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Defend like an attacker: Applying the cyber kill chain
The “cyber kill chain” is a sequence of stages required for an attacker to successfully infiltrate a network and exfiltrate data from it. Each stage demonstrates a specific goal along the attacker’s path.
PRISM attacks fly under the radar - AT&T Cybersecurity
PRISM is an open-source simplistic and straightforward backdoor. Its traffic is clearly identifiable and its binaries are easy to detect. Despite this, PRISM’s binaries have been undetected until now, and its C&C server has remained online for more than 3.5 years.
Daserf – A Backdoor to Espionage - AT&T
Daserf – A Backdoor to Espionage. August 24, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell. Background. Daserf is an example of a backdoor, malware that provides attackers with access to the compromised system. It’s commonly used for data theft, as you can see from the number of AlienVault blog posts that include the term.
LokiBot Malware: What it is and how to respond to it
One of the biggest concerns with LokiBot isn’t just the fact that it can target everything from emails to cryptocurrency wallets, it’s also that it can create a backdoor to allow a hacker to install additional malicious software and steal information. LokiBot also makes use of a very simple codebase that makes it easy for lower level ...
Stories from the SOC: Fortinet authentication bypass observed in the wild
Executive summary: Fortinet’s newest vulnerability, CVE-2022-40684, allowing for authentication bypass to manipulate admin SSH keys, unauthorized downloading of configuration files, and creating of super admin accounts, has put a big target on the backs of unpatched and exposed Fortinet devices.
Global outbreak of Log4Shell - AT&T
Executive summary Log4Shell is a high severity vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) impacting Apache Log4j versions 2.0 to 2.14.1. It was discovered by Chen Zhaojun of Alibaba Cloud Security Team and disclosed via the project´s GitHub repository on December 9, 2021. Key takeaways: Prevalent utility….
Stalkerware: What is being done to protect victims as the number of ...
A recent study by the European Institute for Gender Equality reveals that 7 in 10 women who have reported experiencing cyberstalking have also experienced at least one accompanying form of physical or sexual violence. This finding emphasizes the connection stalkerware has in allowing criminals to more effectively target and perpetrate crimes ...
Governments and Backdoors - AT&T
June 13, 2017 | Javvad Malik. Should governments be given backdoors to technology products? British PM Theresa May has been waging a long battle against encryption, stating that end-to-end encryption in apps like WhatsApp is “completely unacceptable” and that it provides a safe haven for terrorists.
TrickBot BazarLoader In-Depth - AT&T
On April 20th, 2020 independent security researchers “pancak3lullz” ( @pancak3lullz) and Vitali Kremez ( @VK_Intel) posted a Tweet regarding two new TrickBot modules aptly named “BazarLoader” and “BazarBackdoor” after attempted Command and Control (C2) communications with the Emercoin DNS ( EmerDNS) .bazar domains.
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) explained - AT&T
What is UEBA? User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) is an area of cybersecurity that focuses on analyzing activity – specifically user behavior, device usage, and security events – within your network environment to help companies detect potential insider threats and compromised accounts.