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Piecing Together the Puzzle: A Qilin Ransomware Investigation

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Huntress analysts reconstructed a Qilin ransomware attack from a single endpoint, using limited logs to reveal rogue ScreenConnect access, failed infostealer attempts, and the ransomware execution path. The investigation shows how validating multiple data sources can uncover activity even when visibility is reduced to a "pinhole." [...]

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

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One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) said Friday that the votes were …

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

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Thousands of Asus routers have been hacked and are under the control of a suspected China-state group that has yet to reveal its intentions for the mass compromise, researchers said. The hacking spree is either primarily or exclusively targeting seven models of Asus routers, all of which are no …

Practical steps to minimize key exposure using AWS Security Services

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Exposed long-term credentials continue to be the top entry point used by threat actors in security incidents observed by the AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT). The exposure and subsequent use of long-term credentials or access keys by threat actors poses security risks in cloud environments. Additionally, poor key …

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