Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 347 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. Recently, the Chinese security firm Rising detected a Linux variant of the SFile ransomware that uses the RSA+AES algorithm mode. as the suffix name. .” ” reported The Record. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leave s a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. The Apple expert Bob Gendler discovered that the Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leaves a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. ” continues the post.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Quick response (QR) codes are a convenient format for storing all kinds of information in a readable and secure way, at least when correctly implemented. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2023

The AI and quantum spin-out from Alphabet uses the Sandwich framework for the Cryptoservice module in its SandboxAQ Security Suite, currently used by several U.S. government agencies, global banks, telcos, and tech companies. SandboxAQ today introduced an open-source cryptography management framework built for the post-quantum era.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. This new version used the.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Symantec pointed out that the attacks against government organizations in Hong Kong remained undetected for a year in some cases. Spyder Loader loads AES-encrypted blobs to create the wlbsctrl.dll which acts as a next-stage loader that executes the content. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021. ” continues the report.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

The cyber security landscape offered similarly familiar topics: there were huge data breaches at Facebook and LinkedIn, while the threat of ransomware reached catastrophic levels. You can read more about that attack, along with the year’s other biggest stories, in our 2021 cyber security review of the year.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

Security researchers at Cylance discovered that the OceanLotus APT (also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty , group is using a loader leveraging steganography to deliver a version of Denes backdoor and an updated version of Remy backdoor. ” reads the report published by the experts. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

” states the Government Agency. The good news is that according to the Agency, data was encrypted, it also added that Google and Adobe were not able to see the CP R numbers. “Google Hosted Libraries have been designed to remove all information that allows identifying users before logging on. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. A backdoor mechanism found in tens of Ruby libraries. million to allow towns to access encrypted data. Hackers are scanning the web for vulnerable Fortinet, Pulse Secure Products installs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

According to Bloomberg , CNA Financial opted to pay the ransom two weeks after the security breach because it was not able to restore its operations. The attacks started in January, but the attackers’ activity intensified in recent weeks, according to the experts at security firm Volexity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

These are the three components of the CIA triad, an information security model designed to protect sensitive information from data breaches. The CIA triad is a widely accepted principle within the industry, and is used in ISO 27001 , the international standard for information security management. Why is the CIA triad important?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders. The keyboard of course!

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 15, 2020

Yesterday's Microsoft Windows patches included a fix for a critical vulnerability in the system's crypto library. It was discovered by security researchers. Interestingly, it was discovered by NSA security researchers, and the NSA security advisory gives a lot more information about it than the Microsoft advisory does.

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AIIM

JULY 24, 2018

Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning. The Privacy and Security Dichotomy. Article 28 lays out the obligation requirements that govern the relationship between data controllers and processors. You might also be interested in: The Re-Permissioning Dilemma Under GDPR.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Vulnerability scanning is critically important for identifying security flaws in hardware and software, but vulnerability scanning types are as varied as the IT environments they’re designed to protect. These features make Nmap a popular port scanning tool among network administrators, security experts, and amateurs.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Sites like British Airways and Ticketmaster have to comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) , just like the rest of our clients. the same web server), but it’s also common practice to download them from a third-party library. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Guido Vranken returns to The Hacker Mind to discuss his CryptoFuzz tool on GitHub, as well as his experience fuzzing and finding vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries and also within cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum. That means it falls to you to protect your cryptocurrency. Yeah, like that. All of which speaks to the power of hacking.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers from Kookmin University and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) discovered an implementation vulnerability in the source code of the Rhysida ransomware. Rhysida ransomware employed a secure random number generator to generate the encryption key and subsequently encrypt the data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The money is kept by the government and in return, a “non-permanent” profit officially titled as “interest” is given back to the officers at the end of each year. The two dll are legit windows library and are used in support of the malicious behaviour. The Fund is financial planning for defense personnel. The SilentCMD Module.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

Turla is the name of a Russian cyber espionage APT group (also known as Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) that has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and private businesses. This is a binary blob with a special format that contains encrypted commands for the backdoor ,” reads the report released by ESET.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 11, 2018

A virtual private network, VPN for short, is an internet security system that allows you, the user, to send data over the internet in a safe, secure, and in the case of some VPN platforms, secretly over a private network. While this sounds complex and very technical, the premise is actually very simple to understand.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

And my background is pretty straightforward with cyber security for the past 16 years on many different levels. Vamosi: At SecTor, an annual security conference in Toronto, Paua gave not one but two talks this year. What would be valuable from their perspective to encrypt and then ask for the ransom.

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The Texas Record

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Manuscript collections – Private (non-government agency) manuscript collections that have been digitized. We also have a sub-set of records from the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center out in Liberty, TX. Records are encrypted “at-rest” so only authorized users can access their contents.

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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. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 7, 2021

KrebsOnSecurity recently had occasion to contact the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Visit the FSB’s website and you might notice its web address starts with [link] instead of [link] meaning the site is not using an encryption certificate. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. 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.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

Certainly no one uses 40 bit encryption anymore. Welcome to The Hacker Mind, an original podcast from for all secure. Herfurt: My name is Martin Herfurt and I'm a security researcher. It's not been like that terrible, terrible security. And they further linked him to some 150 other car thefts in the area.

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