Latest Mac Coinminer Utilizes Open-Source Binaries and the I2P Network

Latest Mac Coinminer Utilizes Open-Source Binaries and the I2P Network

Latest Mac Coinminer Utilizes Open-Source Binaries and the I2P Network Malware A Mac coinminer has been spotted using open-source components in its routine and the I2P Network to hide its traffic. We dive into old iterations of this malware, and also analyze the newest version. By: Luis Magisa February 21, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Coinminers are one of the more profitable types of malware for malicious actors, and they require little maintenance once installed…

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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on:  SMS PVA Services’ Use of Infected Android Phones Reveals Flaws in SMS Verification There has been an increase in short message service (SMS) phone-verified account (PVA) services in the last two years. SMS PVA services provide alternative mobile numbers that customers can use to register for online services and platforms. Malicious actors can register disposable accounts in bulk or create phone-verified accounts for criminal activities. In the following blog, Trend Micro shares the…

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Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

Europe is on a knife-edge. With over 130,000 Russian troops amassed on the Ukrainian border, the region is witnessing the biggest build-up of firepower since the cold war. Inevitably, there is also cyber-dimension to this conflict. Mounting attacks on Ukrainian websites and I.T. infrastructure are making policymakers in Washington and elsewhere nervous should tensions rise further. All of this comes amidst unprecedented US-Russian cooperation to crack down on organized cybercrime. However, CISOs should be clear:…

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SMS PVA Services’ Use of Infected Android Phones Reveals Flaws in SMS Verification

SMS PVA Services’ Use of Infected Android Phones Reveals Flaws in SMS Verification

Using these code snippets and C&C traffic as fingerprints, we were able to identify two more DEX files with the same functionality but different C&Cs, indicating an active development process and several versions of both the development code and production code of the Android malware. Only text messages sent by specific services and matched by the regex provided by the C&C were intercepted. This is likely to prevent the user of the Android phone from…

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Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto

Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto

Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto APT & Targeted Attacks Trend Micro Vision One™ integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex™ XSOAR to drive automated response to incidents uncovered by Vision One. By: Trend Micro February 14, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Trend Micro Vision One™ is at the core of our unified cybersecurity platform, delivering powerful, industry-leading extended detection and response (XDR), centralized visibility and risk insights. Vision One integrates with Palo Alto…

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This Week in Security News – February 11, 2022

This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on:  Hidden Scams in Malicious Scans: How to Use QR Codes Safely The practical approach to life after COVID-19 is for people to learn to live with it and do what they can to manage it. One of the things that is likely to remain for the foreseeable future is the need for cashless and no-contact transactions. Many businesses have responded to this need through the use of quick response (QR) codes, however threats…

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Detecting PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) Using Trend Micro™ Vision One™ and Cloud One™

Detecting PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) Using Trend Micro™ Vision One™ and Cloud One™

Detecting PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) Using Trend Micro™ Vision One™ and Cloud One™ Exploits & Vulnerabilities This blog discusses how CVE-2021-4034 can be detected and blocked using Trend Micro™ Vision One™ and Trend Micro Cloud One™. By: Sunil Bharti, Nitesh Surana February 11, 2022 Read time:  ( words) PolKit, or PolicyKit, is a component that handles system-wide policies and authorizations in Unix and Unix-like operating systems (OS), allowing non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones. PolKit’s pkexec…

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This Week in Security News – February 4th, 2022

This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on:  The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It An earlier version of an out-of-bounds (OOB) vulnerability in Samba was disclosed via Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) Pwn2Own Austin 2021. While we have not seen any active attacks exploiting this vulnerability, CVE-2021-44142 received a CVSS rating of 9.9 out of the three variants reported. If abused, this security gap can be used by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as…

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Why Cyber Change Outpaces Boardroom Engagement

Why Cyber Change Outpaces Boardroom Engagement

Humans are addicted to stories. But sometimes the stories we tell are overly simplistic. In cybersecurity, a recurring narrative is one of C-suite executives perpetually at odds with IT leaders. They’re disinterested in what the security team does, and release funds begrudgingly and often reactively once a serious incident has occurred. This leads to mounting cyber risk, and an increasing likelihood that the organization will suffer serious reputational and financial damage stemming from future incidents—or…

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Codex Exposed Helping Hackers in Training

Codex Exposed Helping Hackers in Training

In June 2020, OpenAI released version 3 of its Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-3), a natural language transformer that took the tech world by storm with its uncanny ability to generate text seemingly written by humans. But GPT-3 was also trained on computer code, and recently OpenAI released a specialized version of its engine, named Codex, tailored to help — or perhaps even replace — computer programmers. In a series of blog posts, we explore different…

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