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Dec 29, 2022
A new cyber attack campaign called MasquerAds is targeting users who are searching for popular software by using Google Ads to serve malware-infected variants of the software. These malware-infected versions, which include Raccoon Stealer and Vidar, are being served through… read more »
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Dec 27, 2022
The BlueNoroff subcluster of the Lazarus Group has adopted new techniques that allow it to bypass Windows’ Mark of the Web protections. MotW The Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) is a security feature that helps protect users from malicious… read more »
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Dec 25, 2022
LastPass, a password management software used by over 33 million people and 100,000 businesses worldwide, has revealed that customer vault data was stolen after the company’s cloud storage was breached earlier this year. What happened? The attacker gained access to… read more »
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Dec 24, 2022
A SOC, or Security Operations Center, is a centralized unit within an organization responsible for the detection, analysis, and response to cyber threats and vulnerabilities. It is typically responsible for managing and monitoring the security of an organization’s networks, systems,… read more »
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Dec 19, 2022
This book had a very long gestation. I started writing it at the end of 2019 and then, because of more important commitments, I decided to put it on hold and pick it up a few months later. In early… read more »
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Dec 11, 2022
Cybersecurity is a critical issue in the modern world. As more and more of our personal and professional lives move online, the need for effective cybersecurity measures becomes increasingly important. One key aspect of maintaining strong cybersecurity posture is the… read more »
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Dec 5, 2022
I tried to ask ChatGPT (an OpenAI project based on GPT 3.5) to explain if and why in the future all blogs will be written by artificial intelligences…here is the answer! In recent years, there has been a growing trend… read more »
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Dec 1, 2022
In the past months I have decided to move away for a while from the joyful and relaxing atmospheres that have characterized my musical production in recent years, and develop somewhat more crepuscular themes. “Shine” is a 4-track EP, designed… read more »
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Oct 19, 2022
Over the past few years, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has waged a sort of “battle” against WhatsApp, highlighting its security and privacy problems. Durov has always been very attentive to issues of privacy and freedom of speech more generally, having… read more »
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Sep 25, 2022
Text-to-image algorithms creates an image from scratch from a text description, using machine learning to understand your words and convert them to a unique image each time. Researchers at OpenAI, Google, Facebook, and others have developed text-to-image tools, and similar… read more »
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Sep 4, 2022
Cybersecurity Samsung Has Been Hacked: What Data Has Been Stolen? On September 2, Samsung published a security advisory confirming it had been hacked. The breach would appear to have been of Samsung systems in the U.S. and took place in… read more »
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Aug 21, 2022
During a forensic investigation, a big part of all tasks are composed by searches on files. Below is a brief list of the tools I usually use for this type of activity.. awk An extremely useful tool, especially for parsing… read more »
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Aug 12, 2022
Time ago I have had to perform memory capture on a Windows 10 system that was infected with malware but whose administrator password had been lost. “Fortunately,”, the malware had gained a fair amount of persistence and was able to… read more »
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Aug 7, 2022
Cybersecurity A new botnet Orchard Generates DGA Domains with Bitcoin Transaction Information DGA is one of the classic techniques for botnets to hide their C2s, attacker only needs to selectively register a very small number of C2 domains, while for… read more »
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Jul 31, 2022
Cybersecurity Microsoft ties novel ‘Raspberry Robin’ malware to Evil Corp cybercrime syndicate Microsoft’s security team published evidence this week tying the Raspberry Robin malware to Russian cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp. New Qualys Research Report: Evolution of Quasar RAT The Qualys… read more »
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Jul 24, 2022
Cybersecurity Reverse Image Search Guide #osint The tool I recommend you start your search with is Yandex Images. Not only does it search very well for similar images, but it also recognizes the text on them and identifies the location… read more »
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Jul 17, 2022
A selection of interesting news published during this week on news.andreafortuna.org. Cybersecurity Above the Fold and in Your Inbox: Tracing State-Aligned Activity Targeting Journalists, Media Key Takeaways Those involved in media make for appealing targets given the unique access, information,… read more »
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Jul 10, 2022
Cybersecurity Killnet: Russian DDoS Group Claims Attack on US Congress Website On July 8, the Russian hacktivist DDoS group “Killnet” claimed responsibility for an attack on the website of US Congress. A Library of Congress spokesperson told CyberScoop that the… read more »
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Jul 3, 2022
Cybersecurity Rogue HackerOne employee steals bug reports to sell on the side A HackerOne employee stole vulnerability reports submitted through the bug bounty platform and disclosed them to affected customers to claim financial rewards. Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28… read more »
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Jul 2, 2022
“New Horizons”: five tracks, lo-fi and deep relaxing music.
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“New Horizons”, my new album, is out on Spotify and all major music streaming platforms.
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