explosion.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Another example is when sensitive information is removed from transaction data after meeting operational requirements, but the data is kept for analytical processing such as market research and trend analysis. Introduction.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The arsenal of attackers includes data stealers, cryptocurrency miners, and ransomware, that literally hit victims from all sides. “ Cybereason is following an active campaign to deliver an arsenal of malware that is able to steal data, mine for cryptocurrency , and deliver ransomware to victims all over the world.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2022

In December 2018, the company provided an update to its initial analysis revealing a disconcerting scenario, UPnProxy was still up and running. In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 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. Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Data breached: more than 59 million data records.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 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. According to Bleeping Computer, the Cactus ransomware gang stole “terabytes of corporate data”, which it’s threatening to leak if a ransom isn’t paid.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

Security vendors and startups use deception techniques to confuse and befuddle attackers. By masking high-value assets in a sea of fake attack surfaces, attackers are disoriented and attack a fake asset, in the process alerting security teams to their presence. But it can work the other way. What is Deception Technology?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

This picture comes from an analysis of specific statistics and by reading between the lines in reports from 1Password, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Flashpoint, Google Threat Analysis Group/Mandiant, NetScout, Pentera, and Sophos. Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

Vamosi: But as someone who wrote a book questioning the security of our mass produced IoT devices, I wonder why no one bothered to test and certify these devices before they were installed? And on the other hand, we're saying security, that's a secondary concern. But we all know how security by obscurity works in the end.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Botnets ransomware well, you get the. So analysis of prevalence of malware typically represents only what's being seen on Windows boxes. Vamosi: Ssh, or secure shell is a cryptographic network protocol for operating Network Services securely over an unsecured network. So he set out to build a customized internet scanner.

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