Google Security

JULY 24, 2024

Posted by Jasika Bawa, Lily Chen, and Daniel Rubery, Chrome Security Last year, we introduced a redesign of the Chrome downloads experience on desktop to make it easier for users to interact with recent downloads. In fact, files sent for deep scanning are over 50x more likely to be flagged as malware than downloads in the aggregate.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2021

. “Suddenly the victim notices they have a couple of petabytes of data to restore over the Internet, and they realize that even with their fast connections it’s going to take three months to download all these backup files. We have backups, the data is there, but the application to actually do the restoration is encrypted.’

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2020

In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company announced that it had “detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one [their] brand’s information technology systems,” adding that the hackers responsible downloaded “certain” data files.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Jogodka said although this pump’s PIN pad is encrypted, the hidden camera sidesteps that security feature. “The PIN pad is encrypted, so this is a NEW way to capture the PIN,” Jogodka wrote in a message to a mailing list about skimming devices found on Arizona fuel pumps.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Hope yours has been amazing too, see you from home next week 😊 References LastPass has added an update re their recent security incident (if keychains have been downloaded - even fully encrypted ones - that's bad news) Personally, I quite like the public view count on all tweets (if you dislike it just purely because it was introduced (..)

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The latest cracks in Widevine concern the encryption technology’s protection for L3 streams, which is used for low-quality video and audio streams only. Google says the weakness does not affect L1 and L2 streams, which encompass more high-definition video and audio content.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

First debuting in early 2019, CLOP is one of several ransomware groups that hack into organizations, launch ransomware that encrypts files and servers, and then demand an extortion payment in return for a digital key needed to unlock access. ? /. CLOP’s victim shaming blog on the deep web.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. Now let's try the mobile app: What's the encryption story there?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In late March 2023, 3CX disclosed that its desktop applications for both Windows and macOS were compromised with malicious code that gave attackers the ability to download and run code on all machines where the app was installed. “This could cause the file to run when double-clicked instead of opening it with a PDF viewer.”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 6, 2024

BleepingComputer, which has a dedicated forum for ransomware victims, reports : “A massive Magniber ransomware campaign is underway, encrypting home users’ devices worldwide and demanding thousand-dollar ransoms to receive a decryptor.” Never download illegal software, cracks, and key generators. Your files are not damaged!

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2024

The attackers use the web shell to download and run the primary Cerber payload. As such, the data the ransomware is able to encrypt is limited to files owned by the confluence user. It will of course succeed in encrypting the datastore for the Confluence application, which can store important information.”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

When a support technician wants to use it to remotely administer a computer, the ConnectWise website generates an executable file that is digitally signed by ConnectWise and downloadable by the client via a hyperlink. ” A composite of screenshots researcher Ken Pyle put together to illustrate the ScreenConnect vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Xamalicious relies on social engineering to gain accessibility privileges, then it connects to C2 to evaluate whether or not to download a second-stage payload. The authors also implemented different obfuscation techniques and custom encryption to avoid detection.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Kral In mid-2023, we discovered the Kral downloader which, back then, downloaded the notorious Aurora stealer. This changed in February this year when we discovered a new Kral stealer, which we believe is part of the same malware family as the downloader due to certain code similarities. That file is the Kral downloader.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 30, 2024

The malware can execute remote PowerShell commands, download and exfiltrate files, encrypt communications, and bypass sandbox solutions, representing a significant threat to

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Once the CVE-2017-0199 is exploited, it downloads an HTA file and executes it on the recipient’s device. In this attack, MS Excel program accesses a shortened URL that redirects to a specific IP address, downloading an HTA (HTML Application) file. Fortinet’s report also includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this campaign.

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The Hacker News

MAY 19, 2023

The packages – named nodejs-encrypt-agent and nodejs-cookie-proxy-agent – were collectively downloaded approximately 1,200 times and were available for more than two months before they were identified and taken down. ReversingLabs, which broke

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It is perhaps best known for selling virtual private networking (VPN) software that lets users remotely access networks and computers over an encrypted connection. Citrix provides software used by hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide, including most of the Fortune 100 companies. But in a letter sent to affected individuals dated Feb.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

You also don’t want unscrupulous individuals to download your content in bulk or re-host it on their own websites without permission. The best practices for securing your CMS begin with these five low-hanging-fruit steps: •Make sure that your CMS platform’s access control and encryption features are turned on and configured correctly.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

According to a report published by The Washington Post , downloads by Russians of the 10 most popular VPN applications jumped from fewer than 15,000 per day just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a current figure of over 300,000 a day – even reaching as high as 475,000 per day at one point during the current military campaign.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2024

BitLocker is a Windows security feature that encrypts entire drives. And the affected systems are very likely to have Device Encryption enabled. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. Some Windows users may see a BitLocker Recovery screen after applying the Microsoft patch Tuesday updates.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

For all the good TLS has done, it has also made it much easier for attackers to download and install malicious modules and exfiltrate stolen data,” Schiappa says. TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2023

That is because the JS validator implements its own layer of encryption for C2 communications, using the NaCl library. The encryption algorithm used is based on public-key cryptography. Thus, to obtain the malicious attachment file, we had to retrieve two components: The ciphertext of the attachment; The AES key used to encrypt it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The ZIP file is then XOR encrypted, base64 encoded, and sent via a POST request to a specified URL using the built-in cURL command. We’ve archived the leak and made it available for download on GitHub.” We've archived the leak and made it available for download on GitHub. concludes the report.

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SecureList

MAY 16, 2023

Download the full version of the report (PDF) Kaspersky Incident Response in various regions and industries In 2022, 45.9% Encrypted data remains the number-one problem that our customers are faced with. For a deeper analysis of the vulnerabilities most commonly exploited by cyberattackers, download this appendix (PDF).

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

Some browsers will automatically download and install new security updates, but the protection from those updates usually only happens after you restart the browser. “We rely on BitLocker and full-disk encryption tools to keep our files and data safe in the event a laptop or device is stolen. Speaking of APT groups, the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. PKI is the framework by which digital certificates get issued to authenticate the identity of users; and it is also the plumbing for encrypting data moving across the Internet. Achieving high assurance.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It can perform various malicious actions, including displaying ads in invisible windows, downloading and executing DEX files, installing applications, opening links in hidden WebView windows, executing JavaScript, and creating tunnels through the victim’s device. The malicious code can also potentially subscribe to paid services.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

“If we download the archive and unzip it, we find it contains files (prefixed with “TurtleRansom”) that appear to be compiled for common platforms, including, Windows, Linux, and yes, macOS” reads the analysis published by Wardle. The malware adds the extension “ TURTLERANSv0 ” to the filenames of encrypted files.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

Watson said the Krebsonsecurity file will attempt to open up an encrypted connection between the Exchange server and the above-mentioned IP address, and send a small amount of traffic to it each minute. But Watson said they don’t know how many of those systems also ran the secondary download from the rogue Krebsonsecurity domain.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2019

Please download and read the attached encrypted document carefully. Hi, The following {e-mail | mail} is to advise you that you are being charged by the city. Our {legal team | legal council | legal departement} has prepared a document explaining the {litigation | legal dispute | legal contset}.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2024

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client. Whenever someone asks a question about Snapchat, the answer is usually that because their traffic is encrypted we have no analytics about them. We’ll keep you updated on how this develops.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2024

If found, the file is downloaded to the application’s internal data directory. The spyware then decrypts the overlay (data written after the end of the payload) in the downloaded file with a hardcoded AES key.” This AES key is then encrypted using a hardcoded public RSA key embedded in the spyware.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. healthcare organizations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The DEV-0569 group carries out malvertising campaigns to spread links to a signed malware downloader posing as software installers or fake updates embedded in spam messages, fake forum pages, and blog comments. The downloader, tracked as BATLOADER , shares similarities with another malware called ZLoader. anydeskos[.]com

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

The site was used to deploy JavaScript disguised as JQuery to download and deobfuscate the installer. This spearphishing page presented the targeted victim with a download link to a ZIP file containing a malicious InnoSetup installer.” com/crowdstrike/. . com/crowdstrike/. “The website it[.]com

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2024

It allows users to exchange messages, share media, and hold voice or video calls, with features like end-to-end encryption for voice calls and optional Secret Chats. The app was the most downloaded worldwide in January 2021 and reached 1 billion downloads by August 2021.

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