On January 4, 2023, Ahn Lab Security Response Center (ASEC) researchers reported the technical details of a new Linux malware written using Shc delivering a cryptocurrency miner. ASEC researchers assess that the campaign is primarily targeting unspecified systems in South Korea. According to ASEC researchers, the malware authenticates through a dictionary attack on Linux SSH…
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The Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today announced its adoption of the FIRST Standard Definitions and Usage Guidance — Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) Version 2.0 for sharing information within the organization. As of January 4, 2023, all RH-ISAC intelligence reports, community calls, workshops, and briefings will follow TLP 2.0 standards. The intelligence team will discuss…
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Vienna, VA (November 16, 2022) – The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) announced the results of the 2022 Board of Directors elections today. Rich Agostino, SVP and CISO at Target, and Dave Estlick, VP and CISO at Chipotle, were both re-elected for three-year terms on the board. Brett Cumming, senior director of information security at…
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Vienna, VA (November 7, 2022) – The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today released its Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends report, which examines the threat landscape facing the retail and hospitality sector during the holiday season, typically the busiest time of year for these industries. According to the report, QakBot, Emotet, Agent…
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Context On October 4, 2022, DCSO CyTec security researchers reported the technical details of a new backdoor malware targeting Microsoft SQL servers they dubbed “Maggie.” According to researchers, the Maggie backdoor can bruteforce logins to other MSSQL servers and add a new hardcoded backdoor user after bruteforcing administrator logins. Researchers did not investigate if and…
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