Tag: Network Security

DHS CISA: Companies are getting hacked even after patching Pulse Secure VPNs

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Companies that run Pulse Secure VPN servers are still at risk of getting hacked, despite patching vulnerable systems, cyber-security agencies from the US and Japan have warned this month. Pulse Secure VPN servers are enterprise-grade VPN gateways that companies use Read More …

“Twin Flower” Campaign Jacks Up Network Traffic, Downloads Files, Steals Data

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A campaign dubbed as “Twin Flower” (rough translation from Chinese) has been detected by Jinshan security researchers in a report published in Chinese. Trend Micro also analyzed related samples, which are detected as PUA.Win32.BoxMini.A, Trojan.JS.TWINFLOWER.A, and TrojanSpy.JS.TWINFLOWER.A. The files are believed to Read More …

DarkHotel hackers use VPN zero-day to breach Chinese government agencies

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Foreign state-sponsored hackers have launched a massive hacking operation aimed at Chinese government agencies and their employees. Attacks began last month, in March, and are believed to be related to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Chinese security-firm Qihoo 360, which Read More …

The remote-working rush is creating a playground for spies and cybercrooks

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Hundreds of millions of people are now working from home as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Most organisations have a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity strategy in place to cope with the more predictable catastrophes, like a Read More …

FakeNet Genie: Improving Dynamic Malware Analysis with Cheat Codes for FakeNet-NG

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As developers of the network simulation tool FakeNet-NG, reverse engineers on the FireEye FLARE team, and malware analysis instructors, we get to see how different analysts use FakeNet-NG and the challenges they face. We have learned that FakeNet-NG provides many Read More …

A mysterious hacker group is eavesdropping on corporate email and FTP traffic

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Since at least early December 2019, a mysterious hacker group has been taking over DrayTek enterprise routers to eavesdrop on FTP and email traffic inside corporate networks, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 said today. In a report published on the blog of Read More …

New Mirai Variant Targets Zyxel Network-Attached Storage Devices

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As soon as the proof-of-concept (PoC) for CVE-2020-9054 was made publicly available last month, this vulnerability was promptly abused to infect vulnerable versions of Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices with a new Mirai variant – Mukashi. Mukashi brute forces the logins using Read More …