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UPnProxy opens up networks to Eternal family of exploits

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / December 3, 2018 / CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-7494, Eternal Silence, EternalBlue, EternalRed, malware, MS17-010, NSA, SambaCry, UPnP, UPnProxy, Vulnerabilities

Earlier this year, researchers from Akamai discovered attackers were abusing Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) vulnerabilities to conceal traffic, thus creating a malicious proxy system dubbed “UPnProxy.”

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Worm uses removable drives to install BLADABINDI backdoor

Malware / Frank Crast / November 27, 2018 / AdobeMX, AutoIT, BLADABINDI, C2, DNS, malware, Trend Micro

Last week, a worm was used to spread via removable drives and install a fileless version of the BLADABINDI backdoor. BLADABINDI is notable as a remote access tool (RAT) used for multiple backdoor capabilities and used for keylogging and DDoS threats.

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Dharma ransomware leads to hospital data breach

Data Breach, Malware / Frank Crast / November 19, 2018 / ABH, Altus Baytown Hospital, Cyberattack, Dharma, malware, Ransomware

A Dharma ransomware outbreak at a Texas hospital may have led to a customer data breach.

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Emotet malware active threat drops IcedID Trojan

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / November 17, 2018 / banking, Emotet, IcedID, malware, Symantec, Trickbot, Trojan, US-CERT, Zeus

Cyber criminals have been actively pushing Emotet malware to drop IcedID trojan since early November 2018.

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Kraken ransomware threat

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / November 5, 2018 / Exploit, Fallout, Kraken, malware, McAfee, RaaS, Ransomware

Cyber criminals have been peddling a relatively newer ransomware dubbed Kraken Cryptor targeting victims in multiple countries.

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Trickbot and Shellbot malware threats

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / November 2, 2018 / botnet, FTP, malware, SHellbot, Trickbot

Trend Micro released two new reports on malware threats named Trickbot and Shellbot.

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Malicious CoinTicker app used to install backdoor on Macs

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / October 30, 2018 / CoinTicker, EggShell, EvilOSX, macOS, malware

A security researcher spotted bad actors were using a malicious app called CoinTicker to install backdoors on systems running MacOS.

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Misconfigured Docker containers abused to deliver cryptocurrency mining malware

Application Security, Malware / Frank Crast / October 26, 2018 / 2375/TCP, 2376/TCP, API, Containers, Cryptocurrency, Docker, malware

Researchers at Trend Micro have recently spotted malicious activity abusing systems running misconfigured Docker containers.

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Agent Tesla malware discovered

Malware / Frank Crast / October 16, 2018 / Agent Tesla, Cisco, Loki, malware, Talos

Cisco Talos security experts discovered a new malware campaign that distributes a trojan dubbed “Agent Tesla” used to steal data. Loki information stealer was also discovered in the campaign.

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GandCrab ransomware evolves again to form new cyber criminal alliances

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / October 11, 2018 / CVE-2018-8120, CVE-2018-8440, GandCrab, malware, McAfee, Ransomware, Windows

A new version of GandCrab ransomware is evolving and gaining momentum with underground

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