Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. ” Crypt[.]guru’s biz and crypt[.]guru

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A zero-day exploit is a type of cyberattack that takes advantage of a security weakness in software that the developer or antivirus programs don’t know about yet. A related threat is zero-day malware , which is a virus that antivirus software can’t detect yet because it doesn’t have the necessary signatures to block it.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In November 2018, a GandCrab affiliate posted a screenshot on the Exploit[.]in The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The authorities claim that the McAfee failed to file tax returns for incomes related to a period between 2014 and 2018. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

31, 2021, the HSE’s antivirus software detected the execution of two software tools commonly used by ransomware groups — Cobalt Strike and Mimikatz — on the Patient Zero Workstation. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.”

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

With every new type of crypto or locker , the hash sum is changed, so an antivirus that is effective against one malware family will be ineffective a few months later against another type of ransomware. TRY IT FREE The post G Suite Ransomware Protection 2018 first appeared on SpinOne.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

First launched in 2004 and updated most recently in 2018, the PCI Data Security (PCI DSS) standard is continually updated to reflect the evolving challenges of the cyberthreat landscape. is clearly failing to protect cardholder account details effectively in today’s environment. Protect stored account data. and PCI v4.0:

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Here are three fundaments to get you, and others over whom you have influence, on the right path: Use antivirus. To be sure, it’s not as if the good guys aren’t also innovating.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. in 2018 , in which he explained how Online[.]io

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The Latvian expert Ruslans Bondars (37), who developed and run the counter antivirus service Scan4You has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Scan4you is a VirusTotal like online multi-engine antivirus scanning service that could be used by vxers to test evasion abilities of their malware against the major antiviruses. billion. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. Cookies are a precious source of intelligence about victims’ habits and could be abused to access the person’s online accounts of the victims. . The software includes illegal Adobe Photoshop 2018, a Windows cracking tool, and several cracked games.” million computers.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In August 2018, computer security firm LastLine said it witnessed a 100 percent increase in Agent Tesla instances detected in the wild over just a three month period. That Gmail address is tied to a Youtube.com account for a Turkish individual by the same name who has uploaded exactly three videos over the past four years.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, and avoid reusing passwords for different accounts. Implement the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

“POLONIUM was observed creating and using legitimate OneDrive accounts, then utilizing those accounts as C2 to execute part of their attack operation.” . “This actor has deployed unique tools that abuse legitimate cloud services for command and control (C2) across most of their victims.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

rar) spread by #WinRAR exploit ( #CVE -2018-20250). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-20250, was discovered by experts at Check Point in February, it could allow an attacker to gain control of the target system. At the moment of writing, 29 antivirus engines detect JNEC.a Possibly the first #ransomware (vk_4221345.rar)

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The first time threat actors attempted this was when they homed in on the Indian armed forces in 2018. Lastly, if you use an antivirus for your Android device , always make sure you are using the latest version. The history of GravityRAT. The SoSafe Chat website and download page hosted on sosafe[dot]co[dot]in , an Indian domain.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

The GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service first emerged from Russian crime underground in early 2018. The authors of the GandCrab RaaS also offers technical support and updates to its members, they also published a video tutorial that shows how the ransomware is able to avoid antivirus detection. reads the translation of the ad.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

. “We also found that the user associated with Kraken ransomware, ThisWasKraken, has a paid account. Paid accounts are not uncommon on underground forums, but usually malware developers who offer services such as ransomware are highly trusted members and are vetted by other high-level forum members.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The common acronym in nearly all of Saim Raza’s domains over the years — “FUD” — stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. Bilal Waddaich). ” Image: Scylla Intel.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The virus avoided detection by antivirus solutions through regular updates from an attacker-controlled command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and spread through the company’s systems, causing network outages and shutting down essential services for nearly a week.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. Multiple personal and business banking portals; -Microsoft Office365 accounts. Shipping and postage accounts.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 4, 2022

Then User Account Control (UAC) is disabled, specific antivirus initiations are blocked, and information about security tools on the affected system are gathered and sent to a hardcoded command and control (C2) address. It downloads and executes more files, which get deleted after they have done their work. Purple Fox background.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

In May 2018, Maritz Holdings Inc. , ” According to the lawsuit by Maritz Holdings, investigators also determined that the “attackers were accessing the Maritz system using accounts registered to Cognizant. This is remarkably similar to activity that was directed against a U.S. based company in 2016 and 2017.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. Fxmsp included one of his Jabber accounts, in his contact information on the forum which helped Group-IB researchers to establish his presumed identity. Geography and victims.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

0Auth API Misconfigurations Expose User Accounts to Takeover Type of attack: No active attacks are underway, but researchers found (and fixed) common 0Auth implementation errors that exposed millions of customer accounts. account”) failed to verify secret tokens received for authentication before making API requests.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

That represents a 340% increase year-over-year, a 415% increase since 2018 and accounted for about 4% of the more than 6.3 This week, cybersecurity firm Akamai said they have observed more than 246 million web application attacks levied against the gaming industry between 2019 and 2020.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” According to the experts, the malware was uploaded on VirusTotal in 2016 but none noticed it until May 2018. Use antivirus software. Enables screen sharing.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Implement network segmentation , “such that all machines on your network are not accessible from every other machine” Update antivirus software on all hosts and enable real-time detection. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. Other interesting function is “j2aYhH”: Figure 8 – Accounts and emails stealing. This function searches for all email accounts registered on victim machine.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

You need to have a reasonable level of trust in the devices connecting to any network, so any policies you can set to require things like antivirus , updated operating systems and VPNs will protect both the network and its users. Limiting use of a device’s administrator account where possible for greater personal device security.

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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. Taking this percentage into account, we can presume that out of 800,000 internet-connected printers across the world, at least 447,000 are unsecured. Original post: [link].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

“According to the indictment, Bugat is a malware specifically crafted to defeat antivirus and other protective measures employed by victims. ” According to the indictment, the criminal duo used the stolen banking credentials to make unauthorized transfers from the victims’ bank accounts to bank accounts owned by “money mules.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

The malware spreads via Trojanized applications disguised as cracked software, or applications posing as legitimate software such as video players, drivers or even antivirus software. According to the experts, the operation is in a consolidation stage, first samples date back to November 2018, with a massive spike in December and January.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. The only way to remove the threat is to wipe the smartphone and reinstall the OS. 231 banking malware.

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