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Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks

Security Affairs

The malware communicates with the C2 communications via POST HTTP requests and uses RC4 encryption with a hardcoded key encoded with Base64. When the LNK file is executed, a JavaScript file is called, which acts only as a first-stage dropper (the file name is ddpp.exe).

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

It is a top provider of historical threat data, offering both current and historical metadata on IP addresses, domains, and other IoCs. But other features, like contextualized historic metadata, specialized rulesets, and enriched log data are all helpful for better security response and mitigation strategies. Free trial available.

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Why Does Production Have to be Such a Big Production?, Part Three

eDiscovery Daily

Shawn Huston of LSP Data Solutions ( www.lspdata.com ) recently told me that 2/3 of the load files he sees in productions have errors. Remember my previous comment about communication? Shawn says that: One of the biggest issues I see is parties agreeing to production specifications without understanding what they are agreeing to.