Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Researchers reported that more than 15000 Citrix servers exposed online are likely vulnerable to attacks exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-3519. The IT giant warns of the availability of exploits for this vulnerability that have been observed in attacks against unmitigated appliances.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some members of the Conti ransomware gang were involved in financially motivated attacks targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. “The attacker has recently shifted their focus to targeting Ukrainian organizations, the Ukrainian government, and European humanitarian and non-profit organizations. ” concludes TAG.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

(USA) has identified an increase in activity within hacktivist groups conducted by a new group called “Cyber Spetsnaz”. USA) has identified an increase in activity within hacktivist groups, they’re leveraging current geopolitical tensions between the Ukraine and Russia to perform cyber-attacks. Resecurity, Inc.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2022

The Google TAG uses uncovered phishing attacks targeting Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine. The attacks of the group also aimed at a Ukrainian defense contractor and several US-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks. ” reads the report published by the TAG team.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Microsoft today released another round of security updates for Windows operating systems and supported software, including fixes for six zero-day bugs that malicious hackers already are exploiting in active attacks. June’s Patch Tuesday addresses just 49 security holes — about half the normal number of vulnerabilities lately.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. ” reads the report published by Google TAG.”We SecurityAffairs – Google TAG, state-sponsored hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. The Anonymous collective continues to launch attacks against Russian entities, this is a summary of recent offensives. March 9 – Multiple Russian government websites hacked in a supply chain attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. Google TAG researchers reported that the same group, tracked as Zinc ,” also targeted security researchers in past campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

In June, Microsoft patched a vulnerability in MSDT dubbed “ Follina ” that had been used in active attacks for at least three months prior. Microsoft this month also issued a different patch for another MSDT flaw, tagged as CVE-2022-35743. “So it’s no surprise they are often targeted by more advanced attackers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, that is closely affiliated with the Conti ransomware gang. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers linked a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, to the Conti ransomware operation.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Related: It’s all about ‘ attack surface management ‘ However, today’s perpetrator isn’t standing in front of you brandishing a weapon. The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. A typical attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that North Korea-linked hackers are targeting security researchers via social media. Experts noticed that the website used in this campaign has a link to a PGP public key which is the same that was found on attackers’ blog in a campaign spotted in January.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

SEKOIA researchers started their investigation after the publication of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG)’s report “ Update on cyber activity in Eastern Europe ” which detailed the activity of nation-state actors against Eastern Europe. org jadlactnato.webredirect[.]org.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT hacked Microsoft corporate emails VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021 Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128% U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

ESET researchers reported that the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting cyber security community with a trojanized pirated version of the popular IDA Pro reverse engineering software. “Attackers replaced win_fw.dll, an internal component that is executed during IDA Pro installation, with a malicious DLL.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft, like Google TAG, observed a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers that attributed to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group. Researchers from Microsoft monitored a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers and attributed the attacks to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The data were provided by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a significant increase in the number of the alert compared to the previous year. ” wrote Ajax Bash, a Google security engineer from the TAG. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Regarding that flaw, Microsoft observed, “An attacker can craft a malicious file that would evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses, resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office, which rely on MOTW tagging.” Prioritizing Fixes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Personal Cybersecurity Blog 2022 Crooks are using RIG Exploit Kit to push Dridex instead of Raccoon stealer Flagstar Bank discloses a data breach that impacted 1.5

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

In March 2022, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) spotted phishing and malware attacks targeting Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine. The attacks of the group also aimed at a Ukrainian defense contractor and several US-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks. labs occurred as U.N.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise The source code of the BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit was leaked on GitHub US CISA warns of Rockwell Automation ControlLogix flaws Indexing Over 15 Million WordPress Websites with PWNPress New AVrecon botnet remained under the radar for two (..)

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen. Training employees is a crucial part of fighting back against this kind of attack and can complement other technological security solutions. Make sure to use common, understandable labels and data value tags for your data. Change passwords regularly.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5 CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The company Encevo, which owns the majority of Creos, published a security advisory to announce that the gas pipeline form has suffered a cyber attack that took place between July 22 and 23. “However, this attack has a negative impact on the operation of the Creos and Enovos customer portals.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine ’s government for intelligence purposes. March 14 – Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict poses critical infrastructure at risk.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cyber attacks happen to almost all organizations; limiting their damage is critically important. Stress levels rise during attacks, and you’re likely to be pulled in many directions, leading to omitting some key actions. Also read: Network Protection: How to Secure a Network 2.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The sheer number of security issues underscores the need for strong patch and vulnerability management — and for cyber resilience that goes deeper than common preventive measures. The flaw not only allows attackers to steal source code but also to acquire service secrets and private keys.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Welcome to our December 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we delve into a scheme capitalising on the fall of FTX and review the a scam exploiting people’s excitement over the World Cup.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Threat actors exploit a flaw in Coinbase 2FA to steal user funds Flubot Android banking Trojan spreads via fake security updates Th Tim’s RED Team Research reports 3 new CVEs, two of which in 4G/5G Baby died at Alabama Springhill Medical Center due to cyber attack Hydra Android trojan campaign targets customers of European banks Neiman Marcus discloses (..)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. As a result the attack surface has just exploded.” ” TARGET: NEW HIRES. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

Infostealer market is one of the most remunerative for cyber criminals, information gathered from infected systems could be resold in the cybercrime underground or used for credential stuffing attacks. The first information tag “ prog.params ” is immediately retrieved in the instruction “ HandlerParams.Start() ” seen in Figure 4.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2020

Dark Basin is a group of cyber mercenaries that conducted commercial espionage for its customers, the researchers from Citizen Lab linked it to BellTroX InfoTech Services (“ BellTroX ”), an Indian technology company. Citizen Lab shared information about the attacks with the U.S. ” reads the report published by Citizen Lab.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The Platinum cyber espionage group uses steganographic technique to hide communications with the Command and Control Servers (C&C). Experts from Kaspersky have linked the Platinum APT group with cyber attacks involving an elaborate, and new steganographic technique used to hide communications with C2 servers.

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