Month: October 2022

Russian Cyber

Outpost24 research – GraceWrapper, TA505’s new threat to businesses

Posted on by Bob Bragg

Outpost24’s Blueliv Labs has announced it has found the infamous TA505 threat actor has resurfaced with a new dangerous RAT variant – named GraceWrapper by Outpost24’s threat researchers. TA505 is a financially motivated threat actor group believed to have been operating for almost a decade. In more recent years, it is believed that the group is responsible for…

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Bulgaria hit by a cyber attack originating from Russia

Posted on by Bob Bragg

Government institutions in Bulgaria have been hit by a cyber attack during the weekend, experts believe it was launched by Russian threat actors. The infrastructure of government institutions in Bulgaria has been hit by a massive DDoS attack. The attack started on Saturday and experts believe that it was orchestrated by Russian threat actors. Държавните…

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Cyber-security warning ahead of World Cup

Posted on by Bob Bragg

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Russian Cyber

New ‘Black Lotus’ UEFI Rootkit Provides APT-Level Capabilities

Posted on by Bob Bragg

A threat actor is promoting on underground criminal forums a vendor-independent UEFI rootkit that can disable security software and controls, cybersecurity veteran Scott Scheferman warns. Dubbed ‘Black Lotus’, the Windows rootkit is a powerful, persistent tool being offered for sale at $5,000, with $200 payments per new version and featuring capabilities resembling those employed by…

Russian Cyber

Russia Sets Back Global Progress On Internet Freedom: Study

Posted on by Bob Bragg

Russia Sets Back Global Progress On Internet Freedom: Study | Barron’s 1)},N(!0))}},{}],5:[function(t,e,n){function r(){var t=new PerformanceObserver(function(t,e){var n=t.getEntries();s(v,[n])});try{t.observe({entryTypes:[“resource”]})}catch(e){}}function o(t){if(s(v,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(w)]),window.performance[“c”+p])try{window.performance[h](m,o,!1)}catch(t){}else try{window.performance[h](“webkit”+m,o,!1)}catch(t){}}function i(t){}if(window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&window.performance.getEntriesByType){var a=t(“ee”),s=t(“handle”),c=t(14),f=t(13),u=t(6),d=t(23),p=”learResourceTimings”,l=”addEventListener”,h=”removeEventListener”,m=”resourcetimingbufferfull”,v=”bstResource”,w=”resource”,g=”-start”,y=”-end”,x=”fn”+g,b=”fn”+y,E=”bstTimer”,R=”pushState”,O=t(“loader”);if(!O.disabled){O.features.stn=!0,t(9),”addEventListener”in window&&t(7);var T=NREUM.o.EV;a.on(x,function(t,e){var n=t[0];n instanceof T&&(this.bstStart=O.now())}),a.on(b,function(t,e){var n=t[0];n instanceof T&&s(“bst”,[n,e,this.bstStart,O.now()])}),c.on(x,function(t,e,n){this.bstStart=O.now(),this.bstType=n}),c.on(b,function(t,e){s(E,[e,this.bstStart,O.now(),this.bstType])}),f.on(x,function(){this.bstStart=O.now()}),f.on(b,function(t,e){s(E,[e,this.bstStart,O.now(),”requestAnimationFrame”])}),a.on(R+g,function(t){this.time=O.now(),this.startPath=location.pathname+location.hash}),a.on(R+y,function(t){s(“bstHist”,[location.pathname+location.hash,this.startPath,this.time])}),u()?(s(v,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(“resource”)]),r()):l in window.performance&&(window.performance[“c”+p]?window.performance[l](m,o,d(!1)):window.performance[l](“webkit”+m,o,d(!1))),document[l](“scroll”,i,d(!1)),document[l](“keypress”,i,d(!1)),document[l](“click”,i,d(!1))}}},{}],6:[function(t,e,n){e.exports=function(){return”PerformanceObserver”in window&&”function”==typeof window.PerformanceObserver}},{}],7:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){for(var e=t;e&&!e.hasOwnProperty(u);)e=Object.getPrototypeOf(e);e&&o(e)}function o(t){s.inPlace(t,[u,d],”-“,i)}function i(t,e){return t[1]}var a=t(“ee”).get(“events”),s=t(“wrap-function”)(a,!0),c=t(“gos”),f=XMLHttpRequest,u=”addEventListener”,d=”removeEventListener”;e.exports=a,”getPrototypeOf”in Object?(r(document),r(window),r(f.prototype)):f.prototype.hasOwnProperty(u)&&(o(window),o(f.prototype)),a.on(u+”-start”,function(t,e){var n=t[1];if(null!==n&&(“function”==typeof n||”object”==typeof n)){var r=c(n,”nr@wrapped”,function(){function t(){if(“function”==typeof n.handleEvent)return n.handleEvent.apply(n,arguments)}var e={object:t,”function”:n}[typeof n];return e?s(e,”fn-“,null,e.name||”anonymous”):n});this.wrapped=t[1]=r}}),a.on(d+”-start”,function(t){t[1]=this.wrapped||t[1]})},{}],8:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){var r=t[e];”function”==typeof r&&(t[e]=function(){var t=i(arguments),e={};o.emit(n+”before-start”,[t],e);var a;e[m]&&e[m].dt&&(a=e[m].dt);var s=r.apply(this,t);return…

Russian Cyber

How Firms Can Prepare for Ransomware Attacks

Posted on by Bob Bragg

How Firms Can Prepare for Ransomware Attacks | Lexpert Legal insights Imran Ahmad, John Cassell and Travis Walker from Norton Rose Fulbright share expertise on ransomware attacks and how businesses can prepare, avoid risk, and respond effectively What proactive steps should companies take to prepare for a ransomware attack? Are there any best practices firms…

Russian Cyber

The Cyber Wild West

Posted on by Bob Bragg

OPINION — Two events last week made me more aware than ever of the danger to individuals and to governments from the internet. First, I was hacked by a scam that froze my computer and then, hackers claiming to be contractors for my service, wanted several hundred dollars to provide a firewall that I already…