Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913. The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data. Looking for an alternative method for secure remote access?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert to warn of a surge of Emotet attacks that have targeted multiple state and local governments in the U.S. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities. since August. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

To see if your email address has been exposed in this data leak or other security breaches, use our personal data leak checker with a library of 15+ billion breached records. Brute-forcing the passwords of LinkedIn profiles and email addresses. Change the password of your LinkedIn and email accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

TA453 in May 2023 started using LNK infection chains instead of Microsoft Word documents with macros. The messages demand feedback on a project called “Iran in the Global Security Context” and requested permission to send a draft for review. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

LinkedIn’s refusal to treat malicious scraping as a security problem can potentially allow cybercriminals to gather data on new victims with impunity. To see if any of your online accounts were exposed in previous security breaches, use our personal data leak checker with a library of 15+ billion breached records.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The activity of the cyber espionage group was first documented by ESET experts Matthieu Faou and Francis Labelle in a talk at the Virus Bulletin 2020 security conference. The malware samples analyzed by the researchers are slightly obfuscated using string obfuscation and dynamic Windows API library loading.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The leaked information includes patients’ names, IDs, email addresses, password hashes, Medicare Advantage Plan listings, medical treatment data, and more. To see if any of your online accounts were exposed in previous security breaches, use our personal data leak checker with a library of 15+ billion breached records.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

The experts uncovered a campaign using lure documents themed around COVID-19 and the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The weaponized documents were crafted to start the infection process and led to the installation of Cobalt Strike beacons on infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication. A WORRIED MOM.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. CERT-FR’s alert states that the Pysa ransomware code based on public Python libraries. “ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

In mid-March, a suspicious Office document referencing the Ukraine elections appeared in the wild, is it related to APT28 and upcoming elections? The macro code inside the 2017 document is password protected, just like the last suspicious document we analyzed to investigate a possible Ukraine elections interference by Russian groups.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Security researchers from TrendMicro have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign carried out by an APT group tracked as DRBControl that employed a new family of malware. The malware was used to steal Office and PDF documents, key logs, SQL dumps, browser cookies, a KeePass manager database. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2018

Once the attackers have gained access to the victim’s system they will search for any purchase documents, as well as the financial and accounting software. “For example, the archive mentioned above contains an executable file, which has the same name and is a password-protected self-extracting archive. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Agent Tesla is a fully customizable password info-stealer offered as malware-as-a-service , many cyber criminals are choosing it as their preferred recognition tool. . Nowadays the Malware-As-A-Service is one of the criminal favorite ways to breach security perimeter. The document contains an obfuscated VBA macro. Introduction.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli has analyzed the recently leaked APT34 hacking tool tracked as Jason – Exchange Mail BF. Username and password list can be selected (included in the distributed ZIP file) and threads number should be provided in order to optimize the attack balance. Jason Project GUI. WebService.dll assemply version.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

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

DECEMBER 29, 2019

In contrast, files [1] and [3] are harmless and are only used as a way of inducing the victims to open the VBS document – the Lampion 1st stage. Figure 15: Some operations are performed, such as create folders on AppData and setting the default process security level with VBScript – (3/5). But the file is protected with a password.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Security firms such as Proofpoint and Eset analyzed other samples of the same threat targeting the Australian landscape back in May 2018 and, more recently, in Italy. N051118 ), where the malicious payload was dropped abusing a macro-enabled word document able to download the malicious DLL paylaod. Technical Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Application programming interface (API) security is a combination of tools and best practices to secure the all-important connections between applications. API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls.

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Imperial Violet

MARCH 26, 2018

Predictions of, and calls for, the end of passwords have been ringing through the press for many years now. None the less, the experience of most people is that passwords remain a central, albeit frustrating, feature of their online lives. Lastly, many security guides advocate for the use of password managers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

“We are thrilled to be working with Badge, enabling a best-in-class authentication solution that builds on top of our market-leading identity data management and identity analytics capabilities to provide greater privacy and security to our customers,” said Wade Ellery , Field CTO, Radiant Logic.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

dll: Windows legitimate DLL for runtime dependencies – MICROSOFT® C RUNTIME LIBRARY. dll: Windows legitimate DLL for runtime dependencies – MICROSOFT® C RUNTIME LIBRARY. If a path is passed, then the library is only loaded from the specific path. Avira.OE.NativeCore.dll: malicious DLL used during the DLL side-loading process.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego , is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks. The phishing messages carry weaponized Excel documents that are able to bypass security checks and that had low detection rates. EPPlus is such a tool.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Since then, much has been learned about the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) deployed and what steps organizations are taking to harden their network and application security. Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials noted “this could be an extremely serious breach of security.” federal agencies.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. For more on governance and policies, check out our article on IT security policies , including their importance and benefits, plus tips to create or improve your own policy.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Is there something more secure? Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

The researchers pointed out that they haven’t found online documented data purge processes for device decommissioning. The Alaris security team explained that the documentation is only accessible to customers that have a support contract with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). ” continues the analysis.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door. Calderon: Paulino Calderon, I'm a senior application security consultant with Websec.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door. Calderon: Paulino Calderon, I'm a senior application security consultant with Websec.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

In the book The Art of Invisibility , I challenged my co author Kevin Mitnick to document the steps needed to become invisible online. In the very quiet science fiction section of the Glen Park Public Library in San Francisco. Operational Security is typically a military process. There are a lot. I'm Robert Vamosi. Not so easy.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In OSS-RC systems of the release 18B and older customer documentation browsing libraries under ALEX are subject to Cross-Site Scripting. This problem is completely resolved in new Ericsson library browsing tool ELEX used in systems like Ericsson Network Manager. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security). CVE-2021-32569.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These critical encryption concepts encompass the vast majority of encryption algorithms and tools currently in wide use and can be used in combination for secure communication. Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 298 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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