In my previous blog, I discussed the important role multi-factor authentication (MFA) plays in further securing access to enterprise and consumer services. We also established the fact that although MFA increases authentication security and decreases the risk of account takeover, MFA can, and is, being bypassed in the wild.
Summary
The FBI has issued a FLASH Alert (CP-000142-MW) regarding a recent increase of PYSA ransomware targeting education institutions in 12 U.S. states and the United Kingdom.
Threat Type
Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Data-theft
Overview
The FBI has issued a FLASH (FBI Liaison Alert System) Alert (CP-000142-MW) regarding a recent increase of PYSA ransomware targeting education institutions in 12 U.S. states and the United Kingdom. The initial attack vector is often via phishing emails, but PYSA, also kno
There are many crypto mining malware variants infecting systems on the internet. On Friday, March 4, 2021, I noticed an interesting hit in my honeypot logs. The binary it captured stood out, as it was rather large at 4MB. I immediately thought it would be a crypto miner written in the Go language. I was correct. This one however, has some newer exploits it's using for proliferation.
The use of authentication factors, one of the most fundamental and well understood concepts in information security, enables secure access to applications, services, and networks. It can affect an enterprise's security posture, however, as the drastic increase in data breaches and system attacks are largely based on compromised authentication.
Today, Akamai announced Akamai MFA, a phish-proof multi-factor authentication (MFA) service for the workforce that delivers all of the security benefits of FIDO2 with the frictionless end-user experience of a mobile push on a smartphone. Why has Akamai introduced this new service?
On March 2, 2021, the Microsoft Security Response Center alerted its customers to several?critical security?updates to Microsoft Exchange Server, addressing vulnerabilities currently?under attack.
It's been an interesting start to March in terms of public security incidents. This month kicked off with multiple zero-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. And, as if that wasn't enough, that attack was quickly followed by the news that a hacktivist
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A new Linux backdoor has been discovered by Intezer and has been named RedXOR. It's likely to have been developed by Chinese nation-state actors.
Threat Type
Malware, Backdoor, RAT, APT
Overview
Intezer discovered a new, sophisticated backdoor targeting Linux systems. It's likely to have been developed by Chinese nation-state actors based on the TTPs observed. Intezer has named the backdoor RedXOR due to it's encoding scheme based on XOR. RedXOR masquerades itself as polkit daemon. Intezer compares
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SideWinder is an APT that targets South Asian government and military organizations with espionage campaigns, likely acting in Indian interests. DeepEnd Research reports on the most recent wave of activity from this threat group.
Threat Type
Malware, Phishing, Spyware, APT
Overview
DeepEnd Research published a blog post analyzing the most recent wave of SideWinder APT activity. This specific campaign appears to target government entities in Nepal. Their research began with the discovery of a server