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ResearchA technical analysis of the Underground ransomware deployed by Storm-0978
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ResearchCybersecurity and Executive (dis)Orders: Cognitive and Systemic Risk in the Boardroom
August 5, 2023This Board Risk Report focuses on what boards of directors can do to understand the nature of cognitive and systemic risk, their impact at the board level, better understand the unique dimensions of cyber risk, and understand emerging principles for modern cybersecurity governance
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ResearchA Technical Analysis Of The Quasar Forked Rat Called Void Rat
July 17, 2023VoidRAT is based on the open-source RAT called Quasar. The malware steals information from web browsers and applications such as FileZilla and WinSCP. It also implements a keylogger functionality that saves and exfiltrates the pressed keys.
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ResearchAndroid Malware on the Rise – A case study of AhMyth RAT
June 21, 2023The malicious application is based on the open-source Android RAT called AhMyth. The following commands are implemented: taking pictures, exfiltrating phone call logs and phone contacts, stealing files and SMS messages from the phone, tracking the device’s location, recording audio, and sending SMS messages. The network communication with the C2 server is done by switching from HTTP to WebSocket via the Socket.IO library.
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ResearchClose Encounters in the Public Sector
May 25, 2023SecurityScorecard and the Cyentia Institute recently teamed up to analyze data collected on over 230,000 organizations for clues about the underlying conditions exacerbating third- and fourth-party risk. We measured the extent of digital supply chains, investigated the prevalence of security incidents among third- and fourth-party vendors, and explored the effects of that exposure to gain insights on better managing risk. This document summarizes key findings from that research using a subset of the data focusing on 7,347 public sector organizations.
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ResearchClose Encounters in the Finance Sector
May 25, 2023It’s often said that cyber defenses are only as strong as the weakest link, which applies equally to individual organizations and their supply chains. Headlines of breaches stemming from third (and fourth) parties routinely testify to the truth behind the adage. As a result, most finance firms know the risks imposed by these “close encounters” with third and fourth parties. But what can be done about those risks? SecurityScorecard and the Cyentia Institute recently teamed up to analyze data collected on over 230,000 organizations for clues about the underlying conditions exacerbating third- and fourth-party risk. We measured the extent of digital supply chains, investigated the prevalence of security incidents among third- and fourthparty vendors, and explored the effects of that exposure to gain insights on better managing risk.
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ResearchA Deep Dive Into Medusa Ransomware
May 22, 2023Medusa ransomware appeared in June 2021, and it became more active this year by launchingthe “Medusa Blog” containing data leaked from victims that didn’t pay the ransom. The malwarestops a list of services and processes decrypted at runtime and deletes the Volume ShadowCopies.
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ResearchHow To Analyze Java Malware – A Case Study Of Strrat
May 3, 2023STRRAT is a Java-based malware that executes multiple commands transmitted by the C2 server. The JAR file was obfuscated using the Allatori obfuscator. It establishes persistence on the host by copying to the Startup folder and creating a scheduled task and a Run registry entry.
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