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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 admin APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, exploit, Exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, Rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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Threat analysis

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Coronavirus impacts security conferences and events: check your schedule

March 17, 2020 admin black hat, bsides, cancellations, Conferences, coronavirus, def con, disruption, Events, infosec, RSA, RSA conference, security conference, security conferences, security event, Security world

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:02:04 +0000

We look at upcoming cancellations, postponements, and moves to virtual for security conferences in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Security world

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (March 2 – 8)

March 17, 2020 admin a week in security, awis, cathay pacific, coronavirus, exploit, GDPR, malware, microsoft, Mobile, phishing, round up, Security, tesco, Week in security, zynga

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security awis cathay pacific coronavirus exploit gdpr malware microsoft Mobile phishing round up security TESCO week in security zynga

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A week in security (February 10 – 16)

February 18, 2020 admin a week in security, accusoft, CISO, coronavirus, Dell, emotet, Equifax, gigabyte, gridworks, helix, HOLLYWOOD, nude photos, online dating, robbinhood, state of malware report, xHelper

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:40:45 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security news, including Malwarebytes’ release of the 2020 State of Malware Report, online dating woes, Emotet infection vectors, ransomware attacks, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: accusoft CISO coronavirus Dell emotet Equifax gigabyte gridworks helix Hollywood nude photos online dating robbinhood state of malware report xHelper

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ScadaICS Schneider

Coronavirus Highlights Need for Healthcare Facilities to Have Power Protection Systems

February 13, 2020 admin coronavirus, Critical Power, healthcare, industrial UPS, Power Distribution and Management, power outage, power protection systems

Credit to Author: Hans Luppens| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:51:00 +0000

As fresh reports pour in each day about the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, it should serve as a reminder to hospitals and other healthcare facilities just how important they… Read more »

The post Coronavirus Highlights Need for Healthcare Facilities to Have Power Protection Systems appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

Independent Krebs

U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

February 10, 2020 admin coronavirus, data breaches, Equifax breach, fbi deputy director david bowdich, FBI Director Christopher Wray, jun ying, liu lei, sudhakar reddy bonthu, u.s. attorney general bill barr, U.S. Justice Department, wang qian, wu zhiyong, xu ke

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:25:52 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. DOJ officials said the four men were responsible for carrying out the largest theft of sensitive personal information by state-sponsored hackers ever recorded.

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Battling online coronavirus scams with facts

February 10, 2020 admin 2019-ncov, cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, China, coronavirus, email scam, emotet, hubei, malware, novel coronavirus, phishing campaign, phishing scam, quarantine, Social engineering, us cdc, who, World Health Organization, Wuhan

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:49 +0000

New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams.

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Social engineering

Tags: 2019-nCoV CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention china coronavirus email scam emotet Hubei malware Novel Coronavirus phishing campaign phishing scam quarantine US CDC WHO World Health Organization Wuhan

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QuickHeal Security

Hackers are riding on the global panic pertaining to the deadly Coronavirus

February 10, 2020 admin coronavirus, cybersecurity, malware, news

Credit to Author: Viraj Talikotkar| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:23:42 +0000

Very recently, the Coronavirus that apparently originated from the Wuhan province in China has created pandemonium across the world creating an atmosphere of a health crisis for the global populace. As the news of the deadly Coronavirus creates waves of panic across the globe, cyberattackers are lurking into this phenomenon…