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GoTrim botnet actively brute forces WordPress and OpenCart sites

Security Affairs

C2 communications are encrypted using the Advanced Encryption Standard in Galois Counter Mode (AES-GCM) with a key derived from a passphrase embedded in the malware binary. Keeping the CMS software and associated plugins up to date also reduces the risk of malware infection by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities.”

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

Exploitation provides illegal access to sensitive material, such as email communications, which may jeopardize company confidentiality. February 21, 2024 5 Vulnerabilities Impact Joomla CMS Type of vulnerability: Mail address escaping, XSS, and remote code execution. and iPadOS 17.3.

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Dacls RAT, the first Lazarus malware that targets Linux devices

Security Affairs

The command and control protocol uses TLS and RC4 double-layer encryption, Dacls uses AES to encrypt configuration file and supports C2 instruction dynamic update. com /cms/ wp -content/uploads/2015/12/. The experts discovered several samples of both Windows and Linux Dacls on the server: http : //www.areac-agr [. ]

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 13 – 19 November 2023

IT Governance

Records breached: Unknown ALPHV/BlackCat attacks MeridianLink then reports it to the SEC Date of breach: 7 November Breached organisation: MeridianLink Incident details: The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has added the software company MeridianLink to its leak site, having exfiltrated data without encrypting company systems.