A wave of attacks that started in July 2024 rely on a less common technique called AppDomain Manager Injection, which can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows. The technique has been around since 2017, and multiple proof-of-concept apps have been released over the years. However, it is typically used in red team engagements and seldomly observed in…
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Aug 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen dropper that serves as a conduit to launch next-stage malware with the ultimate goal of infecting Windows systems with information stealers and loaders. “This memory-only dropper decrypts and executes a PowerShell-based downloader,” Google-owned Mandiant said. “This PowerShell-based downloader is being tracked as…
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The planned Sept. 10 event at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters comes after the massive, unprecedented Windows outage in July caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update. Microsoft said Friday it has scheduled a Windows security event for September that will feature CrowdStrike, following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a faulty update from the cybersecurity…
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Image: MidjourneyHalliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. “On August 21, 2024, Halliburton Company (the “Company”) became aware that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain of its systems,” the oil…
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Introduction Welcome to the July 2024 installment of the Sensor Intelligence Series, our monthly summary of vulnerability intelligence based on distributed passive sensor data. Last month we observed a massive increase in scanning for CVE-2017-9841 as well as continued increases in scanning for CVE-2023-1389 and scanning for a newly discovered PHP vulnerability – CVE-2024-4577. This…
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A developer that researchers now track as Greasy Opal, operating as a seemingly legitimate business, has been fueling the cybercrime-as-a-service industry with a tool that bypasses account security solutions and allows bot-led CAPTCHA solving at scale. Greasy Opal has been active for more nearly two decades and tailors its tools based on customers’ targeting needs.…
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The proliferation of new top-level domains (TLDs) has exacerbated a well-known security weakness: Many organizations set up their internal Microsoft authentication systems years ago using domain names in TLDs that didn’t exist at the time. Meaning, they are continuously sending their Windows usernames and passwords to domain names they do not control and which are…
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The group behind Doubleface ransomware has recently attacked the website of Donetsk International Airport, demonstrating its capability to execute high-profile cyberattacks. Doubleface ransomware uses the C/C++ programming language. It also employs AES-128 and RSA-4096 encryption algorithms. According to the seller, Doubleface ransomware is undetected by most major antivirus programs like Windows 10/11 Defender, Avast, Kaspersky…
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For the week ending Aug. 23, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including AMD, ePlus, Grafana Labs, Amazon and Novva Data Centers. The Week Ending Aug. 23 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is chipmaker AMD for a strategic acquisition that will provide a boost…
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The federal police in Argentina (PFA) have arrested a 29-year-old Russian national in Buenos Aires on charges of money laundering related to cryptocurrency proceeds belonging to the North Korean Lazarus hackers. The San Isidro Specialized Fiscal Unit in Cybercrime Investigations (UFEIC) collaborated with blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs to identify and locate the individual despite him…
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