Author: Asad Yaseen

Global law enforcement agencies have seized control of Emotet infrastructure, disrupting one of the world’s most pervasive and dangerous cyber threats. A coordinated global law enforcement operation has disrupted the infrastructure of Emotet, one of the world’s most dangerous botnets and a vector for malware and ransomware attacks. Participating authorities include Europol, the FBI, and the UK’s National Crime Agency, along with agencies from Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, Europol reports. The…

Written by Sean Lyngaas Jan 27, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP U.S. and European law enforcement agencies said Wednesday they had seized control of the computing infrastructure used by Emotet, a botnet of infected machines that has been one of the most pervasive cybercrime threats over the last six years. Through the police and the courts, investigators from Ukraine to Germany to the U.S. took aim at the hundreds of computer servers that Emotet has used globally…

In this blog series, I will be putting the spotlight on some useful Ghidra features you might have missed. Each post will look at a different feature and show how it helps you save time and be more effective in your reverse engineering workflows. Ghidra is an incredibly powerful tool, but much of this power comes from knowing how to use it effectively. In this post, I’ll be discussing how to use the Ghidra Decompiler…

January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD)! I know, you’re so excited that you’ve got a party planned to get your executives, Marketing and Sales personnel to spend all day reviewing and revising your Privacy Policy (especially now that Privacy Shield is invalid). The general focus of DPD is to inform consumers about the need to maintain the privacy of their data and to assist them in this quest. For corporations, their focus on privacy…

Google said the attackers were targeting security researchers by using fake LinkedIn and Twitter profiles and asking to collaborate. Image: iStock/iBrave Google unveiled a new report from its Threat Analysis Group on Monday highlighting the work of a group of cyberattackers associated with the government of North Korea that sought to impersonate cybersecurity researchers in an effort to target those “working on vulnerability research and development at different companies and organizations.” Adam Weidemann, a member…

This article provides an insight how between the differences of Custom Of The Shelf (COTS) software and subscription Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). It outlines the benefits and defines the responsibilities when consuming either of these software delivery methods. This way architects can make the right decision when it comes to choosing the right software consumption model.   This is article hopefully will give an architectural insight on all the different components that differentiate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) from…