Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) service is a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The BITS service is used by programmers and system administrators to download files from or upload files to HTTP web servers and SMB file shares. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. .”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2021

Hladyr is the systems administrator for the FIN7 hacking group, and is considered the mastermind behind the Carbanak campaign , a series of cyberattacks said to stolen as much as $900 million from banks in early part of the last decade. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 19, 2021

Being a systems administrator can be a fulfilling job with a lot of rewards. Hladyr also controlled the organization's encrypted channels of communication.". Since 2015, many of the stolen payment card numbers have been offered for sale through online underground marketplaces.".

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the victim machine to its operators. Communication with the server can take place either over raw TCP sockets encrypted with RC4, or via HTTPS. Ferocious Kitten is one of the groups that operate in a wider eco-system intended to track individuals in Iran.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

But let’s see what are the execution binaries and what an administrator will see because this analysis IS for rise the system administration awareness: Code execution: execve("/tmp/upgrade""); // to execute upgrade. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. O"]); // for persistence.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Sana) in August 2015 (at Black Hat USA 15 & DEF CON 23 ). This time, for the first time, people could upgrade their systems between major project updates! Being a system administrator, a patch could contain a security update to stop a vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

But a little more than a month later, a new ransomware affiliate program called BlackMatter emerged, and experts quickly determined BlackMatter was using the same unique encryption methods that DarkSide had used in their attacks. ” That CrowdStrike report was from July 2019.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

“In July 2017, Equifax system administrators discovered that attackers had gained. “Specifically, while Equifax had installed a device to inspect network traffic or evidence of malicious activity, a misconfiguration allowed encrypted traffic to pass through the network without being inspected,”. The network.

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