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Spray and pray attacks against ManageEngine IT tools

25 March 2023

Since January 2023, cybercriminals have been targeting implementations of Zoho Corporation's ManageEngine software solutions worldwide with an opportunistic attack. Cyber criminals use automated scans to tap into a large field of potential victims of ransomware or industrial espionage. Bitdefender Labs analyzed the first attacks in their telemetry. The new campaign is another example of the more common opportunistic, initially automated vulnerability scans by cybercriminals followed by hybrid targeted attacks. The aim of the attackers is to execute code remotely (Remote Code Execution – RCE) in order to play out additional payloads or to start industrial espionage....

Are companies well positioned when it comes to cyber security?

10 March 2023

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Are companies really well positioned when it comes to cybersecurity? 61 percent of the global companies surveyed in a Bitdefender study attest to improved cyber security. Cybersecurity Posture Survey 2023 highlights the resource situation of cyber defence. In autumn 2022, Bitdefender asked 1.693 mostly small and medium-sized companies worldwide about how they see their cyber defenses set up. Despite slowly growing teams, a lack of resources is an important issue – but not the central one. Human misconduct by employees seems to be the bigger problem for many. Many SMEs respond in the study The study documents the low staffing levels in…

How ChatGPT will support cybercriminals

4 March 2023

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The OpenAI ChatGPT chatbot proves how artificial intelligence and machine learning can directly determine life and everyday life. Advanced IT users will use such tools for their purposes. And with that, unfortunately, cybercriminals too. OpenAI's ChatGPT AI model is based on unsupervised learning. With this ML approach, an AI model is fed with a large data set of unlabeled data. The vast corpus of material of books, articles and websites is based on pre-2021 sources and has no connections to the current internet. But that is already enough to learn the structures of natural language and to deceptively…

SSRF attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server

17 February 2023

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In an analysis, Bitdefender warns of a series of ProxyNotShell/OWASSRF attacks targeting on-premise Microsoft Exchange installations. The attack often even ends in taking over the server. A technical guide from Bitdefender offers help. The attacks observed since the end of November 2022, especially in the USA, served different purposes. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks enable opportunistic attacks via a vulnerable server on another server and can lead to the complete takeover of a Microsoft Exchange server, for example. Vulnerabilities in such high-level architectures are rarely found. If available, they can only be used in productive systems...

Spam wave: Fake Turkey and Syria appeals for donations

11 February 2023

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While there is a large participation and many aid campaigns for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria worldwide, cyber gangsters try to steal the money with fake appeals for donations. This is how private individuals and companies recognize the scammers. As Bitdefender reports, cybercriminal free riders are trying to quickly capitalize on the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. The Antispam Lab has discovered scam emails in which a supposed Ukrainian charity is asking for donations. Fake fundraisers The alleged Vladimir Foundation is currently spreading its fraudulent fundraisers in South Korea (49%), Vietnam (19%), the USA and India (7% each), Denmark (3%), Ireland...

2023: Enterprises must optimize their IT defenses

3 February 2023

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Cyber criminals never stand still. They constantly improve their methods and intensify their attacks on available targets. In 2023, companies will once again be faced with the task of further optimizing their IT defenses. When it comes to cyber insurance, a good defense is also expected or there is no policy. 2022 was not a quiet year for IT security either. Hackers have crossed new borders: Organized criminals attacked governments, like Conti in the Costa Rica case. The Lapsus$ group attacked well-known players in the digital economy such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Uber, Globant and others. Hacker collectives developed sophisticated, powerful tools for…

Free MegaCortex ransomware decryption tool

22 January 2023

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A decryption tool co-developed by Bitdefender is now available to victims of the MegaCortex ransomware family. Those affected can use this free tool to make encrypted data from all MegaCortex versions available again. As early as October 2021, Europol had reported the arrest of twelve people as a result of an international action against actors who had used ransomware of the Dharma, MegaCortex and LockerGoga types. The victims of the attacks are believed to have included over 1.800 victims in 71 countries. The damage caused was estimated at over 100 million US dollars. Many of the victims kept encrypted data and waited a long time…

Study: What companies expect from MDR

28 December 2022

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Managed Detection and Response is a big topic for companies because there are no specialists available for evaluating EDR, XDR & Co. A study shows what companies expect from MDR providers - bundled in a specification for IT security service providers. In view of increasingly complex threats, IT security teams in companies of all sizes will sooner or later be overwhelmed with ensuring the security of data, applications and processes. But what help do they need? What is the requirement profile of a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provider? And how does an IT security service and its external security experts improve the security situation in companies? This…

Bitdefender decryptor against RanHassan ransomware

13 November 2022

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Victims of the RanHassan ransomware can now decrypt their data again using a universal Bitdefender decryptor. Bitdefender now provides 22 decryptors. The ability to decrypt data yourself is the best way to thwart ransomware attacks. Bitdefender's continued development of one of the industry's most comprehensive ransomware decryption programs has saved many companies from having to pay ransoms - estimated at around $XNUMX billion in total. Bitdefender's top decryption tools include tools for victims of Gandcrab attacks, as well as a universal decryptor against REvil ransomware….

Cost-benefit analysis of IT security

11 November 2022

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IT security has a problem: it doesn't make any profits. For many it is still too expensive. However, the benefits of cyber defense can be demonstrated by a cost-benefit analysis with an IT security platform. There are five factors that can do this. Without a doubt, cyber defense causes additional costs beyond the pure license price. Because security software is not only to be obtained and installed quickly. Overtime that takes up time resources can never be ruled out. Its benefits often only become apparent when IT teams are willing and able to work with it. Security must be resource intensive….

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Spray and pray attacks against ManageEngine IT tools

Are companies well positioned when it comes to cyber security?

How ChatGPT will support cybercriminals

SSRF attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server

Spam wave: Fake Turkey and Syria appeals for donations

2023: Enterprises must optimize their IT defenses

Free MegaCortex ransomware decryption tool

Study: What companies expect from MDR

Bitdefender decryptor against RanHassan ransomware

Cost-benefit analysis of IT security

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