Tag: persistence mechanisms
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The Register: Here’s what happens if you don’t layer network security – or remove unused web shells
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/cisa_red_team_exercise/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what happens if you don’t layer network security – or remove unused web shells Feedly Summary: TL;DR: Attackers will break in and pwn you, as a US government red team demonstrated The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency often breaks into critical organizations’ networks – with their permission,…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Threat Spotlight: WarmCookie/BadSpace
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/warmcookie-analysis/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat Spotlight: WarmCookie/BadSpace Feedly Summary: WarmCookie is a malware family that emerged in April 2024 and has been distributed via regularly conducted malspam and malvertising campaigns. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence and operational characteristics of the WarmCookie malware family, which has…
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Schneier on Security: Perfectl Malware
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/perfectl-malware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Perfectl Malware Feedly Summary: Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets, researchers from Aqua…
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Wired: Stealthy Malware Has Infected Thousands of Linux Systems for Years
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/persistent-stealthy-linux-malware-has-infected-thousands-since-2021/ Source: Wired Title: Stealthy Malware Has Infected Thousands of Linux Systems for Years Feedly Summary: Perfctl malware is hard to detect, persists after reboots, and can perform a breadth of malicious activities. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a stealthy malware strain named Perfctl that has infected thousands of…