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Targeted operation against Ukraine exploited 7-year-old MS Office bug

Security Affairs

It’s a PPSX file, seemingly an outdated US Army manual for tank mine clearing blades (MCB). The payload includes a dynamic-link library (vpn.sessings) that injects the post-exploitation tool Cobalt Strike Beacon into memory and awaits commands from the C2 server. The PPSX file contains a remote link to an external OLE object.

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Pro-Ukraine attackers compromise Docker images to launch DDoS attacks on Russian sites

Security Affairs

Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army , are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media. “Container and cloud-based resources are being abused to deploy disruptive tools. ” reported Crowdstrike.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains

KnowBe4

You responded to my email in less than 3 mins and made time for a meeting the same day to show me how to get what we needed and to best use the tool. You also provided me helpful information on our options with the KCM phase-out timeline and Drata transition. I wish every rep. was as timely and helpful as you!

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

It's a sneaky way to exploit a system without any of the existing preventative tools. The system has already given you the tools that you need. So why don't I do some side look why don't I use these legitimate tools so comes up in loads of applications, you know, kindly low mine hours. Vamosi: So it's interesting.

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The Hacker Mind: Hackers Wanted: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

ForAllSecure

Then again, you might want someone --anyone -- to come in as a Level 1 security analyst so your current Level 1s can advance. But how do you even start to identify who might be good in a role in information security? We recruit military veterans, women, and minorities. What tools do you need for that? It's amazing.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. Mine was 2000. It was just a different outcome and different tools. And they're just different tool sets, really.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Ahmadi: Solar Winds is a company that makes you know, networking, monitoring tools for. Because it's network monitoring tools.

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