Conti Affiliates Black Basta, BlackByte Continue to Attack Critical Infrastructure
Between February and July, 81 victim organizations were listed on the groups’ data leak sites
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsMastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy
Mastodon is hot right now. After some years of only being used by geeks (yes, I’ve had an account for a while now) it’s at the tipping point of becoming mainstream. If you’re part of the exodus of users leaving Twitter for Mastodon, what are the security and privacy issues that you need to be […]
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- November 8, 2022
New Laplas Clipper Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users via SmokeLoader
Cryptocurrency users are being targeted with a new clipper malware strain dubbed Laplas by means of another malware known as SmokeLoader. SmokeLoader, which is delivered by means of weaponized documents sent through spear-phishing emails, further acts as a conduit for other commodity trojans like SystemBC and Raccoon Stealer 2.0, according to an analysis from Cyble. Observed in
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- November 8, 2022
Amadey Bot Spotted Deploying LockBit 3.0 Ransomware on Hacked Machines
The Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. “Amadey bot, the malware that is used to install LockBit, is being distributed through two methods: one using a malicious Word document file, and the other using an executable that takes the disguise of the Word file icon,” AhnLab Security […]
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- November 8, 2022
Creating an AWS Security Group rule to Access GitHub with a Customer-Managed Prefix List
ACM.105 Limiting outbound access to a list of IP addresses represented by a single rule This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. In the last post we looked at how an EIPAssociation could resolve some dependency issues with deployment and deletion scripts that we ran across trying to deploy a new security […]
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- November 8, 2022
5 Reasons to Consolidate Your Tech Stack
The news surrounding the slowing economy has many wondering how much of an impact it will have on their businesses – and lives. And there’s good reason to start preparing. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that 85% of small and midsize businesses plan to increase their security spending heading into 2023, while […]
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- November 8, 2022
DeimosC2: What SOC Analysts and Incident Responders Need to Know About This C&C Framework
This report provides defenders and security operations center teams with the technical details they need to know should they encounter the DeimosC2 C&C framework.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsUsing Wi-FI to See through Walls
This technique measures device response time to determine distance: The scientists tested the exploit by modifying an off-the-shelf drone to create a flying scanning device, the Wi-Peep. The robotic aircraft sends several messages to each device as it flies around, establishing the positions of devices in each room. A thief using the drone could find […]
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- November 8, 2022
U.S. Seizes Over 50K Bitcoin Worth $3.3 Billion Linked to Silk Road Dark Web
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday said it seized 50,676 Bitcoin in November 2021 that was stolen in the 2012 hack of the now-defunct Silk Road dark web marketplace. The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered last year, is now worth $1.04 billion. Additionally […]
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