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The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Cyberespionage, Data breach, DGA, Infostealer, Phishing, Rootkit, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending…

American multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $60m to settle a legal claim over data security. A class-action lawsuit was filed against the company in July 2020 over two security breaches that compromised the personal data of approximately 15 million of its customers. The suit alleges that Morgan Stanley failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) of its current and former clients. According to the plaintiffs, data center equipment decommissioned by…

Already impacting more than 2,000 victims, the malware is able to modify a DLL file digitally signed by Microsoft, says Check Point Research. Image: danijelala, Getty Images/iStockPhoto A new malware campaign is taking advantage of a vulnerability in the way Microsoft digitally signs a specific file type. As described on Wednesday by cyber threat intelligence firm Check Point Research, an attack using the infamous Zloader banking malware aims to steal account credentials and other private…

The Kennedy Space Center kick-started Andee Harston’s career in cybersecurity. Here’s how she worked her way up to overseeing the cybersecurity curriculum for Infosec. Image: Shutterstock/kkssr Andrea Harston (who goes by Andee) grew up in Florida, not far from the Kennedy Space Center. “The town that I was in — that was really what the economy was built off of, was the space program,” she said. “It was a common occurrence to walk outside and…

Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief  Why am I here?  If you’re reading these words, CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve made it to 2022! And even better, you found your way to ATR’s monthly security digest where we discuss our favorite vulnerabilities of the last 30 days. Feel free to pat yourself on the back, get yourself a nice cup of coffee, tea, LaCroix (you fancy!) or if you’d rather choose violence, you can go straight for the energy drink. And now that we are comfortable and energized, let’s…