remote-access Trojan
Who’s to Blame for Hacked Social Media Accounts, Spoofed Online Meeting Requests and Malware
Tom Eston | | account hacking, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, facebook, google, hacked, Hacking, Information Security, Infosec, Instagram, Malware, Meeting Invite, Meta, Microsoft Teams, online, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, rat, RATs, remote-access Trojan, security, social media, Spoofed Online Meetings, spoofing, Teams, technology, Weekly Edition, Zoom
In episode 320, Tom and Scott discuss the contentious issue of who is accountable when Facebook or Instagram accounts are hacked, discussing potential failings on both the user’s and Meta’s part. They ...
FortiGate Flaw: Threat Actors Breach Dutch Military Network
Wajahat Raja | | Active Directory server, Breach, Chinese hackers, COATHANGER, COATHANGER malware, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, Cyber Espionage, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Defense Minister, Dutch Ministry of Defence, FortiGate devices, FortiGate Flaw, Kajsa Ollongren, national security, remote-access Trojan, Vulnerability Exploitation
In a recent revelation, the Dutch Ministry of Defence disclosed a concerning breach in its internal computer network, orchestrated by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. The network security breach, detected by both military (MIVD) ...
Borat RAT: Funny Name, Serious Threat
It may be named after a popular, irreverent mockumentary, but the new Borat remote access trojan (RAT), a malware strain recently spotted in the wild, is a serious threat to organizations. The ...
Security Boulevard
Malicious Life Podcast: Operation GhostShell – An Iranian Espionage Campaign
Malicious Life Podcast | | Advanced persistent threat, Aerospace, APT, Cloud Security, dropbox, Espionage, Ghostshell, government, Infosec, Iran, Malicious Life, MalKamak, national security, Operation GhostShell, Podcast, PodcastsCat, Remote Code Execution, remote-access Trojan, security, ShellClient RAT, telecommunications, telecoms
In July 2021, Nocturnus - the Cybereason Threat Research and Intelligence team - was called to investigate an espionage campaign targeting Aerospace and Telecommunications companies globally. Their investigation resulted in the discovery ...
Operation GhostShell: Novel RAT Targets Global Aerospace and Telecoms Firms
Cybereason Nocturnus | | Advanced persistent threat, Aerospace, Agrius APT, APT, Critical Infrastructure, cyberattack, Espionage, Europe, Iran, MalKamak, Malop, Malware, Nation-state Attack, national security, Nocturnus, Operation GhostShell, remote-access Trojan, research, ResearchCat, Russia, ShellClient RAT, telecommunications, telecoms, threat actors, Threat Intelligence, Turla, United States
In July 2021, the Cybereason Nocturnus and Incident Response Teams responded to Operation GhostShell, a highly-targeted cyber espionage campaign targeting the Aerospace and Telecommunications industries mainly in the Middle East, with additional ...
How behavioral biometrics can stop social engineering and malware scams dead in their tracks
Tiffany Mark | | behavioral biometrics, Blog, coaching, human fraud, Malware, remote access scams, remote-access Trojan, Resources, social engineering
Human fraud: how behavioral biometrics can stop social engineering and malware scams that traditional fraud tools miss. The post How behavioral biometrics can stop social engineering and malware scams dead in their tracks appeared first ...
Corelight Sensors detect the ChaChi RAT
Corelight Labs Team | | blackberry, C2, ChaChi, Command And Control, Corelight Labs, dns, pcap, rat, remote-access Trojan, SERVFAIL, Vern Paxson, Wireshark
By Paul Dokas, Keith Jones, Anthony Kasza, Yacin Nadji, & Vern Paxson – Corelight Labs Team Recently Blackberry analyzed a new GoLang Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named “ChaChi.” This sample was interesting ...
There’s a New a Golang-written RAT in Town
Silvia Pripoae | | Anti-Malware Research, CVE-2019-2725, golang rat, PowerGhost, PowerGhost RAT, remote-access Trojan
Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a new Golang-written RAT that targets devices by using the CVE-2019-2725 (Oracle WebLogic RCE) vulnerability identified last year. Unlike other bots that have exploited this vulnerability, ...
How To Avoid a RAT Infestation
Social-Engineer | | Advanced persistent threat (APT), Cybersecurity Training, education, intrusion detection, Malware, PHaaS, Phishing, prevention, Protect Yourself, rat, remote-access Trojan, risk management, Security Awareness, Security leadership, Security Training, social engineering, User Education
This is not a discussion on how to prevent or get rid of those large rodents that cause grown adults to scream like little children when they come scurrying across the floor ...
Cylance Report Reveals Malware and Tactics of OceanLotus Group and Weakness of Traditional AV
Tony Bradley | | APT (Advanced Persistent Threats), Cyber Espionage, Malware, OceanLotus Group, remote-access Trojan, security
Exploits and attackers come in various forms. Just like crime in real life, there are vandals and people just trying to wreak havoc, there are petty thieves and lone wolf criminals, and ...