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A threat actor could use a specially crafted regex input to exploit this vulnerability. Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IBM QRadar Wincollect, which were associated with denial of service that could allow a threat actor to disrupt the service from usage.

As cyber-attack attempts continue to increase globally, so does the average cost of these data breaches, which according to IBM Security statistics, reached an average sum of $4.45 million by 2023 in the United States, trends from which the island is not exempt. In contrast to these savings, an increase of $1.44 million in data breach costs was also observed for those organizations with high levels of security system complexity.

Cloud security continues to vex corporate information technology managers, and new research indicates that the problems are both widespread and not easily fixable, thanks to a number of weak areas. A similar majority of accounts analyzed in its report doesn’t turn on the logging and auditing features across Amazon Web Services’ CloudTrail, the Microsoft Azure key vault audit logging and Google Cloud Platform Storage Bucket logging services.

“The malware itself is split into multiple components, including a loader, injector, downloader and backdoor, and successful requests to C2-controlled servers are often necessary to retrieve the next stage,” IBM X-Force researchers Charlotte Hammond, Ole Villadsen, and Kat Metrick said . The attack chains commence with emails bearing PDF attachments containing URLs that, when clicked, download a JavaScript file designed to retrieve and launch the WailingCrab loader hosted on Discord.

In recent months, leading security providers have released technical previews of managed detection and response (MDR) platforms with SIEM that can tap generative AI. While adding generative AI capabilities to security information and event management (SIEM) is still in early stages, several providers are taking steps to allow security analysts interact with their platforms using natural language processing.

The threat actors behind a sophisticated malware that was discovered less than a year ago have recently expanded their targeting and updated the malware’s C2 communication tactics in an attempt to make it more difficult for security teams to detect their attacks. The use of MQTT here is notable because it has previously only been used in a few malware campaigns, such as one involving a backdoor called MQsTTang and used by a China-linked threat actor, said researchers.

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Pentesting services like IBM’s X-Force Red apply a comprehensive process that involves several stages: Planning and reconnaissance. This is the …

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As the BSI currently reports, a vulnerability has been identified for IBM Security Guardium. You can read about which operating systems and …

Now, “after an infection, large amounts of GootBot implants are disseminated throughout corporate environments with each containing a different hardcoded C2 server, making it difficult to block,” Mühr and Villadsen wrote, adding that the time the report was written, “GootBot implants maintain zero AV [antivirus] detections on VirusTotal, enabling it to spread stealthily.” “Previously, Gootloader was only observed as an initial access malware, after which attackers would load tools like CobaltStrike or use RDP to spread within the network,” X-Force researchers Golo Mühr and Ole Villadsen wrote in a report this week.

As an initial access point, Gootloader malware was used by numerous threat groups, including ransomware affiliates and in additional payloads like SystemBC and IcedID. The original Gootloader malware was used by numerous threat groups, including ransomware affiliates and in additional payloads like SystemBC and IcedID.