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Fancy Bear known to be exploiting vulnerability in Cisco routers

April 24, 2023 admin APT28, Cisco, cve--2017-6742, Exploits and vulnerabilities, Fancy Bear, gru, jaguar tooth, news, snmp, Sofacy

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

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A joint advisory about a Cisco vulnerability by several US and UK agencies gives us a peek inside the minds of ideologically motivated cybercriminals

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APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware

September 28, 2022 admin APT28, Fancy Bear, news, one drive, PowerPoint, Powershell, syncappvpublishingserver

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The Russian APT known as Fancy Bear was caught using an old mouseover technique that doesn’t need macros

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A week in security (June 20 – June 26)

June 27, 2022 admin 311, 7-zip, a week in security, APT28, catfishing, chrome, conti, conti ransomware, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency scam, cybersecurity emergency, ddos, ddos-for-hire, dfscoerce, FBI, internet safety month, LinkedIn, linkedin scam, Magecart, mark of the web, MEGA, ntlm relay attack, phishing, Powershell, ransomware, vacation cybersecurity, vacation privacy, voicemail phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:30:06 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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A week in security (August 5 – 11)

August 12, 2019 admin a week in security, APT28, awis, backdoors, bitcoin, bmi, brain-machine interface, chrome incognito, CTNT report, dslr flaw, Facebook, Fancy Bear, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services, IRIS, mark zuckerberg, Messenger Kids, phishing, protonmail, ransomware, robocall, robocall scam, sextortion, smart homes, steam, Strontium, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware.

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A week in security

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Russian Hackers Are Targeting Hotels Across Europe, Researchers Say

August 11, 2017 admin APT28, cybersecurity, Europe, Fancy Bear, hackers, hacking, hotels, infosec, Internet Insecurity, malware, Russia

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:03:15 +0000

The hackers used booby-trapped Word documents and a leaked NSA hacking tool to get a foothold into the networks to then attack guests.