Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When you buy a Sony, Lexar, or Sandisk USB key or any other storage device, it comes with an encryption solution to keep your data safe. The software is developed by a third-party vendor – ENC Security. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ENC Security). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses. The eight most common forms of phishing-based cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2021

Microsoft warns of a long-running spear-phishing campaign that has targeted Office 365 customers in multiple attacks since July 2020. Microsoft revealed that a year-long spear-phishing campaign has targeted Office 365 customers in multiple attacks starting with July 2020. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. The Hive ransomware adds the.hive extension to the filename of encrypted files. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that the number of phishing websites peaked at record levels in the first quarter of 2021. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has published its new Phishing Activity Trends Report related to the first quarter of 2021. Reported Phishing Websites for Q1 2021.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Researchers warn of a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit, called Caffeine, which is being used by cybercriminals. In March 2022, Mandiant researchers discovered threat actors using a shared Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Caffeine. ” reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks on state organizations of Ukraine using the topic “Azovstal” and Cobalt Strike Beacon. The analysis of encryption techniques employed in the attack allowed the government experts to associate the campaign with the cybercrime group Trickbot. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Chaes is also able to take screenshots of the victim’s machine, and hook and monitor the Chrome web browser to collect user information from infected hosts. The kill chain starts with phishing messages that use a.docx file that once is opened triggers a template injection attack. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

Ukraine warned of a “massive” spear-phishing campaign carried out by Russia-linked threat actors against its government and private businesses. This is the third massive spear-phishing campaign that the Ukrainian government attributed to Russia-linked threat actors this year. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ConnectWise , which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that can let attackers take remote control over user systems when recipients click the included link. build and the then-canary 22.9

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. Earlier versions of the ransomware were written in C++ and the malware added the.akira extension to the encrypted files. “Akira threat actors utilize a sophisticated hybrid encryption scheme to lock data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

DeathRansom was considered fake ransomware due to the fact that it did not implement an effective encryption process, but now things are changing. DeathRansom is a ransomware family that was initially classified as a joke because it did not implement an effective encryption scheme. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the past, the group’s activity involved persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. Recently, TAG has observed COLDRIVER delivering custom malware via phishing campaigns using PDFs as lure documents. When the victims opens the PDF, an encrypted text is displayed.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The attacks frequently targeted small and tribal casinos, encrypting servers and the personally identifying information (PII) of employees and patrons.” The threat actors sent victims a phone number in a phishing attempt, often related to pending charges on their accounts. ” reported the PIN.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Under-resourced Information Security Managers were not performing their business as usual role (including a NIST-based cybersecurity review of systems) but were working on evaluating security controls for the COVID-19 vaccination system. The antivirus server was later encrypted in the attack).

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness. Employees are the first line of defense against cybercrime and should understand how to recognize phishing emails and what to do if they suspect them. With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2024

The infection chain was continuously updated, current StrelaStealer version is distributed via spear phishing emails containing a ZIP file attachment. “The JScript file then drops a Base64-encrypted file and a batch file. Upon downloading and opening the archive, a JScript file is dropped onto the system.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2024

Fortinet researchers observed a threat actor sending out a phishing email containing malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. The developers used AES encryption and implemented techniques to bypass the anti-malware scan interface (AMSI). ” concludes the report that also includes indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2024

However, evidence suggests possible spear-phishing and exploitation of misconfigured Zabbix network and application monitoring software. The experts also spotted spear-phishing messages, including a weaponized Word document installing a LunarMail backdoor. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2023

In an attack observed by the experts, the ransomware successfully encrypted a CentOS host running a vulnerable version of IBM Aspera Faspex file server software. The ransomware encrypts files and appends the “.ifire” IceFire doesn’t encrypt the files with “.sh” IceFire doesn’t encrypt the files with “.sh”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance. Sometimes, however, information security, data privacy, and IT compliance overall are people problems more than they are pure data problems. Security, Privacy and Compliance Can Conflict.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. Subsequently, it executes actions to deploy a DLL file endowed with information gathering and data exfiltration capabilities. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Emerging threats Cybercrime often exploits precisely the lack of regulation and centralized controls of cryptocurrencies to deceive investors and embezzle funds through various forms of phishing, investment scams, digital wallet theft, ransomware, and illegal mining. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The group uses multiple attack vectors to gain access to victim networks, including RDP exploitation, SonicWall firewall vulnerabilities exploitation, and phishing attacks. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. reads the joint advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. With this technique, cyber criminals could receive payment directly for compromising systems rather than having to sell or use the stolen information. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

The state-sponsored hackers sent spear-phishing messages to a general director working at the Rubin Design Bureau , in Saint Petersburg, which is one of three main Russian centers of submarine design. The spear-phishing messages used a malicious Rich Text File (RTF) document that included descriptions of an autonomous underwater vehicle. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The message published by the gang on its leak site emphasizes that they didn’t encrypt data to avoid causing malfunctions to the hospital’s medical equipment. Stolen data include personal information, internal emails, finances, medical cards and more sensitive information. Come on guys, seriously?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

Shifting Risk and Business Environment Demand creates a Shift in Security Strategies. When asked about the most frequent types of attacks, 56% of global respondents ranked malware as the leading source of security attacks. Ransomware ranked second (53%) and phishing finished in the top three (40%). Thu, 03/24/2022 - 05:00.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

A large-scale phishing campaign leveraging the Anubis Network is targeting Brazil and Portugal since March 2022. A large-scale phishing campaign is targeting Internet-end users in Brazil and Portugal since March 2022. Figure 1: High-level diagram of the ANUBIS phishing network and its components (2020). The Phishing template.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Organizations cannot secure their information technology (IT) simply by training everyone in the organization to identify and avoid falling victim to a phishing attack. There is much more to security than just phishing attacks. Data Encryption. Data encryption and key management go hand-in-hand.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation. For example, if an organisation has implemented on-site virtual servers, a threat actor may encrypt the entire virtual machine to mask what actions they took within the environment.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

Smart security also means doing more with less so the company as a whole can run lean. This means secure file transfer solutions, so you don’t waste time with slow encrypting protocols. It means anti-phishing tools so your teams can open emails without needless hesitation or risk.

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