Introduction Ansible [1] is an open-source software that automates configuration management and software deployment. If you’re not familiar with Ansible, we encourage you to read this introduction first [15]. Ansible works by connecting to the infrastructure machines (which can be a Windows or Linux OS) and uploading small pieces of […]
Today, the Coalition Against Stalkerware brought aboard 11 new organizations to address the potentially dangerous capabilities of stalkerware, an invasive, digital threat that can rob individuals of their expectation of, and right to, privacy. These types of apps can provide domestic abusers with a new avenue of control over their […]
“Initially, the voting went as usual. At seven in the morning, a rapid increase in attempts to vote began. After some time, technical support detected a DDoS attack — attempts were made to upload votes from non-existent voter IDs to the system,” commented the press service of the party.Deputy Secretary […]
Currently, while the whole world is struggling to fight against the coronavirus epidemic, cyberattacks have increased in numbers, targeting health departments like hospitals, research centers, and WHO. According to Reuters, “the Red Cross called for an end to cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, in […]
Recently four vulnerabilities were found in Emerson OpenEnterprise and were accounted for to the vendor in December 2019 with the patches released a couple of months later. Roman Lozko, a researcher at Kaspersky’s ICS CERT unit, was responsible for the identification of the flaws, and the security holes found by […]
Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) has been receiving threats from the threat actors behind Maze ransomware who have stolen credit card details from the bank, the ransomware gang started publishing the encrypted financial details this week. The Banco de Costa Rica is one of the strongest state-owned commercial banks operated […]
Sandeep Gupta from California, a technology manager is taking an online course in artificial intelligence as a way “to try to future-proof your working life.” Dr. Robert Davidson, an emergency-room physician from Michigan took up an online master’s degree course in public health. Online learning has seen a rise in […]
RepoPeek is a Python script to get details about a repository without cloning it. All the information are retrieved using the GitHub API.Please Note: API requests made by this module aren’t using basic authentication or OAuth. Therefore the rate limit allows for up to 60 requests per hour. Unauthenticated requests […]
Pivot into the internal network by deploying HTTP agents. Pivotnacci allows you to create a socks server which communicates with HTTP agents. The architecture looks like the following: This tool was inspired by the great reGeorg. However, it includes some improvements: Support for balanced servers Customizable polling interval, useful to […]
For fast-moving security teams today, it’s about doing more with less—in other words, leveraging the tools and resources you use for vulnerability management to their maximum extent to keep your organization lean and extract the full value from your investments. According to Forrester, this is called flexibility, and refers to […]
While the Mathway breach in which 25 million email addresses and salted passwords were reportedly stolen didn’t hit the news until late last week, a recent statement by the company says that after receiving a tip, Mathway retained a leading data security firm to investigate and by May 15 confirmed […]
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Pieter Arntz, malware intelligence researcher at Malwarebytes, about web browser privacy—an often neglected subcategory of data privacy. Without the proper restrictions, browsers can allow web […]
Another notorious crypto-currency mining malware has surfaced which allegedly has been infecting the systems of countless organizations. The group with the control of operations goes by the code name of “Blue Mockingbird”. The researchers who discovered it have reasons to believe that the Blue Mockingbird has been active since 2019’s […]
Quarterly highlights Don’t get burned Burning Man is one of the most eagerly awaited events among fans of spectacular performance and installation art. The main obstacle to attending is the price of admission: a standard ticket will set you back $475, the number is limited, and the buying process is […]
QRLJacking or Quick Response Code Login Jacking is a simple social engineering attack vector capable of session hijacking affecting all applications that rely on the “Login with QR code” feature as a secure way to login into accounts. In a nutshell, the victim scans the attacker’s QR code which results […]
FinalRecon is a fast and simple python script for web reconnaissance. It follows a modular structure so in future new modules can be added with ease. Featured NullByte https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/conduct-recon-web-target-with-python-tools-0198114/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9lwzMPGIgo Hakin9 https://hakin9.org/final-recon-osint-tool-for-all-in-one-web-reconnaissance/ FeaturesFinalRecon provides detailed information such as : Header Information Whois SSL Certificate Information Crawler html CSS Javascripts Internal […]
Now more than ever, healthcare workers need and deserve top-notch technical support. But between skyrocketing demand for telepractitioners and rising incidence of cybersecurity attacks, IT managers want to know how best to maintain their security posture. To help answer this, Rapid7 consulted tech leaders versed in the healthcare space for […]
Researchers have uncovered version of the ComRat backdoor, one of the Turla Group’s oldest malware families, that distinguishes itself by using Gmail’s web UI to receive commands and nick data. The newly uncovered version of ComRAT, known for stealing sensitive documents and targeting at least three government entities and military […]
Even a low-skilled hacker can hack the internal network of global companies. An experienced attacker will not need more than half an hour to penetrate the local network. Such conclusions were made by experts from Positive Technologies in their research. “It took an average of four days to penetrate the […]
People’s Bank of China (PBoC), China’s central bank issued a public notice on April 29, 2020, “In order to implement the FinTech Development Plan (2019-2021), the People’s Bank of China has explored approaches to designing an inclusive, prudent and flexible trial-and-error mechanism. In December 2019, a pilot programme was launched […]
Recently, we’ve been noticing ever more dubious advertising libraries in popular apps on Google Play. The monetization methods used in such SDKs can pose a threat to users, yet they pull in more revenue for developers than whitelisted ad modules due to the greater number of views. In this post […]