SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While its activities have been observed since 2012, its presence was only revealed in 2015 (Kaspersky was among the first to report it) and no public activity was recorded until January 2021. Lazarus Group delivered additional malware such as a keylogger and password-dumping tool to collect more information. Final thoughts.

Malware 145

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 145

Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Details included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and encrypted passwords, all of which could be used to access other accounts belonging to these users. The Hacker had discovered Zuckerberg’s password in a 2012 LinkedIn data breach and he had used the same password across several accounts.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Passwords Backups Accountability 40

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Compare that to 2012 when the UAE ranked fifth in the Global Cybersecurity Index. It serves as a warning to regularly backup company data and train every employee on how to identify phishing and social engineering attacks. Even so, the UAE saw 166,667 victims of cybercrime who lost a combined US$746 million.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Banking Education Antivirus 52

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 7, 2025

In ADFS 2016, wehave: ClientTLS PRT PKeyAuth The method of Device Authentication is controlled in part by the Set-AdfsGlobalAuthenticationPolicy PowerShell commandlet: Set-AdfsGlobalAuthenticationPolicy DeviceAuthenticationMethod All Out of the box, ADFS 2012 only supports ClientTLS. Well its mostly a game of elimination. decode("utf-8").rstrip("=")

Authentication 52

Authentication Accountability Social Engineering Phishing 52

Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2022

Traditionally this has involved various methods to retrieve plaintext passwords, hashes, or Kerberos keys/tickets. And as the MS16–111 patch was applied to Windows 7/10 and Server 2008/2012, this technique should apply for pretty much all modern Windows systems we encounter. Approaches.

Accountability 52

Accountability Social Engineering Authentication Engineering 52

Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2022

In ConfigMgr 2012, this technique no longer works without also adding a few records to the site database to kick off client push installation. Functionality to pull the Network Access Account policy from the server and decrypt its password without having the local administrator privileges required to unprotect it using the DPAPI system key.

Authentication 52

Authentication Accountability Penetration Testing Software 52

SecureList

AUGUST 13, 2024

The attackers used social engineering to gain prolonged access to the source/development environment, and extended that access by faking human interactions in plain sight to build credibility for introducing the malicious code. Middle East Gaza Cybergang has been active since at least 2012, targeting the Middle East and North Africa.

Social Engineering 142

Social Engineering Malware Government Engineering 142

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This email contained a link leading to a password-protected archive hosted on Google Drive, which represented the first stage of the infection – a.NET binary that was obfuscated and trying to pass itself off as an OpenVPN binary, when in fact it was a malware loader.

Government 141

Government Malware VPN Manufacturing 141

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Hacking Banking 135

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. They use social engineering tactics to dig deeper into organizational structures and employee details.

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. They use social engineering tactics to dig deeper into organizational structures and employee details.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52