An ongoing crypto mining campaign has upgraded its arsenal while adding new defense evasion tactics that enable the threat actors to conceal the intrusions and fly under the radar, new research published today has revealed. Since first detected in 2019, a total of 84 attacks against its honeypot servers have been recorded to date, four of which transpired in 2021, according to … [Read more...] about Ongoing Autom Cryptomining Malware Attacks Using Upgraded Evasion Tactics
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CrowdStrike Falcon Detects 100% of Attacks in New SE Labs EDR Test
The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieves 100% attacks detected in new Advanced Security Test (EDR) from SE Labs This SE Labs test demonstrated that CrowdStrike’s Zero Trust module, Falcon Identity Threat Protection, is a highly effective component in securing your environment against real-world attacks SE Labs is one of the most prestigious independent third-party testing … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Falcon Detects 100% of Attacks in New SE Labs EDR Test
Researchers Uncover New Coexistence Attacks On Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chips
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new attack technique that makes it possible to leverage a device's Bluetooth component to directly extract network passwords and manipulate traffic on a Wi-Fi chip. The novel attacks work against the so-called "combo chips," which are specialized chips that are equipped to handle different types of radio wave-based wireless … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover New Coexistence Attacks On Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chips
Phishing attacks on users of streaming services
Movies and TV shows have been a huge source of comfort for many in these COVID times, and the number of new shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and the like has skyrocketed. But when searching for the latest megahit, don’t neglect basic security measures or you might find that someone else is enjoying it at your expense — or worse, that the money in your bank account has … [Read more...] about Phishing attacks on users of streaming services
Hackers Increasingly Using HTML Smuggling in Malware and Phishing Attacks
Threat actors are increasingly banking on the technique of HTML smuggling in phishing campaigns as a means to gain initial access and deploy an array of threats, including banking malware, remote administration trojans (RATs), and ransomware payloads. Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, in a new report published Thursday, disclosed that it identified infiltrations … [Read more...] about Hackers Increasingly Using HTML Smuggling in Malware and Phishing Attacks
Microsoft Warns of TodayZoo Phishing Kit Used in Extensive Credential Stealing Attacks
Microsoft on Thursday disclosed an "extensive series of credential phishing campaigns" that takes advantage of a custom phishing kit that stitched together components from at least five different widely circulated ones with the goal of siphoning user login information. The tech giant's Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, which detected the first instances of the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of TodayZoo Phishing Kit Used in Extensive Credential Stealing Attacks
“Left of Boom” Cybersecurity: Proactive Cybersecurity in a Time of Increasing Threats and Attacks
“Left of Boom” The allied military forces engaged in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago were confronted with the challenge of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which were roadside bombs that detonated remotely and inflicted casualties and damage to military personnel and materiel. Major research efforts on how to detect these IEDs and detonate them … [Read more...] about “Left of Boom” Cybersecurity: Proactive Cybersecurity in a Time of Increasing Threats and Attacks
New Patch Released for Actively Exploited 0-Day Apache Path Traversal to RCE Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation on Thursday released additional security updates for its HTTP Server product to remediate what it says is an "incomplete fix" for an actively exploited path traversal and remote code execution flaw that it patched earlier this week. CVE-2021-42013, as the new vulnerability is identified as, builds upon CVE-2021-41773, a flaw that impacted Apache … [Read more...] about New Patch Released for Actively Exploited 0-Day Apache Path Traversal to RCE Attacks
Ban attacks on Instagram users
If you run a popular blog and promote your business through Instagram, an account ban simply isn’t in the plan. For responsible users, the idea of being banned for, say, displaying suicidal content or trying to impersonate someone else might seem like a bad dream or a cruel joke, but it’s quite real for victims of the new wave of so-called ban attacks. Here’s how these attacks … [Read more...] about Ban attacks on Instagram users
Attackers Can Weaponize Firewalls and Middleboxes for Amplified DDoS Attacks
Weaknesses in the implementation of TCP protocol in middleboxes and censorship infrastructure could be weaponized as a vector to stage reflected denial of service (DoS) amplification attacks, surpassing many of the existing UDP-based amplification factors to date. Detailed by a group of academics from the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado Boulder at the … [Read more...] about Attackers Can Weaponize Firewalls and Middleboxes for Amplified DDoS Attacks