Tag: endpoint
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CoffeeLoader: A Brew of Stealthy Techniques
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz has identified a new sophisticated malware family that we named CoffeeLoader, which originated around September 2024. The purpose of the malware is to download and execute second-stage payloads while evading detection by endpoint-based security products. The malware uses numerous techniques to bypass security solutions, including a specialized packer that utilizes the GPU, call…
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Arctic Wolf verstärkt seine Präventions- und Erkennungsfähigkeiten direkt am Endpunkt
Tags: endpointArctic Wolf hat sein Angebot kürzlich durch die Akquisition von Cylance, der Endpoint-Security-Sparte von Blackberry, um Endpunkt-Sicherheit erweitert. Nun liefert der Security-Experte Unternehmen jeder Größe eine noch umfassendere Security-Abdeckung. Um seinem europäischen Partnernetzwerk die Neuigkeiten im persönlichen Austausch näherzubringen, machte Arctic Wolf im Rahmen der ‘Aurora Tour” im März unter anderem in Frankfurt, Nürnberg und…
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Rising attack exposure, threat sophistication spur interest in detection engineering
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, banking, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, LLM, malware, mitre, network, programming, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, sans, siem, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayMore than the usual threat detection practices: Proponents argue that detection engineering differs from traditional threat detection practices in approach, methodology, and integration with the development lifecycle. Threat detection processes are typically more reactive and rely on pre-built rules and signatures from vendors that offer limited customization for the organizations using them. In contrast, detection…
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FBI warns: beware of free online document converter tools
Don’t ‘just trust the logo’: Luke Connolly, a threat analyst with cybersecurity software and consulting firm Emsisoft, said the fact that the FBI has issued a warning is a good indication that this issue is fairly widespread, and should be taken seriously.Defenses, he said, include only using services from trusted vendors, using endpoint protection to…
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NinjaOne Adds New User Experience Features to its Endpoint Platform
Tags: endpointFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/ninjaone-adds-new-user-experience-features-to-its-endpoint-platform
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Medusa Ransomware Brings Its Own Vulnerable Driver
Tags: breach, crowdstrike, detection, endpoint, group, hacker, malicious, ransomware, russia, software, vulnerability, windowsHackers Use Stolen Certificates to Bypass Endpoint Detection and Response. A Russian-speaking ransomware group has been deploying a malicious Windows PE driver that imitates a legitimate CrowdStrike Falcon driver to bypass endpoint security, warn researchers. The driver disables endpoint detection and response software by stripping process protections. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/medusa-ransomware-brings-its-own-vulnerable-driver-a-27813
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Cloudflare now blocks all unencrypted traffic to its API endpoints
Cloudflare announced that it closed all HTTP connections and it is now accepting only secure, HTTPS connections for api.cloudflare.com. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-now-blocks-all-unencrypted-traffic-to-its-api-endpoints/
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MEDUSA Ransomware Deploys Malicious ABYSSWORKER Driver to Disable EDR
In a recent analysis by Elastic Security Labs, a malicious driver known as ABYSSWORKER has been identified as a key component in the MEDUSA ransomware attack chain. This driver is specifically designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems, allowing the malware to evade detection and execute its payload more effectively. The ABYSSWORKER driver…
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10 Critical Network Pentest Findings IT Teams Overlook
After conducting over 10,000 automated internal network penetration tests last year, vPenTest has uncovered a troubling reality that many businesses still have critical security gaps that attackers can easily exploit.Organizations often assume that firewalls, endpoint protection, and SIEMs are enough to keep them secure. But how effective are these defenses when put to the test?…
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ESET Endpoint Security Outlook-Plug-in flutet Exchange Online SPAM-Ordner
Ich stelle mal eine Beobachtung hier im Blog ein, die möglicherweise Administratoren von Exchange Online helfen könnte. Es gibt einen Bericht, dass das Outlook Plug-in von ESET Endpoint Security die SPAM-Ordner von Exchange Online-Postfächern mit Einträgen flutet. In diesem Kontext … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/03/21/eset-endpoint-security-outlook-plug-in-flutet-exchange-online-spam-ordner/
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HP Brings Quantum-Safe Encryption to Printers
HP’s 8000 Series enterprise and commercial printers, which include Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP 8801, Mono MFP 8601, and LaserJet Pro Mono SFP 8501, will feature new quantum ASICs and endpoint controllers to protect them from future quantum attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/hp-brings-quantum-safe-encryption-printers
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Critical vulnerability in AMI MegaRAC BMC allows server’ takeover
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, control, credentials, cve, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, network, ransomware, supply-chain, technology, training, update, vulnerabilityth vulnerability that Eclypsium researchers found in MegaRAC, the BMC firmware implementation from UEFI/BIOS vendor American Megatrends (AMI). BMCs are microcontrollers present on server motherboards that have their own firmware, dedicated memory, power, and network ports and are used for out-of-band management of servers when their main operating systems are shut down.Administrators can access BMCs…
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Invisible C2″Š”, “Šthanks to AI-powered techniques
Tags: ai, api, attack, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, communications, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, hacker, iot, LLM, malicious, malware, ml, monitoring, network, office, openai, powershell, service, siem, soc, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustInvisible C2″Š”, “Šthanks to AI-powered techniques Just about every cyberattack needs a Command and Control (C2) channel”Š”, “Ša way for attackers to send instructions to compromised systems and receive stolen data. This gives us all a chance to see attacks that are putting us at risk. LLMs can help attackers avoid signature based detection Traditionally, C2…
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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The state of ransomware: Fragmented but still potent despite takedowns
Tags: ai, alphv, antivirus, attack, backup, cloud, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, ddos, detection, endpoint, extortion, firewall, group, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, LLM, lockbit, malware, network, ransom, ransomware, service, software, tactics, threat, tool, usa, zero-trustRunners and riders on the rise: Smaller, more agile ransomware groups like Lynx (INC rebrand), RansomHub (a LockBit sub-group), and Akira filled the void after major takedowns, collectively accounting for 54% of observed attacks, according to a study by managed detection and response firm Huntress.RansomHub RaaS has quickly risen in prominence by absorbing displaced operators…
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3 Ivanti endpoint vulnerabilities exploited in the wild
Researchers last month published a proof-of-concept exploit for the critical flaws in Endpoint Manager. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-3-ivanti-endpoint-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/742168/
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CISA tags critical Ivanti EPM flaws as actively exploited in attacks
CISA warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their networks against attacks exploiting three critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-critical-ivanti-epm-flaws-as-actively-exploited-in-attacks/
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CISA Added 3 Ivanti Endpoint Manager Bugs to Wildly Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, ivanti, kev, risk, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with the addition of three high-risk security flaws affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). These vulnerabilities, which involve absolute path traversal issues, have been observed being actively exploited in the wild, prompting federal agencies and organizations to implement remediation measures before…
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Critical Veritas Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Malicious Code
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Veritas’ Arctera InfoScale product, a solution widely used for disaster recovery and high availability scenarios. The issue lies in the insecure deserialization of untrusted data in the .NET remoting endpoint, allowing attackers to execute malicious code on affected systems. Critical Veritas Vulnerability The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-27816, has a…
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Security operations centers are fundamental to cybersecurity, here’s how to build one
Tags: access, ai, automation, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, governance, group, guide, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, jobs, network, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, threat, toolBreakdown of SOC tools and technologies: During their Shmoocon talk, Wyler and his colleague James “Pope” Pope, senior manager of governance, risk, and compliance at Corelight, offered a list of the fundamental technologies CISOs should consider when building or outsourcing a SOC.These essential tools include: EDR (endpoint detection and response) EDR is a security solution…
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CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM to KEV List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2024-57968 – An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Advantive VeraCore First…
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Almost 1 million business and home PCs compromised after users visited illegal streaming sites: Microsoft
Tags: authentication, awareness, business, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, endpoint, malicious, microsoft, privacy, technology, trainingPowerShell.exe, MSBuilt.exe and RegAsm.exe to connect to command and control (C2) servers and for data exfiltration of user data and browser credentials.Microsoft’s defensive recommendations include strengthening endpoint detection, particularly to block malicious artifacts, and requiring the use of multifactor authentication for logins. Security awareness training is critical: To be effective, any security awareness and training program needs to recognize…
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Schadensfallanalyse: MDR-Services sorgen für stark reduzierte Forderungssummen
Sophos hat kürzlich eine herstellerunabhängige Studie in Auftrag gegeben, um die finanziellen Auswirkungen verschiedener Cybersecurity-Produkte auf den Wert von Cyberversicherungsansprüchen zu messen. Die Untersuchung zeigt sehr deutlich die großen Unterschiede in punkto angriffsbedingter Schäden je nach Einsatz von reinen Endpoint-Schutz-Lösungen oder solchen mit EDR/XDR-Technologien im Vergleich zu MDR-Diensten. Dies lässt zum einen konkrete Ableitungen in…
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Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR
Tags: attack, cybersecurity, detection, edr, encryption, endpoint, exploit, group, network, ransomwareThe Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within a target’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). The…
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Akira Ransomware Targets Windows Servers via RDP and Evades EDR with Webcam Trick
In a recent cybersecurity incident, the Akira ransomware group demonstrated its evolving tactics by exploiting an unsecured webcam to bypass Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools. This novel approach highlights the group’s ability to adapt and evade traditional security measures, making it a formidable threat in the cybersecurity landscape. Background and Modus Operandi Akira, a…
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Best Vulnerability Scanning Tool in 2025: AutoSecT
In the constantly evolving world of cybersecurity, hackers continuously seek out vulnerabilities, exploit misconfigurations, and attempt to breach IT infrastructures. To counter these threats, vulnerability scanning tools serve as a crucial management solution, offering automated assessments and authenticated security scans across various systems, from endpoint devices to web applications. Vulnerability scanning systematically analyzes target systems……
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Mangelhafte Cybersicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Tags: access, ai, chatgpt, compliance, cyberattack, cyersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, HIPAA, insurance, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, usa, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows15 Prozent der Endgeräte im Gesundheitssektor haben keine oder nicht-übereinstimmente Sicherheits- und Risikokontrollen.Laut dem aktuellen Horizon Report 2025 wurden im Jahr 2024 weltweit 183 Millionen Patientendaten kompromittiert. Das ist ein Anstieg von neun Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Doch weshalb fällt es für Gesundheitseinrichtungen so schwer, sich ausreichend vor Ransomware-Angriffen zu schützen?Um das herauszufinden, hat…
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Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/akira-ransomware-encrypted-network-from-a-webcam-to-bypass-edr/