The Microsoft security team detected an attack on their corporate systems on January 12, 2024. Microsoft identified the attacker as Midnight Blizzard, also known as the Russian State-Sponsored actor Nobelium, APT29, or Cozy Bear. This is the same group responsible for the SolarWinds Hack back in 2020. According to Microsoft, the threat actors were able…
Babuk Tortilla decryption key obtained, widespread recovery possible. Cisco Talos researchers successfully extracted the private decryption key used by the Babuk Tortilla ransomware variant. This key has been integrated into the Avast Babuk decryptor, allowing victims to recover their encrypted files. The operation, aided by actionable threat intelligence from Talos, also led to the identification…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) presence on X, formerly Twitter, faced a security breach yesterday. An unidentified actor compromised the SEC’s account, prompting the regulatory body to initiate an investigation in collaboration with law enforcement. On January 9, hackers successfully took control of the SEC’s account and disseminated a false message on the…
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Remnux is a Debian based VM for the malware analysis. Flare VM is the Windows based version for the malware analysis. Both VM are really useful when its come to the malware analysis and malware reverse engineering. This exercise will help you to install the Remnux VM. Remnux installation is not bit complex like Flare…
Flare VM is a freely available and community-driven Windows-based security distribution for malware analysis, incident response, and penetration testing. Requirements Hypervisor such as VM ware workstation or Oracle Virtual Box Windows 10 or 11 VM PowerShell Disk capacity of at least 60 GB At lease 2GB of RAM Windows User Account Usernames without spaces or…
The main role of a malware analyst is to understand how malware works, what it is designed to do, and how to prevent it from causing harm to computer systems and networks. Malware analysts use a range of techniques to analyze and dissect malware, including reverseengineering, code analysis, and behavioral analysis. 👉 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘…
Orange Spain experienced an internet outage due to a hacker named ‘Snow’ who infiltrated the company’s RIPE account. The attacker urged Orange Spain to contact them for new credentials. Subsequently, the hacker manipulated the AS number linked to the company’s IP addresses and implemented an unauthorized RPKI configuration, leading to disruptions in internet services. Hackers…
The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks on Apple iOS devices, discovered by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in early 2023, were highly sophisticated. The campaign, considered the most advanced observed by Kaspersky to date, utilized never-before-seen exploits to bypass crucial hardware-based security measures implemented by Apple. Active since 2019, the attacks employed a chain of four zero-day…
Australia’s Victoria’s court system fell victim to a cyberattack, with some independent cybersecurity experts suggesting Russian involvement, pointing to the Qilian ransomware gang as the likely perpetrator. The breach, detected on December 21, 2023, and disclosed on January 3, 2024, poses a significant threat as sensitive witness testimonies from high-profile cases may now be compromised….
