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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 0 Comments APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, Exploit, exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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A week in security (March 2 – 8)

March 17, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, awis, cathay pacific, coronavirus, Exploit, GDPR, malware, Microsoft, Mobile, phishing, round up, Security, tesco, week in security, zynga

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl.

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A week in security

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Security Sophos

Nvidia patches severe flaws affecting GeForce, Quadro NVS and Tesla

March 3, 2020 0 Comments cve vulnerabilities, cve‑2020‑5957, cve‑2020‑5958, cve‑2020‑5959, cve‑2020‑5960, cve‑2020‑5961, CVEs, geforce, gpu display, Linux, malware, Microsoft, NVIDIA, nvidia gpu, nvs, Operating Systems, Patches, Patching, quadro, security threats, tesla, vulnerability, Windows, windows gpu display driver

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:09:05 +0000

In all, the update covers five Windows and Linux desktop CVE vulnerabilities, including one rated as critical.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YitOMgSO498″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Lock and Code S1Ep1: On RSA, the human element, and the week in security

March 2, 2020 0 Comments lock and code, malware, Podcast, scams, Security, threats, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:15:47 +0000

We look at all the interesting security news from last week and also present the latest episode of our podcast, Lock and Code.

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Security Sophos

Ransomware wipes evidence, lets suspected drug dealers walk free

February 28, 2020 0 Comments deleted evidence, drug dealer, Florida, Law & order, malware, Ransomware, security threats, stuart

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:04:27 +0000

Six alleged drug criminals will go free thanks to a ransomware attack on a small Florida city, it was revealed this month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-YH21vT56Rs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer

February 27, 2020 0 Comments azorult, browser security, chrome, chrome 80, Google, Google Chrome, kela, malware, mimikatz, password manager, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:02:49 +0000

Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kjIQgx4g7bk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

ISS World “malware attack” leaves employees offline

February 20, 2020 0 Comments iss, iss world, malware

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:18:04 +0000

A global facilities company with half-a-million staff has shuttered most of its IT systems after a malware attack.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/y0hNTP9Tc8U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware attack forces 2-day shutdown of natural gas pipeline

February 20, 2020 0 Comments cisa, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, department of homeland security, dhs, Government security, infrastructure, malware, natural gas facility, phishing, Ransomware, security threats, spearphishing, utilities

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:35:31 +0000

The attacker(s) infected both IT and operational networks with an unspecified ransomware strain, though the facility never lost control.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YqiqInxA_Kc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>