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Hong Kong Cyberport is plagued by ransomware! (15th Sep 2023)
Preface: On 13th Sep 2023, There is another new development in the cyberport hacker incident, said wepro180[.]com. The 400GB of stolen data was disclosed on the dark web on Tuesday (12/9), including employee salaries, applicant resumes, credit card information and other sensitive documents. Cyberport said it has directly contacted those who may be affected. Think…
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Whether it is the last round of remediation on CVE-2022-26373? Intel’s Enhanced Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (eIBRS) – 6th Feb 2023
Preface: CVE-2022-26373 technical detail has released to public on 9th Aug 2022. Till end of Jan, 2023 it still has update on this vulnerability. For example, Red Hat fixed this vulnerability in their product Enterprise Linux 7 on 3rd Nov 2022. Since then it conducting the remediation to their product line. Perhaps the remediation on…
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What is the value of the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) ? (20th JAN 2023)
Preface: Some said, found malware lets cybercriminal remotely manipulate your Android. Background: The full name of TEE is trusted execution environment, which is an area on the CPU of mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, smart TVs). The role of this area is to provide a more secure space for data and code execution, and to…
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Headline news: FAA system outage disrupts thousands of flights across U.S. (12th Jan 2023)
Preface: Thousands of flights across the U.S. were delayed Wednesday after a Federal Aviation Administration pilot alert system failed overnight, prompting a nationwide halt to departures. said CNBC news. Headline news – https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/faa-orders-airlines-to-pause-departures-until-9-am-et-after-system-outage.html Background: The Department of Homeland Security published the following opinion piece four years ago. The GPS system is now considered a “crosssector…
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The evasion technique of Ring 3 continues to improve. Since this is the entry point. Therefore Layer 7 with deep packet inspection is the bases for defensive technique. (6th Dec 2021)
Preface: In fact, despite the excel icon, the XLL file is a Dynamic Linked Library, a binary executable file. Background: The number of data breaches as of September 30, 2021 has exceeded 17% of the total number of incidents in 2020 (1,291 breaches in 2021, and 1,108 breaches in 2020). The fundamental objective of MS…
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Kubernetes Hardening Guidance by NSA & CISA (3rd Aug 2021)
Preface: Docker helps to “create” containers, and Kubernetes allows you to “manage” them at runtime. What is Kubernetes Security? That is Cloud, Cluster, Container and code. Background: Kubernetes is commonly targeted for three reasons observing by NSA and CISA. They are data theft, computational power theft, or denial of service. Cyber attacks encountered in the…
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DarkSide Ransomware ready to move. Operational Technology (OT) should staying alert (7-7-2021)
Preface: IDC report predicted that By 2024, 60% of industrial organizations will integrate data from edge OT systems with cloud-based reporting and analytics, moving from single-asset views to sitewide operational awareness. Background: PowerShell provides an adversary with a convenient interface for enumerating and manipulating a host system after the adversary has gained initial code execution.…
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Headline News – unauthorized access to japan government systems via Fujitsu ProjectWeb – 28-05-2021
Headline News – The incident affected the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Office and Narita Airport. The stolen data included files stored by government employees on the cloud-based collaboration and file sharing platform ProjectWEB, which was launched by Fujitsu in the mid-2000s and was very popular among Japanese…
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Aforementioned – Insurance company infected by ransomware – 25th May 2021
News feed: AXA Group announced on Sunday (16-05-2021) that the company has become a victim of a ransomware attack. Axa Hong Kong said there has been no evidence that data processed by Inter Partners Asia in markets other than Thailand have been affected by the targeted ransomware attack. No official announcement till today to update…
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Cyber attack shuts down U.S. fuel pipeline ‘jugular,’ said Headline News – 9th May 2021
Preface: The hacker group claimed that its ransomware attacks were only used for “right targets.” The organization claimed that they only targeted ransomware attacks and large profitable companies to “make the world a better place.” Background: Cyber attacks in the oil and gas industry can threaten an organisation’s information technology (IT), its operational technology (OT)…