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The Wireshark Foundation released Wireshark 3.0.0

Security Affairs

WinPcap was used by Wireshark to capture and transmit network packets, but it has not been updated since 2013 and is no longer maintained. Npcap is the Nmap Project’s packet sniffing (and sending) library for Windows. It is based on the WinPcap / Libpcap libraries, but with improved speed, portability, security.

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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

UPnP-enabled devices running outdated software are exposed to a wide range of attacks exploiting known flaws in UPnP libraries. In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices.

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Expert identifies new Nazar APT group referenced in 2017 Shadow Brokers leak

Security Affairs

The analysis of the submissions times in VirusTotal for the artifacts employed in the Nazar campaign allowed the expert to date the campaign between 2010 and 2013. Somehow, this operation found its way onto the NSA’s radar pre-2013, as far as I can tell, it’s eluded specific coverage from the security industry.

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OceanLotus APT group leverages a steganography-based loader to deliver backdoors

Security Affairs

The APT32 group, also known as OceanLotus Group, has been active since at least 2013, according to the experts it is a state-sponsored hacking group. The two loaders discovered by Cylance and used by the APT group use side-loaded DLLs and an AES128 implementation from Crypto++ library for payload decryption.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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FBI arrested a Russian citizen suspected to be the mastermind of Deer.io

Security Affairs

platform since October 2013. A gamer account provides access to the user’s entire media library is contained within the account. The Russian man also advertised the platform on other hacking forums. Firsov was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport, in New York, on March 7, the man is accused of running the Deer.io

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Iran-linked group Cobalt Dickens hit over 60 universities worldwide

Security Affairs

This operation is similar to the threat group’s August 2018 campaign , using compromised university resources to send library-themed phishing emails.” The hackers appear to be interested in getting access to the library, they sent phishing messages to people with access to the library of the targeted university.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.