Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It had no documented cyber incident response runbooks or IT recovery plans (apart from documented AD recovery plans) for recovering from a wide-scale ransomware event. Antivirus software triggered numerous alerts after detecting Cobalt Strike activity but these were not escalated.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Since antivirus and anti-malware tools run with the highest level of privileges to scan all parts of a computer for malicious code, it has become a desired target for attackers. This is probably the first case of a sandbox mechanism implemented for an antivirus solution that aims at protecting the Windows systems if it is compromised.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teslas Get the Spotlight in Recent Ethical Hacking Efforts Researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities within Teslas since March 2023. Rapid7’s Zero Day Initiative hosts an event called Pwn2Own, and at the 2023 event, computer security firm Synactiv hacked a Tesla computer within two minutes.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. Cybercriminals are interested in hacking your IP address for various reasons. The hacked and stolen IPs are often used for carrying out illegal activities.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 17, 2019

Wipro has so far ignored specific questions about the supposed zero-day, other than to say “based on our interim investigation, we have shared the relevant information of the zero-day with our AV [antivirus] provider and they have released the necessary signatures for us.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

SlowMist says the North Korean phishing scams used the “Add Custom Link” feature of the Calendly meeting scheduling system on event pages to insert malicious links and initiate phishing attacks. MacOS computers include X-Protect , Apple’s built-in antivirus technology. ” Image: SlowMist.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The gang also published several pictures of passports and company documents as proof of the hack. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool. Cactus Ransomware has just posted Schneider Electric.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2022

Introduction: Hacking forums often double up as underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy, rent, and sell all kinds of malicious illegal products, including software, trojans, stealers, exploits, and leaked credentials. BlackGuard detects antivirus processes. This allows it to bypass antivirus and string-based detection.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop and is threatening to disclose a huge amount of personal information, over 21 thousand directories. Threat actors have published ID cards as proof of hack.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Threat hunting is the practice of actively seeking out dangers to cyber security by detecting and eliminating new and emerging threats that are able to evade preventative controls such as firewalls and antivirus software. One of the most commonly used tools for threat hunting, however is security information and event management (SIEM).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2022

SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. Researchers pointed out that this technique allows the malware to receive a list of events to be simulated, allowing attackers to automate and scale up their operations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Sharkbot).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

KrebsOnSecurity has reached out to all of these companies for comment, and will update this story in the event any of them respond with relevant information. For example, in April 2017, someone using a Cognizant account utilized the “fiddler” hacking program to circumvent cyber protections that Maritz had installed several weeks earlier.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Italy’s data privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the “potential risks” associated with the use of Russian antivirus software Kaspersky. Italy’s data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into potential risks associated with the use of the Kaspersky antivirus. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The user ianch99 in the QNAP NAS community forum reported that the antivirus ClamAV was failing to update due to 0.0.0.0 “Since recent firmware updates, the ClamAV Antivirus fails to update due to 700+ clamav.net entries in /etc/hosts, all set to 0.0.0.0 SecurityAffairs – NAS, hacking). clamav.net host file entries.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The attackers have exploited a directory traversal and arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-18187, in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus. The Japanese firm confirmed the unauthorized access to its internal network after Japanese newspapers disclosed the security incident citing sources informed of the event.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool. Once the malware has escalated the privileges on a machine, the threat actors use a batch script to uninstall popular antivirus solutions installed on the machine.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2022

. “Organizations should increase vigilance and evaluate their capabilities encompassing planning, preparation, detection, and response for such an event.” ” Below is the list of actions recommended to the organizations: • Set antivirus and antimalware programs to conduct regular scans. Filter network traffic.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

While computer antivirus is effective, sometimes malware still wins. Analysis of 50 popular “free-to-view” sites during several major sporting events uncovered that every single site contained malicious content, while over 40 percent of sites did not have the necessary security certificate. Click here to learn more.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

When I first began writing about Vrublevsky in 2009 as a reporter for The Washington Post , ChronoPay and its sister firm Red & Partners (RNP) were earning millions setting up payment infrastructure for fake antivirus peddlers and spammers pimping male enhancement drugs. The latest document in the hacked archive is dated April 2021.

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2025

For example, when you let a company save your address and credit card information, it may make your next online purchase easier, but it also increases the risk to your data if that company gets hacked. Keeping your digital identity safe is not just a one-day event, its an ongoing commitment to protect your personal information.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Japanese firm confirmed the unauthorized access to its internal network after Japanese newspapers disclosed the security incident citing sources informed of the event. The attackers have exploited a directory traversal and arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-18187, in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the previous weeks: March 18 – China-linked threat actors are targeting the government of Ukraine. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia).

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Here are some ideas IT admins can use to detect a network compromise sooner, potentially limiting the damage of an adverse cyber event. Because so much of cybersecurity relies on passive forms of protection (think firewalls, antivirus solutions, password protection, etc.), Consider booby trapping your network.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. 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 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2021

Microsoft announced an improvement of its Defender antivirus that will leverage Intel’s Threat Detection Technology (TDT) to detect processes associated with crypto-miners. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft Defender). ” reads the announcement published by Microsoft. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

The new variants include new features that are used to impersonate the login page of the target financial institution to harvest credentials, access SMS messages, acquire GPS, and sideload a second-stage payload from a C2 server to log events. SecurityAffairs – hacking, BRATA Android malware). ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

CACTUS essentially encrypts itself, making it harder to detect and helping it evade antivirus and network monitoring tools,” Laurie Iacono, Associate Managing Director for Cyber Risk at Kroll, told Bleeping Computer. The binary is deployed using a specific flag that allows its execution, while the ZIP archive is removed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2022

“ Previously observed techniques to evade defenses by removing EDR/EPP’s userland hooks, Event Tracing for Windows and Antimalware Scan Interface were also observed.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, LockBit 3.0). ” reads the analysis published by SentinelOne. ” concludes the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NopSec

AUGUST 2, 2017

Antivirus software is one of the oldest and the most ever present security control against malware and various types of malicious software. I have antivirus so I’m covered” used have some legitimate weight to it. Hope for the best that the target does not have an antivirus or an end point security tool! <For

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2022

Masquerading (tricked file type, scheduled tasks, renamed hacking software, etc.). Many security vendors can easily block known hacking software such as Mimikatz, but hackers can lower the detection rate significantly by simply renaming the file so the invoke command does not raise alerts. The Top Techniques Used by Hackers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. 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 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Tools like TEMPLEDROP repurpose Iranian antivirus drivers to protect files, while TEMPLELOCK, a.NET-based utility, terminates and restarts the Windows Event Log service to evade detection. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran) .

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

“If you want proof we have hacked T-Systems as well. ‘LIKE A COMPANY BATTLING A COUNTRY’ Christianson said several factors stopped the painful Ryuk ransomware attack from morphing into a company-ending event. You may confirm this with them. “The bottom line is at 2 a.m.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Even strong security can’t prevent an account from being hacked if account credentials are stolen in a phishing attack, one of the most common causes of identity theft. By providing advanced warning of a risky website or a suspect browser extension, a good antivirus solution can stop an infection before it happens.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

This also results in a higher level of risk to organisations with most home networks undeniably easier to hack into than office networks. Ensure you have antivirus and firewalls deployed and enabled on all endpoints, especially if using your own personal devices. My five key ransomware attack preparation steps are as follows.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

While previous variants of the dropper relied on Accessibility permissions to automatically install the Sharkbot malware, this new one asks the victim to install the malware as a fake update for the antivirus. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SharkBot). ” continues the report. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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