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LoJax UEFI Rootkit Used in Cyberespionage

Security researchers came across a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit in the wild being used for cyberespionage. Named LoJax, the rootkit is reportedly packaged with other tools that modifies the system’s firmware to infect it with malware.

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Cyber crime
.EGG Files in Spam Delivers GandCrab v4.3 Ransomware to South Korean Users

We discovered spam mails abusing EGG (.egg) files to deliver the GandCrab v4.3 ransomware. Additionally, the operators behind the spam mails appear to be specifically going after South Korean users, as evidenced by the use of Hangul in the spam mails.

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Cloud security
Security by Design: A Checklist for Safeguarding Virtual Machines and Containers

Here are some considerations and best practices that developers, IT operations professionals, and system administrators should take into account in securing the infrastructures that power the applications they use.

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Cyber crime
Curbing the BEC Problem Using AI and Machine Learning

Due to BEC’s evolving and treacherous nature, run-of-the-mill best practices and security solutions have become weak to withstand attacks. Find out how advanced solutions that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning help in defending against BEC.

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Cloud security
Serverless Applications: What They Mean in DevOps

Analysis of over 1,000 open-source serverless applications revealed that 21% of them have critical vulnerabilities or were misconfigured. What does this mean for DevOps?

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Malware
New AndroRAT Exploits Allow for Permanent Rooting

A new variant of Android Remote Access Tool can inject root exploits to perform malicious tasks such as silent installation, shell command execution, WiFi password collection, and more. It targets CVE-2015-1805, a vulnerability disclosed in 2016.

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Exploits & Zero-DaysTargeted attacks
North Korean Hackers Allegedly Exploit Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878) Against South Korean Targets

In a security alert posted on its website on January 31, The South Korean Computer Emergency Response Team (KR-CERT) warned of a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash player that could be maliciously exploited.

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Google’s DoubleClick Abused to Deliver Miners

On January 24, 2018, we observed that the number of Coinhive web miner detections tripled due to a malvertising campaign. Attackers seem to have abused Google’s DoubleClick, which provides internet ad serving services, for traffic distribution.

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Cyber threats
Digmine Miner Spreading via Facebook Messenger

A new cryptocurrency-mining bot is spreading through Facebook Messenger. We named this Digmine based on the moniker (비트코인 채굴기 bot) it was referred to in a report of recent related incidents in South Korea.

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Cyber crime
Coinhive Miner Emerges as the 6th Most Common Malware

A new report reveals Coinhive's reach after it ranked the coin miner as the 6th most common malware in the world.

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