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Days before two University of South Florida graduate students went missing last month, a roommate of one of the students allegedly asked the AI chatbot ChatGPT an unusual question. “What happens if a human has a put (sic) in a Read More …
During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services (FGIR) responded to a ransomware attack where the threat actor heavily used anti forensic techniques to cover their tracks and to avoid their malware getting into the hands of researchers. They Read More …
Open-source technologies and communities are a big part of the Rapid7 ethos, and that’s not by chance – it’s by design. Rapid7 believe that their Metasploit, AttackerKB, and Velociraptor initiatives help create a strong threat intelligence foundation as well as Read More …
Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages — including from chat apps such as Signal — images, location histories, audio recordings, contacts, and Read More …
As members of the Global Emergency Response Team (GERT), Kaspersky works with forensic artifacts on a daily basis to conduct investigations, and one of the most valuable artifacts is UserAssist. It contains useful execution information that helps us determine and Read More …
Rapid7’s Incident Response (IR) team was engaged to investigate an incident involving an attempted Cobalt Strike execution. The investigation uncovered twists and turns with pre-ransomware activities, tunneling tools, and attackers taking a page out of the defender’s playbook. The attacker Read More …
Although containers provide an isolated runtime environment for applications, this isolation is often overestimated. While containers encapsulate dependencies and ensure consistency, the fact that they share the host system’s kernel introduces security risks. Based on Kaspersky security researchers experience providing Read More …
Police found a six-page manifesto on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone and said he used ChatGPT to plan his New Year’s Day bombing at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference Tuesday. A few Read More …
As of November 2021, FBI forensic analysis indicated exploitation of a 0-day vulnerability in the FatPipe MPVPN® device software1 going back to at least May 2021. The vulnerability allowed APT actors to gain access to an unrestricted file upload function Read More …
The Incident response analyst report provides insights into incident investigation services conducted by Kaspersky in 2020. We deliver a range of services to help organizations when they are in need: incident response, digital forensics and malware analysis. Data in the Read More …
