eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Chinese APT groups used the PlugX RAT as early as 2008, but have modified the software into the ShadowPad RAT that exploits legitimate executables to launch the software and avoid detection. Use strong passwords. Maintain effective endpoint security ( antivirus , EDR ). Use web application firewalls to protect exposed web apps.

Firewall 110

Firewall Malware Phishing Software 110

Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2022

Active since 2008, Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is a common trojan malware designed to steal passwords. Then performs further operations, including: Checks for the presence of antivirus software. This pervasive threat spreads using an email-driven botnet that inserts replies in active email threads.

Malware 98

Malware Antivirus Banking Passwords 98

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering. The obfuscation is polymorphic, and therefore, every sample will contain strings that are uniquely encrypted with simple mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, and XOR. Trojan.Mystic.KV 123:13219 185.252.179[.]18:13219

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Your antivirus program or other security solution is randomly disabled. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 Unexpected crashes.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. In November 2022, IntelBroker reportedly used Endurance to target the US Federal Government.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 88

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. In November 2022, IntelBroker reportedly used Endurance to target the US Federal Government.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The number of products connected to the internet surpassed the number of people on the planet somewhere between 2008 and 2010 and is expected to exceed 75 billion by 2025. When applied to a set of 43 million compromised LinkedIn passwords, it was able to crack them with 27 percent accuracy. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130