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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. CISA published five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. ” reads CISA’s advisory. ” reads the MAR.
Cyber Security Specialist Zoziel Pinto Freire shows an example of malicious file analysis presented during his lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. My objective with this series of articles is to show examples of malicious file analysis that I presented during my lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. Static Analysis x Dynamic Analysis.
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Second, the analysis revealed a previously undetected spyware, named “NoviSpy,” which can extract personal data, activate the devices microphone or camera, and was installed during police possession of his phone.
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” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. . “The persistence method used by the threat actor was based on WorldClient allowing loading of extensions that handle custom HTTP requests from clients to the email server.”
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Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported. ” The investigation initiated by the AKCESK is still ongoing; however, the government agency has determined that the origin of the attack is from abroad. ” reads the announcement published by AKCESK.
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Check Point Research (CPR) said that the Chinese APT group SharpPanda spent three years developing a new backdoor to spy on Asian governments. . The spear-phishing messages impersonate departments of the targeted governments. . ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint. ” concludes the report.
The insights presented herein result from a thorough mapping and analysis of DoS incidents spanning from January 2022 to August 2023. DoS attacks affect all sectors, government services are consistently the most targeted. An analysis of a total of 310 verified DoS incidents – from January 2022 to August 2023.
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federal government commission associated with international rights. federal government commission associated with international rights. ” According to security firm Avast who discovered the attack, the backdoor was likely used as the initial vector in a multi-stage attack to penetrate the government network.
“CISA obtained four malicious files for analysis during an on-site incident response engagement at a Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization compromised by Iranian government sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors.” ” reads the Malware Analysis Report (AR22-320A) published by CISA.
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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered campaigns targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. ” continues the report.
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