eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Port knocking requires an admin to establish a daemon to watch for a predetermined sequence of packets that must be delivered by the appropriate protocols in order to open a communication port. For example, in addition to implementing SPA on a sheriff department’s evidence server, we can add a honeypot named “evidence server.”.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

“ Hive provides a covert communications platform for a whole range of CIA malware to send exfiltrated information to CIA servers and to receive new instructions from operators at the CIA.”. Once the messages are received, the trigger communicates with the Trigger C2 and waits for the execution of the commands issued by it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The name IPStorm is the abbreviation of InterPlanetary Storm that came from the InterPlanetary File System ( IPFS ), which is a peer-to-peer protocol used by the bot for communications with the intent to obscure the malicious traffic. reads the Intezer’s report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

The malware exploits CVE-2022-0543 for initial access, then drops an initial payload that establishes P2P communication to the P2P network. ” The malware uses a PowerShell script to establish and maintain communication with the P2P network. . At this time it is still unclear the goal of the threat actors behind the botnet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In the first week of September, AquaSec researchers identified at least three different attacks targeting their honeypots, the experts associated them with the cybercrime gang TeamTNT. The discovery of the recent attacks is important because on November 6th, 2021, TeamTNT communicated via Twitter a farewell note.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The name IPStorm is the abbreviation of InterPlanetary Storm that came from the InterPlanetary File System ( IPFS ), which is a peer-to-peer protocol used by the bot for communications with the intent to obscure the malicious traffic. ” reads the Intezer’s report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

Akamai’s SIRT recently discovered the new bot within HTTP and SSH honeypots, it stood out due to its large size and the lack of specific identification around its newer hashes. HinataBot supports multiple methods of communication, including both dialing out and listening for incoming connections.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Among the data they receive, they now know which server’s version is vulnerable to CVE-2022-0543 (As we explained earlier, the honeypot was built with this vulnerability on purpose). Threat actors simulate Redis communication over port 6379 to evade detection. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The 8220 group has been active since at least 2017, the threat actors are Chinese-speaking and the names of the group come from the port number 8220 used by the miner to communicate with the C2 servers. The latest versions of the infection script use block lists to avoid infecting specific hosts, such as researcher honeypots. .

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2020

Getting visibility into containers is important because the greatest amount of communication internally is taking place container to container.” To demonstrate this, Trend Micro set up a honeypot, imitating an industrial factory, to see how quickly and often it would get attacked.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This honeypot of information puts manufacturers at major risk from cyber attacks. Understand how to deploy innovations such as digital car keys, Over-the-Air communications or the cloud while protecting sensitive data, IoT devices and implementing secure manufacturing.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

However, the researchers are convinced the threat actor is back, as their honeypots identified TeamTNT signatures and tools in a series of three attacks during the first week of September. All internet communications, including SSL and SSH, rely on private and public keys for encryption. Also read: Top Container Security Solutions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The researchers revealed that one of his honeypots was hit by this IoT malware that targets Intel machines running Linux. Additionally, the malware installs a shell script that uses to communicate with the command and control server. “This one seems to target enterprise systems.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

“During the traffic monitoring, several identities such as luci, lucian, dragos, mazy, hydra, and poseidon were spotted in IRC communication channels.” The payload is removed in the final step and no trace remains on the attacked system. ” “These identities were also found as usernames on a compromised Japanese server.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The attacker does not need to attempt a failed login anymore, or encounter a generic honeypot which doesn’t have this flag. Dec 5, 18: Huawei has finished communication with operators/customers and is ready for a responsible disclosure. . “How Easy CVE-2018-7900 Makes It Easy to Hack These Devices” continues the expert.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2019

The Android Debug Bridge ( adb ) is a command-line tool that allows developers to communicate with an Android device. The malicious code attempt to determine if it is running in a honeypot , then it downloads the payload and changes its permission settings to allow its execution. The script for a.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Spirent Communications , an 82-year-old British supplier of network performance testing equipment, recently decided to branch into cybersecurity services by tackling this dilemma head on. We’ve set up honeypots around the world, which we use to harvest and categorize malware. But it has also become a delicate balancing act.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2019

This script also starts an SSH daemon inside the container for remote communication.” The analysis of the logs and traffic data coming to and from the honeypot , revealed that the attackers used a container from a public Docker Hub repository named zoolu2. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers with Netlab, a security unit of Chinese tech giant Qihoo 360, wrote over the weekend that their Anglerfish and Apacket honeypots detected two efforts to leverage Log4Shell to create Muhstik and Mirai botnets to attack Linux devices. Attackers are running obfuscation efforts around the requests to bypass string-matching detections.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

This ShellBot contains all the communication logic to communicate with the C2 with the IRC protocol. Searching for useful information, we found that it has appeared on several honeypots since 2012, the scripts are similar in styles and in techniques implemented. It is ShellBot malware, one of the most famous IRC bot for Linux.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. The router or switch then facilitated communication between the other devices on the network such as other servers, network storage, and printers. How Network Security Works Networks connect assets for the purpose of communication.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

or specialized tools to deliver obfuscation defenses such as: Honeypots: Provide tempting targets for attackers that contain no valid information as one of several similar deception technologies to trigger alerts for early attack detection. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.): behind the proxy.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Traffic from these won’t show up in network scans unless they also use Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections, so these communications may go entirely undetected by IT teams. VPN Vulnerabilities Although VPNs create a private tunnel for organizations’ network communications, they can still be breached.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Footprinting and reconnaissance Scanning networks Enumeration Vulnerability analysis System hacking Sniffing Social engineering Denial-of-service Session hijacking Evading IDS, firewalls, and honeypots Hacking web servers, applications, wireless networks, mobile platforms and Internet of Things devices SQL injection Cryptography.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. All three aspects of network security seek to exclude unauthorized access to assets or communication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Unwanted attention might translate to compromised devices being used to perform denial of service or, in some cases, to overtake the communication line and act as a man in the middle. We’ve excluded honeypots and identified which manufacturers have the most identifiable public-facing devices. What we did.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. See the Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions. Vulnerability Exploitation.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications. While everyone works to better communicate blockchain technology, the potential applications are immense: Preserving data veracity by blocking false transactions.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

This type of insurance supports organizations in cyber risk management and security incident prevention, data recovery, and incident response — especially when it comes to communicating with impacted customers.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

And you know, we put up a honeypot basically so we put up our own system online, we made it purposely vulnerable for the purpose of the demonstration. And so, you know, whether it be to gather intelligence, disrupt or degrade infrastructure and communications, etc.

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