Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that some former members of the Conti cybercrime group were involved in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine between April and August 2022. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” concludes TAG.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The malicious HTML code is generated within the browser on the target device which is already inside the security perimeter of the victim’s network. . “SVG images are constructed using XML, allowing them to be placed within HTML using ordinary XML markup tags. ” reads the analysis published by Talos.

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Gimmal

MARCH 11, 2022

Created to facilitate detection of RFID tags that are in range of the network-connected RFID antenna. Using a network-enabled Zebra FX7500 RFID reader, clients can accurately and efficiently check items out to individuals or into a location. Gimmal announces the release of the new RFIDConnect.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 24, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) describes a cybercriminal group it calls “EXOTIC LILY” that acts as an initial access broker for numerous financially motivated threat actors, including FIN12 and the Conti ransomware gang.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

In an era where the network edge faces the highest traffic, organizations rush to add more robust security yet hesitate to take on the long-term endeavor known as microsegmentation. As the zero trust architecture ‘s core technology, implementing microsegmentation isn’t about heavily restricting communication within a network.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2023

“We’re excited to be part of the Snowflake Partner Network, delivering robust solutions that complement and enhance Snowflake’s capabilities.” With “Ski Lift,” Snowflake customers can gain a panoramic view of their Snowflake environment while scaling their data security and governance controls.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

That might work well for training AI, but it’s far less reliable in detecting performance anomalies in networks and applications. By definition, anomalous network performance is unpredictable. Some network service providers use RUM data to inform individual traffic steering decisions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2021

Palo Alto Network researcher Aviv Sasson discovered 30 malicious Docker images, which were downloaded 20 million times, that were involved in cryptojacking operations. ” reads a post published by Palo Alto Network. Tags are used to reference different versions of the same image.

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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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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. The researchers noticed that the most common attack against networks and cloud instances is the account takeover.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The fact that the issue was discovered by Google TAG suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. It serves as the graphics engine for Google Chrome and ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and many other products.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team analyzed a cyberattack that involved the Bumblebee Loader and detailed how the attackers were able to compromise the entire network. The attack chain they analyzed allows threat actors to deliver their ransomware in the compromised networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Shane Huntley, Director at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), revealed that her team has shared its findings with the campaigns and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ” reads the report published by Google TAG. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Google TAG). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

With support for Microsoft CA and AWS Private CA, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager enables discovery, issuance, automation and revocation, including the ability to tag, filter and apply policy to imported and discovered third-party digital certificates.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Malware-based anonymity networks are a major source of unwanted and malicious web traffic directed at online retailers, Internet service providers (ISPs), social networks, email providers and financial institutions. “Looking at network telemetry, we were able to confirm that we saw victims talking back to it on various ports.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Block TCP 445/SMB outbound from your network by using a perimeter firewall, a local firewall, and via your VPN settings. can be infiltrated into your network in this way, but does warn very broadly that “ security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office ” can be bypassed with this trick,” Ducklin added.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

The Tor Project has raised $86,000 for a Bug Smash fund that it will use to pay developers that will address critical flaws in the popular anonymizing network. The Tor Project has raised $86,000 for a Bug Smash fund that was created to pay developers that will address critical security and privacy issues in the popular anonymizing network.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2021

Upon execution, the ransomware enumerates files on all drives and network shares and attempt to encrypt them, experts noticed that the encryption algorithm used is the same as the one of the other Vega variants. Last month experts spotted a new variant of the ransomware on a hacker forum allowing buyers to opt how to use the malware.

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Threatpost

JUNE 3, 2019

Researchers use malicious NFC tags and booby-trapped physical surfaces to connect Android devices to malicious wireless networks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The malicious Monero (XMR) Coinhive cryptomining scripts were delivered leveraging the Google’s legitimate Google Tag Manager (GTM) library. The GTM tag management system allows developers to inject JavaScript and HTML content within their apps for tracking and analytics purposes.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Kevin Breen , director of cyber threat research at Immersive Labs , said elevation of privilege flaws are just as valuable to attackers as remote code execution bugs: Once the attacker has gained an initial foothold, he can move laterally across the network and uncover further ways to escalate to system or domain-level access.

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Synergis Software

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In this role, Eric has responsibility for the oversight and management of our business systems and network infrastructure. Eric also oversees our internal helpdesk team and often tags in to support the organization when he’s not involved in larger projects.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

CENTOS Web Panel RCE CVE-2022-44877 Attempt Tag is live and we're definitely seeing activity [link] pic.twitter.com/CXo8WSSRag — GreyNoise (@GreyNoiseIO) January 11, 2023 Heads up! reads the advisory for this vulnerability. Researchers from Grey Noise and ShadowServer confirmed that threat actors are actively exploiting the flaw.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This can include phishing emails that contain malicious links that infect an organization’s network or steal its database login credentials. Make sure to use common, understandable labels and data value tags for your data. The best way to protect data in this way is to set up a corporate VPN (a virtual private network).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The stolen data are sent to the server as a Base64-encoded string in the query parameter of an image network request to the attacker’s C2 server- “This concealment technique is highly innovative and something we haven’t seen in previous Magecart campaigns. ” concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. How Does Wireless Security Work?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2023

The second vulnerability CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog is a privilege escalation zero-day ( CVE-2023-21674 ) in the Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), tagged as being exploited in attacks and patched by Microsoft during this month’s Patch Tuesday.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

In 2018, security intelligence firm HYAS discovered a malware network communicating with systems inside of a French national power company. Further investigation revealed the electricity provider was just one of many French critical infrastructure firms that had systems beaconing home to the malware network’s control center.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft this month also issued a different patch for another MSDT flaw, tagged as CVE-2022-35743. This latest MSDT bug — CVE-2022-34713 — is a remote code execution flaw that requires convincing a target to open a booby-trapped file, such as an Office document.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The researcher explained that has found a way to modify the tracker software running on the tag, he was able to modify its NFC URL. Experts pointed out that this is possible because Apple lack in implementing a server-side blocking mechanism to prevent that a modified AirTag will access the Find My Network. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Researchers have found a way to bypass F5 Networks mitigation for the actively exploited BIG-IP vulnerability, and hackers already used it. Researchers have found a way to bypass one of the mitigations proposed by F5 Networks for the actively exploited BIG-IP vulnerability. reads the advisory published by F5. ” reported NCC.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 The Quantum Computing Cryptopocalypse – I’ll Know It When I See It Kansas State University suffered a serious cybersecurity incident CISA adds Chrome and Citrix NetScaler to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Google TAG warns that Russian COLDRIVER APT is using a custom backdoor (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Oracle spent 6 months to fix ‘Mega’ flaws in the Fusion Middleware Multiple malicious packages in PyPI repository found stealing AWS secrets Attackers exploited a zero-day in Mitel VOIP devices to compromise a network Threat actors continue to exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems Vulnerabilities in the Jacuzzi SmartTub app could allow to access (..)

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