eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

An antivirus can provide peace of mind for users worried about accidentally encountering malware while scrolling online. A good antivirus can successfully detect and, in some cases, remove malware before it can seriously damage your device. per year for the first year; $109.99 in subsequent years $69.99

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity briefly profiled “ The Manipulaters ,” the name chosen by a prolific cybercrime group based in Pakistan that was very publicly selling spam tools and a range of services for crafting, hosting and deploying malicious email. One of several current Fudtools sites run by The Manipulaters. Image: Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. According to the company, most of the username and password combinations are available for free, and 5 billion of the above credentials are “unique.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity published a brief writeup about the brazen Manipulaters team, noting that they openly operated hundreds of web sites selling tools designed to trick people into giving up usernames and passwords, or deploying malicious software on their PCs. ” A number of questions, indeed.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. File encryption 2013 – 2015. RaaS rollout 2015 – 2018. None of these early threats went pro. About the essayist.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Kaspersky has addressed several vulnerabilities in the web protection features implemented in its antivirus solutions, including Internet Security, Total Security, Free Anti-Virus , Security Cloud, and Small Office Security products. As in: under some circumstances, antivirus would still crash. ” reads the post.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Lokibot malware has been active since 2015, it is an infostealer that was involved in many malspam campaigns aimed at harvest credentials from web browsers, email clients, admin tools and that was also used to target cryptocoin-wallet owners. Below the list of mitigations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

CISA reports provide the following recommendations to users and administrators to strengthen the security posture of their organization’s systems: • Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. the extension matches the file header).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. Promising metrics Since its launch in March 2015, Lucy has grown to 23 employees, with zero outside funding.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2019

The Jason email hijacking tool works is used by threat actors to carry out brute-force attacks using a dictionary of password samples and four text files containing numerical patterns. According to VirusTotal the sample was compiled in 2015 and at the time of writing it is detected only by 7 out of 71 antivirus solutions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities. Stock trading service Robinhood stored passwords in plaintext for some users. A new ProFTPD vulnerability exposes servers to hack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Turchin obtained credentials to target networks by launching spear-phishing attacks and brute-forcing the passwords of remote desktop servers exposed online. Once the hacker gained access to the network, the deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Security experts from Russian antivirus firm Dr.Web have discovered a new strain of Linux cryptominer tracked as Linux.BtcMine.174. Experts also discovered that the Trojan also kill antivirus software, including Avast, AVG, Dr.Web and ESET. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

“ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack. ” Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. .” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the alert.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

. “To secure against Emotet, CISA and MS-ISAC recommend implementing the mitigation measures described in this Alert, which include applying protocols that block suspicious attachments, using antivirus software, and blocking suspicious IPs.” Emotet joined the password-protected attachment bandwagon with a campaign starting Friday.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Some antivirus solutions specifically analyze this section look for malicious VBA code in the Excel docs. The Epic Manchego threat actors stored their malicious code in a custom VBA code format, which was also password-protected to prevent researchers from analyzing it. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Norway).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2019

The malicious code also comes with a Terms of Service agreement that provides some additional insight, for example, the author specifies that HawkEye Reborn should only be used on systems with permission and forbid scanning the malware executables with antivirus software. ” reads the analysis published by Talos. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In June 2017, researchers at antivirus firm ESET discovered a new strain of malware, dubbed Industroyer, that was designed to target power grids. ” The NotPetya Wiper was linked by experts to BlackEnergy and the KillDisk malware that was used the 2015 attack in Ukraine. ” continues the analysis. ” concludes ESET.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models. com 2015-03-09 GODADDY.COM, LLC.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals. “Hi, how are you?” ” he inquired.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The ZoneAlarm suite includes antivirus software and firewall solutions to and users and small organizations, it has nearly 100 million downloads. The company sent a data breach notification mail to forum users urging them to change their forum account passwords. You will be requested to reset your password once joining the forum.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

It is essential to install firewall and antivirus software on your routers and keep them up-to-date. Use Strong Passwords. Most people are comfortable with the default password of their internet connecting device and assume it to be secure. It is recommended to keep changing your device password every now and then.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser history and other information. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.” “There is also the lack of credential hygiene, over-privileged accounts, predictable local administrator and RDP passwords, and unattended EDR alerts for suspicious activities.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

InnfiRAT also grabs browser cookies to steal stored usernames and passwords, as well as session data.” The malware is also able to shut down traditional antivirus processes. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the researchers. ” concludes the researchers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

A flaw in Kaspersky Antivirus allowed tracking its users online. Mozilla addresses master password security bypass flaw in Firefox. Trend Micro addressed two DLL Hijacking flaws in Trend Micro Password Manager. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

Even is HPE has been hacked multiple times since 2010, most of the hack occurred between 2015 and 2017. “APT10 often attacked a service provider’s system by “spear-phishing” – sending company employees emails designed to trick them into revealing their passwords or installing malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In classic social engineering attack, the phishing message presents a “one time username and password” to the victims and urges the user to click the “Login Right Here” button. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. com /fonts/page5/ , a page designed to display a fake IRS login page.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Change the default password. Most printers have default administrator usernames and passwords. Original post: [link]. Not so much. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). It is better to use ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) servers or excellent Antivirus systems to protect the data of your company. Encryption.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Facebook admitted to have stored millions of Instagram users passwords in plaintext. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. Constella finds the same password tied to webmaster@stairwell.ru (225948) was used by the email address 3k@xakep.ru , which Intel 471 says was registered to more than a dozen NeroWolfe accounts across just as many Russian cybercrime forums between 2011 and 2015. and admin@stairwell.ru

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

The activity of the Zinc APT group, aka Lazarus, surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. In one case, attackers attempted to exploit, without success, the CVE-2017-16238 vulnerability in a vulnerable driver for the antivirus product called Vir.IT

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

The features include the redirect functionality, content password protection or image hot link prevention. A warning message from endpoint antivirus software when users try to visit malicious site redirected by Joomla and WordPress sites. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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