Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Security experts at Check Point have disclosed technical details of a critical vulnerability in the popular file compression software WinRAR. The flaw is an “Absolute Path Traversal” issue in the library that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code by using a specially-crafted file archive. dll library in 2005.

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CILIP

AUGUST 20, 2019

An Island Library and Archives explored. An Island Library and Archives explored. It first opened its doors in November 1922, including an active library from the outset, managed by the first librarian William Cubbon. This integrated museum, archives and ? This integrated museum, archives and ?library

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

. “We released a fix for CVE-2024-38112 in our July 2024 security updates which broke this attack chain. See [ CVE-2024-38112 – Security Update Guide – Microsoft – Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability[([link] Customers should both the July 2024 and September 2024 security update to fully protect themselves.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The malware attempt to connect via SSH on Port 22 and deliver itself as a gzip archive. “The malware is uploaded as gzip compressed tarball archives of binaries, scripts, and libraries. ” The expert discovered that the script executes init2, that is one of the files in the gzip archive, if the directory.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Experts discovered a malspam campaign that is distributing a malicious RAR archive that could exploit the WinRAR flaw to install deliver malware on a computer. The flaw is an “Absolute Path Traversal” issue a third-party library, called UNACEV2.DLL, dll library in 2005. dll and released WINRar version 5.70

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2019

The flaw is an “Absolute Path Traversal” issue in the library that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code by using a specially-crafted file archive. The issue affects a third-party library, called UNACEV2.DLL DLL that is used by WINRAR, it resides in the way an old third-party library, called UNACEV2.DLL,

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum. LinkedIn’s refusal to treat malicious scraping as a security problem can potentially allow cybercriminals to gather data on new victims with impunity.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2024

Threat actors sent phishing emails with RAR archive attachments containing a Windows shortcut to install malware. “Attackers use the classic DLL sideloading technique: when the desktop.exe file is launched, the malicious VERSION.dll library is loaded into the corresponding process” reads the report published by Kaspersky.

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Preservica

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The month of October marks American Archives Month (#AmericanArchivesMonth) across the US that recognizes the collaborative efforts of archiving professionals and repositories across North America, highlighting the importance of preserving historic records for generations to come. South Carolina Electronic Records Archives.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Security researchers from Trend Micro continues to monitor the evolution of the XCSSET macOS malware, new variants are able to steal login information from multiple apps, including Telegram and Google Chrome, and send them to C2. The post XCSSET MacOS malware targets Telegram, Google Chrome data and more appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2024

Trend Micro researchers discovered that the flaw was actively exploited in the wild in May and reported it to Microsoft which addressed the zero-day with the July 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates. The archives are disseminated in cloud-sharing websites, Discord servers, and online libraries, and other means.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

The messages use specially crafted archives containing LNK files disguised as regular documents. These archives mimicked the installation process of Microsoft Defender or exploited current US political issues. Upon receiving a request, it executes the encoded JavaScript code using the Microsoft.JScript library.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 266 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! NetWalker ransomware gang threatens to release Michigan State University files.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

Cato Security found a new info stealer, called Cthulhu Stealer, that targets Apple macOS and steals a wide range of information. Cado Security researchers have discovered a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) targeting macOS users dubbed Cthulhu Stealer. ” reads the report published by Cado Security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

The recently patched vulnerability affecting the popular archiver utility WinRAR has been exploited to deliver new malware to targeted users. The flaw is an “Absolute Path Traversal” issue in the library that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code by using a specially-crafted file archive. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Armstrong Archives

APRIL 23, 2024

Archival document storage provides a solution to maintain them indefinitely for future generations to appreciate. Understanding Archival Storage What is archival storage? Without archival document storage, many records would wither away and be rendered virtually useless. It’s a cornerstone of preserving history.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

0patch researchers released an unofficial security patch for a Windows zero-day vulnerability dubbed DogWalk. 0patch released an unofficial security patch for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) dubbed DogWalk. The expert warned to pay special attention to not open .diagcab

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The Schedule

APRIL 20, 2018

Today’s post is mainly in response to “ Digital Media and the Case of the Missing Archives ,” written by Danielle Tcholakian who in turn seems to have been inspired by an article in the Columbia Journalism Review. The expectation of action on the part of institutions such as the Library of Congress was frustrating.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

. “Once launched, Bizarro downloads a ZIP archive from a compromised website. While writing this article, we saw hacked WordPress, Amazon and Azure servers used for storing archives. It loads the magnification.dll library and gets the address of the deprecated MagSetImageScalingCallback API function,” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Security Center under the Ministry of National Defense recorded a large number of virus-infected e-mails addressed to several state institutions. The Emotet campaign uses malicious emails that attempt to trick recipients into opening the zipped archive with the password included in the message. Security Center. Security Center.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

The ransomware was involved in the attacks observed by the Qihoo 360 Threat Intelligence Center in the wild, threat actors used an archive named “vk_4221345.rar” The attacker lures victims to decompress the archive through embedding a corrupt and incomplete female picture. rar” that delivers JNEC. bitcoins (about $200).

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

This week is Explore Your Archive week – a brilliant opportunity to exhibit the unique potential of archives to excite and intrigue people, bring communities together, and share amazing stories. Met Office Digital Library and Archive. The University of Manchester Library. Here is our pick: Suffolk Record Office.

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Preservica

JUNE 2, 2020

The State Library of South Australia (SLSA) has chosen Preservica’s cloud-hosted active digital preservation platform to safeguard more than 150 terabytes of unique digitized and born-digital material. The ease of use and high levels of security will be vital to the SLSA in ensuring we keep all relevant records accessible going forward.”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

BBTok is written in Delphi and uses the Visual Component Library (VCL) to dynamically generate interfaces. Upon clicking the link, it results in the download of either a ZIP archive or an ISO image, depending on the operating system of the victim’s machine. The phishing messages include a malicious link.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of ransomware involved in attacks in July and August, the malicious code was posing as the Locky ransomware. exe will drop malware components — several C++ and Python libraries and the Python 2.7 “The malicious URL leads to a ZIP file (Facture_23100.31.07.2018.zip)

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Preservica

MARCH 14, 2018

Oxford, London UK and Boston MA, March 14 2018: The Sainsbury Archive, which charts the growth and history of one of the UK’s largest supermarkets, has chosen Preservica’s AWS cloud-hosted digital preservation platform to actively preserve invaluable digital assets relating to the company’s operations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

An archive containing data purportedly scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been put for sale on a popular hacker forum, with another 2 million records leaked as a proof-of-concept sample by the post author. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely. Original Post at [link].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Researchers at Cybereason’s Nocturnus team have uncovered a new Astaroth Trojan campaign that is currently exploiting the Avast antivirus and security software developed by GAS Tecnologia to steal information and drop malicious modules. 7zip file as an attachment or include a hyperlink that points to the archive.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2024

The UA-CERT states that the “sync.exe” file contains the legitimate SyncThing components and SPECTR malware files, including additional libraries and scripts.

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CILIP

JUNE 13, 2023

Connecting town and gown through the library How to help a community explore its slave-trading history: Lesley English, Head of Library Engagement at Lancaster University Library, explains how the library plays a key role in building bridges between town and gown. We connect, we innovate, we include.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

But their popularity has made them a target for hackers, making container security an important area to supplement in the already extensive cybersecurity portfolio. The need for container security. Misconfigured permissions can multiply these problems, so container security is too critical to be taken lightly. Runtime security.

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CILIP

MARCH 8, 2021

Feminist leadership, libraries and Covid-19. s Library which was established in 1991 and now has more than 20 paid staff ? s was Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library. I have been a lifelong library lover, but have no formal training as an information professional. s Library were sown.? Adele said:

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2021

The Dropbox link leads to a RAR archive that masquerades as a Word document by setting the “file_subpath” parameter to point to a filename with a.DOCX extension. “The archive contains two malicious DLL libraries as well as two legitimate executables that sideload the DLL files. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The leak comes more than four months after Humana, the third-largest health insurance company in the US, notified 65,000 of its health plan members about a security breach where “a subcontractor’s employee disclosed medical records to unauthorized individuals” between October 12, 2020, and December 16, 2020. What was leaked?

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Marcin’s Apprenticeship Story Marcin Tumidajski is Assistant Librarian in the academic support team at Paul Hamlyn Library University of West London, Ealing and completed his apprenticeship at the end of 2023. Only after some research, did I find out that it has a lot more to do with libraries.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

This forum hosted a ZIP archive that contains the malicious.js Below is the attack chain of this new variant: The user visits an UNC2565-compromised site (usually related to business documents) and downloads a malicious ZIP archive. Recently observed trojanized JavaScript libraries include jQuery, Chroma.js, and Underscore.js.

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Preservica

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This joint venture provides organizations with a world-class, one-stop solution for planning, implementing and, sustaining a long-term digital archive program. The new partnership provides a comprehensive solution for customers who are looking for archives planning and support seamlessly integrated with a digital preservation platform.

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