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Month: June 2022

Microsoft Security 

Using process creation properties to catch evasion techniques

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Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:30:00 +0000

We developed a robust detection method in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that can catch known and unknown variations of a process execution class used by attackers to evade detection. This class of stealthy execution techniques include process doppelganging, process herpadering, and process ghosting.

The post Using process creation properties to catch evasion techniques appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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MalwareBytes Security 

RansomHouse claims to have stolen at least 450GB of AMD’s data

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Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:39:53 +0000

Extortion group RansomHouse has revealed its latest victim: semiconductor giant AMD. The company was breached due to weak passwords.

The post RansomHouse claims to have stolen at least 450GB of AMD’s data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security TrendMicro 

Black Basta Ransomware Operators Expand Their Attack Arsenal With QakBot Trojan and PrintNightmare Exploit

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Credit to Author: Kenneth Adrian Apostol| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We look into a recent attack orchestrated by the Black Basta ransomware ransomware group that used the banking trojan QakBot as a means of entry and movement and took advantage of the PrintNightmare vulnerability to perform privileged file operations.

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Microsoft Security 

Microsoft at RSA 2022: Envisioning the future of security

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Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The 2022 RSA Conference was a great success, drawing 26,000 attendees to three days of cutting-edge security sessions, tutorials, seminars, and special events at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Microsoft Security was on the ground, interacting with customers and security professionals at Microsoft’s 20-plus earned sessions, as well as showcasing new solutions like Microsoft Entra that help realize our goal of comprehensive security.

The post Microsoft at RSA 2022: Envisioning the future of security appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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ComputerWorld Independent 

FCC commissioner wants Apple, Google to remove TikTok from App Stores

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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:34:00 -0700

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google to request that both companies remove the incredibly popular TikTok app from their stores, citing a threat to national security.

Is your data going TikTok?

Carr warns the app collects huge quantities of data and cited a recent report that claimed the company has accessed sensitive data collected from Americans. He argues that TikTok’s, “pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. data…puts it out of compliance,” with App Store security and privacy policies.

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