Government Passwords System Administration 
Krebs on Security
MAY 13, 2024
The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. used the password 225948. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 4, 2020
China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1 “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1
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Krebs on Security
APRIL 2, 2019
“The CRTC executed a warrant under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the RCMP National Division executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code respectively,” reads a statement published last week by the Canadian government. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems. 2017 analysis of the RAT.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
The accused, 36-year-old John “Armada” Revesz , has maintained that Orcus is a legitimate “ R emote A dministration T ool” aimed at helping system administrators remotely manage their computers, and that he’s not responsible for how licensed customers use his product. An advertisement for Orcus RAT.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 23, 2021
Keep in mind Hafnium is just one of dozens of hacking gangs continuing to have a field day exploiting unpatched Exchange servers, and many of these attacks are specifically targeting small businesses and state and local governments, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Password concierge. Remote desktop risks.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 4, 2019
Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. This then drops a PowerShell script into the memory of the host computer. This is where PowerShell comes back into play.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Least privilege access is at its core, requiring every single connection within a network to be authenticated and authorized before they are granted access to a system. This relies on governance policies for authorization. PAM is the utility that verifies the permissions for administrative users according to these policies.
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