Webroot

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s important for a business to be prepared with an exercised business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan plan before its hit with ransomware so that it can resume operations as quickly as possible. It’s also essential to ensure end-users are trained on ransomware threats as a part of a good security awareness training program.

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Backups DNS Ransomware Antivirus 131

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Here’s what you need to know: The Resilience of Ransomware Ransomware remains a formidable adversary, with groups like LockBit demonstrating an uncanny ability to bounce back even after significant law enforcement actions. Combine antivirus tools with DNS protection, endpoint monitoring, and user training for comprehensive protection.

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Antivirus Education Cyber threats Phishing 122

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 122

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Some of the groups exploiting the vulnerability are China-linked Hafnium and Iran-linked Phosphorus , the former group is using the flaw to attack virtualization infrastructure, the latter to deploy ransomware. ” reads the Guidance published by Microsoft. We assess that PHOSPHORUS has operationalized these modifications.

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Ransomware DNS Antivirus Hacking 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

PayPal addresses reflected XSS bug in user wallet currency converter The kingpin behind Jokers Stash retires with a billionaire exit France agency ANSSI links Russias Sandworm APT to attacks on hosting providers French and Ukrainian police arrested Egregor ransomware affiliates/partners in Ukraine The malicious code in SolarWinds attack was the work (..)

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Data breaches DNS Firmware Antivirus 101

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Russia-linked APT29 targets diplomatic and government organizations Synology and QNAP warn of critical Netatalk flaws in some of their products Hackers stole +80M from DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol Apr 24 – Apr 30 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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IoT DNS Antivirus Malware 98

Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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DNS Small Business Cyber Attacks Antivirus 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. European Commission is not in possession of evidence of issues with Kaspersky products. Justdial is leaking personal details of all customers real-time.

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Computers and Electronics Data breaches Advertising Spyware 94

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Some of the more noteworthy recent zero day attacks happened to SolarWinds and its customers, when vulnerabilities in the Orion IT management platform left them exposed for months, and a massive ransomware attack on Kaseya’s customers also happened via an unknown vulnerability. What Are Zero Day Threats? Use endpoint security tools.

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Software Antivirus Risk Malware 138

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. Email is also usually how ransomware works.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. Public WHOIS data such as DNS name servers, IP blocks, and contact information. Credentials, emails, employee names, roles, departments/divisions, and physical location.

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Penetration Testing DNS Firmware Antivirus 144

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Some of the unearthed hoaxes delivered infostealers such as Aurora Stealer, Batloader, and IceID, with the latter having gained notoriety for facilitating Quantum ransomware distribution. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 107

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

DNS resolutions for pool servers are cleverly concealed behind DNS over HTTPS requests to the Cloudflare DoH (DNS over HTTPS) service , adding an extra layer of stealth to its operations. The ThunderCrypt ransomware exhibited a strikingly similar array of functionality and modules when compared to StripedFly. onion:1111.

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Malware DNS Encryption Ransomware 144

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). After 2 years under the radars, Ratsnif emerges in OceanLotus ops.

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Scams Advertising Spyware DNS 70

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The incident occurred in the third and fourth week of March, as part of a small wave of attacks involving both DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike beacons around the world; and we believe this incident may have been the initial stage of a ransomware attack. Leaked Lockbit 3 builder Lockbit is one of the most prevalent ransomware strains.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 138

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Executive summary Credential harvesting is a technique that hackers use to gain unauthorized access to legitimate credentials using a variety of strategies, tactics, and techniques such as phishing and DNS poisoning. Running an antivirus scan on the asset. of cases in 2020. Blocking the URL domain and IP.

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Phishing Authentication Cyber threats DNS 85

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Email is typically the channel through which ransomware and malware are unleashed upon the enterprise. As ransomware can shut down operations, the gateway should provide archiving and recovery protection in case email servers are affected. Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. Buying Tips for Secure Email Gateways.

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Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 126

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. Ransomware gangs are exploiting vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi to target virtual hard disks and encrypt the data stored on them.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 139

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Domain name system (DNS) security: Protects the DNS service from attempts to corrupt DNS information used to access websites or to intercept DNS requests.

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Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 121

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats. Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats. Ad Blockers.

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Identity Theft Backups VPN Antivirus 40

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) endpoint security (antivirus, Endpoint Detection and Response, etc.),

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 134

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Common types of malware include viruses, Trojans, ransomware, spyware and adware, each with distinct characteristics and effects that pose significant risks to individuals and organizations. StealC employs advanced evasion techniques to avoid detection by antivirus software, including encryption and anti-analysis methods.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Was this just espionage or did you observe destructive activities, such as ransomware? While the vast majority of the high-profile incidents nowadays include ransomware or some sort of destructive payload (see NotPetya, Wannacry) in this case, it would appear the main goal was espionage. How many victims have been identified?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 110

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Weak Credentials: Weak passwords are easier to guess or crack, allowing cybercriminals to steal data or spread malware, such as ransomware. Cortex Xpanse collects data from domain registrars, DNS records, and business databases to find and identify all of your internet assets.

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Risk Software Internet Internet 64

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

This is already a notable risk for many organizations due to the use of malware distribution networks and initial access brokers for the distribution of high-severity payloads like ransomware. As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering.

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

He works for an antivirus company and he's been scanning for malware families on the internet. Botnets ransomware well, you get the. Vamosi: Most antivirus products are found on Windows, much less so on Mac and Linux. Behind that is a sequence of numbers resolved by your DNS and that sequence of numbers is the site's IP address.

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Internet Internet Malware Authentication 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The data at issue refers to communications traversing the Domain Name System (DNS), a global database that maps computer-friendly coordinates like Internet addresses (e.g., DNS lookups from Alfa Bank constituted the majority of those requests. DNS lookups from Alfa Bank constituted the majority of those requests.

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