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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Security Affairs

These malware strains did not present any similarities with malware associated with other APT groups. A deeper analysis of some of these samples revealed that they were compiled in 2014 and used in the wild between 2014 and 2015. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Trojan Lampion is back after 3 months

Security Affairs

Trojan Lampion is a malware observed at the end of the year 2019 impacting Portuguese users using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax and EDP. Below, the email templates on how Lampion has been distributed in May 2020 in Portugal are presented. Lampion email templates – May 2020. SAPO TRANSFER TEMPLATE.

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Using Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper

Security Affairs

Marco Ramilli, founder and CEO at cyber security firm Yoroi has explained how to use Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper. Nowadays Microsoft office documents are often used to propagate Malware acting like dynamic droppers. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Stage 3: NET file.

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Exclusive: Pakistan and India to armaments: Operation Transparent Tribe is back 4 years later

Security Affairs

We noticed that the TTP of the group is almost the same leveraging a weaponized document with a fake certificate of request of an Indian public fund. The document presents itself as a request for a DSOP FUND (Defence Services Officers Provident Fund ). Figure 1: Piece of the malicious document employed in the Op.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

2 Because First American’s violations included the exposure of millions of documents containing nonpublic information (NPI), the total penalty potentially could be substantial. Public access to these documents was caused by an application software vulnerability that was initially introduced in May 2014. e) and 500.01(g),

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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history. The less serious answer are the lighthearted doodles added to records by government employees. The number of documents and pages is several million!

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A new trojan Lampion targets Portugal

Security Affairs

New trojan called ‘Lampion’ has spread using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax during the last days of 2019. Last days of 2019 were the perfect time to spread phishing campaigns using email templates based on the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax. zip file not found and a popup message is presented.