A document accidentally uploaded to Google’s VirusTotal service has resulted in the potential exposure of defence and intelligence agency names and…
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Google publishes Yara rules for Cobalt Strike
Google’s Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI) team has published Yara rules to detect Cobalt Strike components. While some of our readers may…
Fake Proof-of-Concepts used to lure security professionals
Researchers from the Leiden University published a paper detailing how cybercriminals are using fake Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) to install malware on researchers’…
A week in security (April 18 – 24)
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Why you shouldn’t automate your VirusTotal uploads
It is important to realize that uploading certain files to VirusTotal may result in leaking confidential data, which could result in…
Babuk ransomware builder leaked following muddled “retirement”
In the last days of April 2021, the operators of Babuk ransomware announced they were going to focus on demanding a…
4 things you should know about testing AV software with VirusTotal’s free online multiscanner
As COVID-19 soldiers on, small and medium-size businesses now feel as ripe for malware attacks as deep-pocketed multinationals. SMBs see that,…
Breaking free from the VirusTotal silo: Lock and Code S02E07
This week on Lock and Code, we speak to Malwarebytes Chief Information Security Officer John Donovan about the flaws in using…
Caution: Misuse of security tools can turn against you
We have a saying in Greece: “They assigned the wolf to watch over the sheep.” In a security context, this is…
Buggy implementation of CVE-2018-8373 vulnerability used to deliver Quasar RAT
A variant of a remote code execution vulnerability with Internet Explorer’s scripting engine known as CVE-2018-8373 patched last August has been found in…