Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

. “LD_PRELOAD forces binaries to load specific libraries before others, allowing the preloaded libraries to override any function from any library. One of the ways to use LD_PRELOAD is to add the crafted library to /etc/ld.so.preload.” ” continues the analysis. Pro-Ocean deploys an XMRig miner 5.11.1

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. The activity of the TeamTNT group has been detailed by security firm Trend Micro, but in August experts from Cado Security discovered that that botnet is also able to target misconfigured Kubernetes installations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

bin, researchers also observed the use of a cryptocurrency mining module. . Upon connecting to the command-and-control server, the malware downloads the first malicious payload in the form of a.msi file, which deploys a.vbs file used to execute other processes, as well as uninstall.dll and engine.bin. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s a PPSX file, seemingly an outdated US Army manual for tank mine clearing blades (MCB). The payload includes a dynamic-link library (vpn.sessings) that injects the post-exploitation tool Cobalt Strike Beacon into memory and awaits commands from the C2 server. The PPSX file contains a remote link to an external OLE object.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

“I suspect it’s probably a derivate of other IoT crypto mining botnets,” Cashdollar told The Register. “The malware is uploaded as gzip compressed tarball archives of binaries, scripts, and libraries. “This one seems to target enterprise systems.” ” wrote Cashdollar.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2022

Microsoft is warning of continuing attempts by nation-state actors and cybercriminals to exploit recently discovered vulnerabilities in the Apache Log4j library to deploy malware on vulnerable systems. “Exploitation attempts and testing have remained high during the last weeks of December.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These files have been identified as variants of the XMRIG cryptocurrency mining software. . “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.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

. “The new implementation uses a public SCP library written in Golang in GitHub. It is, however, notable that the writers of the SCP library are located in China.” We could not determine any meaningful advantage for one method over the other. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

“Simultaneous with its attacks, BlackSquid also downloads and executes two XMRig cryptocurrency-mining components.! The malware implements anti-virtualization, anti-debugging, and anti-sandboxing methods to determine whether to deliver the miner or not. continues the analysis. The last week of May is the most active period on record.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

A backdoor mechanism found in tens of Ruby libraries. Employees abused systems at Ukrainian nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency. Hackers are scanning the web for vulnerable Fortinet, Pulse Secure Products installs. Malware Analysis Sandboxes could expose sensitive data of your organization.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Unfortunately, however, the BBC reports that there are a few “teething troubles […] with some users saying their privacy has been compromised after responding to an on-screen prompt asking for access to their photo library. The app then still […] accesses the photo library whether the user denies access or not.”. What’s that?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week, we discuss the use of cryptocurrency mining software on numerous government websites, a phishing scam that robbed Bee Token investors of $1 million and cyber attacks on the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. I mentioned cyber criminals’ increasing use of cryptocurrency mining or ‘cryptomining’ software a couple of weeks ago.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 28, 2021

Records management (RM) is no longer a siloed discipline; RIM practitioners need to manage records within the entire information landscape of their organizations. Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Still, you can put the data to work—it is an information asset!

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 30, 2021

And for me at least information security is just like a more complete version of pewter science, it's like, it's like not only creating things, but figuring out how things work, debugging things breaking things and those same skills can can be applied to any other domain. Green: So there are a lot of information security parallels.

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Brandeis Records Manager

MAY 27, 2015

We made early acquaintances with Legal and Information Security leaders. These ranged from one-on-ones to a surprise fifty-person audience of administrators for an entire school (my meeting invitation indicated eight people attending, and I walked into a function hall—should have cased the joint). Communication Tools and Policy.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Also known as an “application rootkit,” the user-mode rootkit replaces executables and system libraries and modifies the behavior of application programming interfaces (APIs). It alters the security subsystem and displays false information to administrators of the target computer. performing regular security maintenance.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

Sometimes it can be really complex DLLs and they call that hijacking or DLL hijacking and what they'll do is they'll use a legitimate program that depends on a library, bring their malicious library with them and it gets sometimes side loaded. Sometimes it can be really complex DLLs and they call that hijacking or DLL hijacking.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CRON#TRAP: Emulated Linux Environments as the Latest Tactic in Malware Staging Typosquat Campaign Targeting npm Developers ToxicPanda: a new banking trojan from Asia hit Europe and LATAM Threat Campaign Spreads Winos4.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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