Those who have worked in our industry for a certain amount of time will be acutely aware that executives often encounter information security media articles and flag them to their teams. This is something myself and my peers at other organizations also face. So I decided to write about it, expand my thoughts, offer some tips from my experience and research to hopefully provide a practical solution for a common problem.…
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! In this blog post, we’ll explore the functionality, features, and advantages of Incinerator, an advanced Android reverse engineering suite inspired by the success of Shambles.
Our mission is straightforward: we want an advanced hassle-free solution to reverse Android applications, especially malware. We need a tool that integrates decompilation, decryption, dynamic debugging, and vulnerability detection.…
Programmatically filter uncommon DNS Requests with Cisco Umbrella APIs
Read More We use the Internet in our everyday lives to get work done, manage our lives, and even socialize. We take this Internet usage for granted these days, but the reality is that we are communicating more than ever on a global scale, instantaneously, and often, with folks we’ve never met in-person or with third-party services we don’t fully understand.…
What is Threat Management?
Read More Threat management is a process that is used by cybersecurity analysts, incident responders and threat hunters to prevent cyberattacks, detect cyberthreats and respond to security incidents.
Why is threat management important?
Most IT and security teams face information fragmentation, which can lead to blind spots in security operations teams.…
Research by: Antonis Terefos, Raman Ladutska
Part I from the series E-Crime & Punishment
When considering a notoriously famous topic known for quite a long time, it may feel like there is nothing new to add to this area anymore – all paths traced, all words said, all “i”s dotted.…
What’s happening?
Read More Given the intricate landscape of cybersecurity, the misuse of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) stands out as a pervasive threat. WMI facilitates centralized management of Windows devices by providing a consistent and well-documented interface that can be utilized by various management applications developed by Microsoft and third-party vendors.…
Last Activity View: A forensic tool by NirSoft that provides a detailed logbook of system activities. It’s useful for spotting malicious activities executed by malware in the background. Simple language makes it accessible for users of all levels.
Kappa: An advanced, open-source tool by Mandiant for analyzing malware executables across Windows, Mac, and Linux.…
CrowdStrike is committed to protecting our customers from the latest and most sophisticated cybersecurity threats. We are actively monitoring activity surrounding CVE-2024-3094, a recently identified vulnerability in XZ Utils. In this blog, we discuss the significance of this vulnerability, how CrowdStrike protects its customers from adversaries attempting exploitation, and how this issue can be discovered with CrowdStrike Falcon® Exposure Management, CrowdStrike Falcon® Insight XDR and CrowdStrike Falcon® for IT.…
Summary : The DinodasRAT malware targeting Linux servers in an espionage campaign poses a serious threat to government entities worldwide.
Key Point :
Linux variant of DinodasRAT creates hidden files and sets persistence using startup scripts.
Infected machines are tagged and report sent to C2 server for management.…
MuddyWater APT has targeted government and private companies since 2017, including critical sectors such as energy, telecommunications, government, and defense. In February 2024, MuddyWater resumed spear-phishing attacks using new techniques. The National Cyber Directorate of Israel attributed the team’s attack toolkit and attack pattern findings to the MuddyWater group in March 2024, following an increase in new attacks.…
______________________Summary: The blog post analyzes the Linux version of DinodasRAT, a malware used by Chinese-nexus APT threat actors. The Linux version, known as Linodas, has separate development and introduces auxiliary modules with separate configuration files. It focuses on establishing and controlling reverse shells, collecting user activity from logs, and manipulating local file content.…
Open-source software’s adaptive nature ensures its durability, relevance, and compatibility with new technologies.
When I started digging deeper into the open-source cybersecurity ecosystem, I discovered an engaged community of developers working to find practical solutions to many problems, one of them being saving time.
Here are 20 essential open-source cybersecurity tools that are freely available and waiting for you to include them in your arsenal.…
ABSTRACT
Read More This document will help and guide you to start your first threat hunting based on MITRE ATT&CK Tactics.
ReconnaissanceObjective:Identify potential reconnaissance activity on the network
Description:Reconnaissance is an important phase of an attack, where the attacker gathers information about the target system and network.…
____________________ Summary: The XZ Utils Data Compression Library has a vulnerability that impacts multiple Linux distributions. It is recommended to downgrade to an uncompromised version or migrate to updated releases.
Key Points: * The vulnerability, CVE-2024-3094, has a critical severity level. * The vulnerability is a result of a supply chain compromise in versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 of XZ Utils.…
Threat Actor: Pharanos Cyber Army (PCA) Victim: Ukrainian Government-Controlled Systems
Information:
PCA claims to have successfully breached a system operated by private companies and ISPs within Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government is allegedly engaging in surveillance of its citizens.
The Ukrainian government may be utilizing the collected data to target and eliminate individuals, falsely implicating Russia or its allies.…
This educational session introduces the concept of Privileged Access Management (PAM), focusing on why securing privileged accounts is crucial in today’s cybersecurity landscape. The session covers the challenges associated with managing privileged accounts, the risks they pose, and how CyberArk, a leader in the PAM solution space, addresses these challenges.…
JPCERT/CC held JSAC2024 on January 25 and 26, 2024. The purpose of this conference is to raise the knowledge and technical level of security analysts, and we aimed to bring them together in one place where they can share technical knowledge related to incident analysis and response.…
Written by: Andrew Oliveau
Over the last several years, the security community has witnessed an uptick in System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)-related attacks. From extracting network access account (NAA) credentials to deploying malicious applications to targeted devices, SCCM attacks have aided in accomplishing complex objectives and evading existing detections.…
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Summary:
The article discusses the potential risks associated with the SqzrFramework480 .NET DLL, which is suspected of containing industrial espionage malware, highlighting the importance of cautious evaluation and auditing of open source packages.
Key Points:
SqzrFramework480 is a .NET DLL associated with Bozhon Precision Industry Technology Co.,…
Executive SummaryImpersonating North Korea-related questionnaires, manuscript materials, security columns, contributions, monthly magazines, etc.Delivered by hiding an LNK type malicious file inside a ZIP compressed fileExploiting cloud storage such as DropBox, pCloud, etc. as a base for attackAPT37 group’s ongoing RoKRAT fileless attacksEarly detection of LNK and PowerShell stages with Genian EDR1.…
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