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Slovakian infosec firm ESET has found a second similar strain in Ukraine. Last week, as the Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, ESET published details of one wiper - malware that destroys data on whatever computer or device it has infected.
Image: ESET. Slovak internet security firm ESET released security fixes to address a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple products on systems running Windows 10 and later or Windows Server 2016 and above. ZDI's advisory says attackers are only required to "Obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system," which matches ESET's CVSS severity rating also showing that the bug can be exploited by threat actors with low privileges.
Security specialist ESET's latest Threat Report warns of a massive increase in attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints - and new activity from the Nobelium gang against European government organisations. ESET's figures show attacks on RDP servers having gone up 103.9 per cent since its T1 report in June - it publishes three a year - representing a total of 55 billion detected brute-force attacks, thanks in no small part to a campaign focused on Spanish targets.
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ESET has published details of an advanced persistent threat crew that appears to have deployed recent supply chain attack methods against targets including "Electronics manufacturers," although it didn't specify which. "Victims of its campaigns are located in East Asia as well as the Middle East and include governments, religious organizations, electronics manufacturers and universities," said ESET in a research report published today that names the APT crew as Gelsemium.
While enterprises stagger under sustained ransomware attacks, Android users are increasingly being targeted by banking malware, with Slovakian infosec firm ESET reckoning it had seen a 159 per cent increase in such malicious software over the last few months. Tongue in cheek, the firm added: "It is interesting to see a real-life example of what can cause Android users to suddenly become interested in cybersecurity protection!".
How it gets onto servers is unclear though systems infected by Kobalos have their SSH client tampered with to steal usernames and passwords, and presumably server addresses, that are typed into it. These details could be used by the malware's masterminds to log into those systems to propagate their malware.
The flurry of legal arguments represents an effort to ensure blanket immunity protections outlined in Section 230 of America's Communications Decency Act - which Malwarebytes is relying on - remain as broad as possible. In 2017, a district court judge in San Jose, California, dismissed a complaint brought by Enigma Software against its competitor Malwarebytes.
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He also said they're working with the CIA Infosec company ESET is reportedly suing a member of the Slovakian Parliament for insulting it over social media.…