Collaborate Disseminate
The company I work at sadly fell victim to BlackByte NT ransomware this week. It ransomed many of the Windows machines on our factory floor.
I have used my personal laptop (Windows 10 Home, version 22H2, OS build 19045.3693, Dell XPS 15) o… Continue reading How to tell if BlackByte NT ransomware is on my computer?
Academic literature describes a method for distributing benevolent patches "in which every newly patched node forwards the patches to some or all of its neighbors according to a well-designed protocol" [1]. This is termed distrib… Continue reading Reaper distributed patch dissemination design
Information stealer malware is a type of malicious software designed to collect sensitive information from a victim’s computer. Also known as info stealers, data stealers or data-stealing malware, this software is true to its name: after infecting a computer or device, it’s highly adept at exfiltrating login credentials, financial information and personal data. Info stealers […]
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A successful cyberattack requires more than just gaining entry into a victim’s network. To truly reap the rewards, attackers must maintain a persistent presence within the system. After establishing communication with other compromised network devices, actors can stealthily extract valuable data. The key to all this is a well-developed Command and Control (C2 or C&C) […]
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Is it possible to have infected Computer A infect Computer B whilst being only connected by an Ethernet cable?
My current research into worms is that they always seem to require an additional vector in order to propagate. For example DorkB… Continue reading Is it possible to have infected Computer A infect Computer B whilst being only connected by an Ethernet cable? [duplicate]
In H2 2022, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked increased by 3.5 percentage points compared to the previous six-month period, reaching 34.3%. Continue reading Threat landscape for industrial automation systems for H2 2022
“Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome.” If only we’d been wrong… Continue reading The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!
Microsoft has warned users that threat actors have deployed a… Continue reading Microsoft Warns Attackers Now Leveraging Raspberry Robin to Distribute Clop Ransomware
Is there malware that can run from a simple download from the internet autonomously without user interaction/initiation?
I know there are worms that can do that, but I assumed they needed to be opened or maybe interacted with subtly maybe … Continue reading Is there malware that can run without user interaction after a download from the internet?
I wonder if this is the right place to ask about the specific functioning of viruses / worms. We all receive fishy mails all the time. And generally I never click on anything, especially not attachments purporting to be quotes, letters, si… Continue reading How does the "ClaimLetter#.zip" attack work?