Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is extending its operations and started targeting the IT supply chain on new targets. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is now targeting also IT supply chain, researchers from Kaspersky Lab warns. The nation-state actor used its multi-platform malware framework MATA framework.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

NSA warns that Russia-linked APT group known as Sandworm Team have been exploiting a critical flaw in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA). Using a previous version of Exim leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. System administrators should continually check software versions and update as new versions become available.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. This joint CSA updates the advisory published by the US Government on March 17, 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

They must detect and remediate multiple cyber attacks by numerous, determined hacking groups, sometimes coming at them simultaneously and quite often seeking different objectives. Each of the three ransomware gangs encrypted whatever systems they could get their hands on; and each left its own ransom demand. Remediation obstacles.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Russia-linked APT28 group is targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides, Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns. ” continues the alert.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Prosecutors say Vasinskyi was involved in a number of REvil ransomware attacks, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya , Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. The DOJ also said it had seized $6.1 million in cryptocurrency sent to another REvil affiliate, and that the U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. Custom malware families used by the group include BendyBear, Bifrose, BTSDoor, FakeDead (a.k.a. ” continues the advisory.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Here’s the timeline : The timeline basically seems to be, according to Check Point: 2013: NSA’s Equation Group developed a set of exploits including one called EpMe that elevates one’s privileges on a vulnerable Windows system to system-administrator level, granting full control.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

Today, malicious actors from cybercriminal ransomware gangs to nation-state affiliated hacking groups are teeing up vulnerable operational technology (OT) environments.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

Cloud Software Group strongly urges affected customers of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway to install the relevant updated versions as soon as possible.” The Citrix Cloud Software Group is strongly urging affected customers to install the relevant updated versions as soon as possible. reads the report published by Citrix.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Mandiant researchers discovered a new Unix rootkit named Caketap, which is used to steal ATM banking data, while investigating the activity of the LightBasin cybercrime group (aka UNC1945 ). The China-linked hacking group has been active since at least 2016, according to the CrowdStrike researchers it is using a very sophisticated toolset.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

The Chinese security firm also adds that the APT-C-39 hacking group employed several Vault 7 tools in its operations, including the Fluxwire backdoor, and the Grasshopper malware builder. A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

” The report attributed the cyberespionage campaign to the China-linked APT10 (aka Menupass, and Stone Panda), the same group recently accused of hacking telco operators worldwide. Some intruders resembled “drunken burglars,” said one source, getting lost in the labyrinth of corporate systems and appearing to grab files at random.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators. So I just left and went on with life.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Skvortsov was responsible for the marketing activity of the group, while Grichishkin was the organization’s day-to-day leader and oversaw its personnel. Stassi conducted several administrative tasks for the group, such as registering webhosting and financial accounts using stolen and/or false personal information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FIN7 hacking group created fake cybersecurity companies to hire experts and involve them in ransomware attacks tricking them of conducting a pentest. The FIN7 hacking group is attempting to enter in the ransomware business and is doing it with an interesting technique. ” continues the expert. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The experts explained that malware targeting iLO could be very insidious because it runs with high privileges (above any level of access in the operating system), very low-level access to the hardware, and it cannot be detected by admins and security software that doesn’t inspect iLO. ” reads the report published by the expers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2020

“This advisory emphasizes the importance for National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) system administrators to apply vendor-provided patches to affected VMware® identity management products and provides further details on how to detect and mitigate compromised networks.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

The RUSdot mailer, the email spamming tool made and sold by the administrator of RSOCKS. Kloster says he’s worked in many large companies in Omsk as a system administrator, web developer and photographer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. info , allproxy[.]info It shows that in Oct.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ransomware group using them to bypass all Windows OS security, by shutting down VMs and encrypting the VMDK’s directly on hypervisor. System administrators are recommended to update their VMWare ESXi installs or disable SLP support to secure them. — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) November 7, 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

SSCP from (ISC)2 is a mid-level certification designed for IT administrators, managers, directors, and network security professionals responsible for the hands-on operational security of their organization’s critical assets. “The certification debate rages on,” said AsTech CTO Jason Kent. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What the Common Vulnerability Scoring System is, how to use it, limitations and alternatives, and key changes in CVSS v4.0 The CVSS is a globally recognised framework that allows for a universal, standard scoring system for software vulnerabilities. will be adopted. will be adopted. What is the CVSS? In both CVSS v3.X X and v4.0,

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. GLIBC keeps common code in one place, thus making it easier for multiple programs to connect to the company network and to the Internet.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” The first group, tracked as PARINACOTA, has been monitored by Microsoft for 18 months. ” continues the report.

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The Texas Record

AUGUST 23, 2018

Whether it’s creating and securing electronic records or establishing a process to capture records from social media sites, records managers often find themselves working closely with their Information Technology (IT) Departments. Who approached who first, was it because of an issue or was the approach voluntary? So they approached me first.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

CARBANAK cybercrime gang was first uncovered in 2014 by Kaspersky Lab that dated its activity back to 2013 when the group leveraged the Anunak malware in targeted attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

ESET researchers discovered a new malware associated with the Stealth Falcon APT group that abuses the Windows BITS service to stealthy exfiltrate data. Security researchers from discovered a new malware associated with the Stealth Falcon cyber espionage group that abuses the Windows BITS service to stealthy exfiltrate data.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

Such a never-ending hunt for exploits could leave system administrators with little to no time to fix vulnerabilities and keep their systems secure, leaving a wide range of systems vulnerable to exploitation, causing widespread and significant damage. ” “The results were unsettling,” Kelley wrote.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Researchers Rich Warren from NCC Group told ZDNet that hackers are attempting to exploit the flaw to steal administrator passwords from the hacked devices. System administrators need to upgrade to fixed versions ASAP. Unfortunately, the forecast was right, hackers have started targeting F5 BIG-IP equipment exposed online.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

A threat group with a nexus to North Korea targeted government contractors early this year to gather intelligence surrounding key military and energy technologies.” government is also offering a monetary reward of up to $5 million to anyone who can provide ‘information about the activities carried out by North Korea-linked APT groups.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

CARBANAK cybercrime gang was first uncovered in 2014 by Kaspersky Lab that dated its activity back to 2013 when the group leveraged the Anunak malware in targeted attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. Do not add users to the local administrators group unless required.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators. The red team is a smaller group compared to the blue team and it may include a few members such as ethical hackers, locksmiths, programmers, and social engineers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

” Cyber security experts believe the attack was carried out by the China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Emissary Panda , APT27 and Threat Group 3390, and Bronze Union). . According to ESET experts Matthieu Faou , the Chinese LuckyMouse APT group specializes in watering hole attacks. “ reports Radio-Canada.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

To aid the work of network defenders and systems administrators, we also provide advice on limiting the effectiveness of these tools and detecting their use on a network.” It poses a threat to several different operating systems, including Windows, Linux, MAC OS X, and Android.” Credential Stealer: Mimikatz.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

There’s just one problem…these massive, radical, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. In June 2019, Riviera Beach in FL paid $600,000 to hackers to restore its email system and public records. It is the year 2030, and you have had another busy day. You breathe a sigh of relief!

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