cyber threats

Emotet Spam Abuses Unconventional IP Address Formats to Spread Malware

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Emotet Spam Abuses Unconventional IP Address Formats to Spread Malware

Emotet Spam Abuses Unconventional IP Address Formats to Spread Malware We found waves of Emotet spam campaigns using unconventional IP addresses to evade detection. By: Ian Kenefick January 21, 2022 Read time:  ( words) We observed Emotet spam campaigns using hexadecimal and octal representations of IP addresses, likely to evade detection via pattern matching. Both routines use social engineering techniques to trick users into enabling document macros and automate malware execution. Upon receiving these standards,…

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Codex Exposed Task Automation and Response Consistency

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Codex Exposed Task Automation and Response Consistency

Codex Exposed Task Automation and Response Consistency Cyber Threats Being able to automate tasks or programmatically execute them unsupervised is an essential part of both regular and malicious computer usage, so we wondered if a tool like Codex was reliable enough to be scripted and left to run unsupervised, generating the required code. By: Forward-Looking Threat Research Team January 21, 2022 Read time:  ( words) In June 2020, OpenAI released version 3 of its Generative…

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Defending Users’ NAS Devices From Evolving Threats

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Defending Users’ NAS Devices From Evolving Threats

Defending Users’ NAS Devices From Evolving Threats In our latest research, we analyze the threats targeting well-known brands of network-attached storage (NAS) devices. By: Stephen Hilt, Fernando Merces January 20, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Threats to the internet of things (IoT) continue to evolve as users and businesses grow increasingly reliant on these tools for constant connectivity, access to information and data, and workflow continuity. Cybercriminals have taken notice of this dependence and now…

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New Ransomware Spotted: White Rabbit and Its Evasion Tactics

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New Ransomware Spotted: White Rabbit and Its Evasion Tactics

New Ransomware Spotted: White Rabbit and Its Evasion Tactics Ransomware We analyze the ransomware White Rabbit and bring into focus the familiar evasion tactics employed by this newcomer. By: Arianne Dela Cruz, Bren Matthew Ebriega, Don Ovid Ladores, Mary Yambao January 18, 2022 Read time:  ( words) We spotted the new ransomware family White Rabbit discretely making a name for itself by executing an attack on a local US bank in December 2021. This newcomer takes a page from Egregor, a more established ransomware family, in hiding its malicious activity and carries a potential connection to the advanced persistent…

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Codex Exposed How Low Is Too Low When We Generate Code

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Codex Exposed How Low Is Too Low When We Generate Code

Codex Exposed How Low Is Too Low When We Generate Code In a series of blog posts, we explore different aspects of Codex and assess its capabilities with a focus on the security aspects that affect not only regular developers but also malicious users. This is the second part of the series. By: Forward-Looking Threat Research Team January 14, 2022 Read time:  ( words) In June 2020, OpenAI released version 3 of its Generative Pre-trained…

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This Week in Security News – January 14, 2022

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This Week in Security News – January 14, 2022

Read on: Defending Systems Against Attacks with Layers of Remote Control As organizations brace themselves for the year ahead, now is an opportune time to take stock of how they can strengthen their security posture and shore up their defenses. While organizations may have the power of leading-edge cybersecurity solutions on their side, malicious actors continue to work diligently to refine their methods and take advantage of vulnerabilities every chance they get. Congress To Update…

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Defending Systems Against Attacks With Layers of Remote Control

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Defending Systems Against Attacks With Layers of Remote Control

Fortunately, we were able to provide the customer with timely alert and intervention from the moment the initial intrusion via the cloud server was observed all the way to guidance during the cleanup and remediation process. Insights from the threat report and the threat handling perspective Incidents such as this provide security teams opportunities to see attacks from different angles and in a big-picture manner. We discuss key insights below that organizations can consider when…

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This Week in Security News – January 7, 2022

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This Week in Security News – January 14, 2022

Read on: Are Endpoints at Risk for Log4Shell Attacks The end of 2021 saw the emergence of the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability, a critical vulnerability in the ubiquitous Java logging package Apache Log4j. Exploiting Log4Shell via crafted log messages can allow an attacker to execute code on remote machines. The potential impact of this vulnerability is great enough that it scores a 10.0 rating based on CVSS version 3.x and a 9.3 rating based on CVSS…

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Codex Exposed Exploring the Capabilities and Risks of OpenAIs Code Generator

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Codex Exposed Exploring the Capabilities and Risks of OpenAIs Code Generator

While GPT-3, the general-purpose language transformer that powers Codex, has recently been opened to the public, Codex itself remains a technical preview open to a limited selection of users. Codex powers the functionality of GitHub’s Copilot, a programming assistant available as a plug-in for Visual Studio Code that is able to offer AI-powered autocomplete and code translation on the fly. Its capabilities are still rough around the edges, but they give a good idea of…

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The Log4j story, and how it has impacted our customers

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The Log4j story, and how it has impacted our customers

The security research community had been expecting something like this to come along for a while. So it was with a sense of dread that we read news of a newly discovered CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in early December. The impact is already being felt around the globe as threat actors scramble to exploit the bug before defenders can apply their patches. It is a story that could take months or even years to play out….

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