LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, are not Likely to Survive Russian Internet Isolation Legislation

Social media giants, Twitter and Facebook, are in a legal struggle over previous Russian legislation which requires these companies to store Russian personal data in Russia. Currently, LinkedIn is banned in Russia. On 1 May 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed “Internet sovereignty” bill.  Russia will develop its own DNS system to conduct special Internet controls. 

To read the full article and find an archive of related reporting, follow this link to READBOARD.

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Wapack Labs Sinkhole Blacklist

LP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:   

Reporting Period: May 13 2019

Wapack Labs identified connections from 51,037 new unique IP addresses, which are checking in with one of the many Wapack Labs sinkhole domains.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these IP addresses in a monitor or block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) a Deep Dive Webinar

Save the Date: Friday Noon EST, May 10th 
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Wapack Labs is excited to invite you to our 2nd Cyber Intelligence on-line Briefings (CIB). This webinar is a deep dive into Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Jesse Burke, Advanced Cyber Analyst, will share research on RDP Wrap, Backdoors, Inception, and MiTM. Join our webinar on Friday noon for the webinar and the reports.

Wipro Attack Exposes Multiple Targets

In April 2019, Krebs reported that Wipro, an Indian IT outsourcing company, was the victim of a successful cyber attack by suspected state-sponsored actors. The actors leveraged ScreenConnect, a remote administration tool, to gain access to various Wipro systems which were then used as launching points for additional attacks against Wipro’s customers.

To read the full article and find an archive of related reporting, follow this link to READBOARD.

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Wapack Labs Sinkhole Blacklist

LP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:   

Reporting Period: April 29 2019

Wapack Labs identified connections from 53,562 new unique IP addresses, which are checking in with one of the many Wapack Labs sinkhole domains.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these IP addresses in a monitor or block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

Wapack Labs Keylogger Blacklist

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:

Compromised Email Accounts

Reporting Period: April 29, 2019 

On 29 April 2019, Wapack Labs identified 12 unique email accounts compromised with keyloggers and used to log into mostly personal accounts and organizations. Attackers may be able to access not only email addresses but also financial, social media and other data.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com 

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

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Wapack Labs Sinkhole Blacklist

LP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:   

Reporting Period: April 22, 2019

Wapack Labs identified connections from 59,676 new unique IP addresses, which are checking in with one of the many Wapack Labs sinkhole domains.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these IP addresses in a monitor or block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

Wapack Labs Keylogger Blacklist

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:

Compromised Email Accounts

Reporting Period: April 22, 2019 

On 22 April 2019, Wapack Labs identified 167 unique email accounts compromised with keyloggers and used to log into mostly personal accounts and organizations. Attackers may be able to access not only email addresses but also financial, social media and other data.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com 

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

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Loki's Underground Evolution

Loki is a very popular bot/stealer malware which has been for sale in the underground since 2015.  In 2017, two hackers from the Russian hacking forum fuckav.ru cracked Loki and released a cracked builder.  Once the cracked builder was released new unofficial versions of Loki were found for sale in novice English speaking forums for less than the original version. 

To read the full article and find an archive of related reporting, follow this link to READBOARD.

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Wapack Labs Keylogger Blacklist

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:

Compromised Email Accounts

Reporting Period: April 15, 2019 

On 15 April 2019, Wapack Labs identified 12 unique email accounts compromised with keyloggers and used to log into mostly personal accounts and organizations. Attackers may be able to access not only email addresses but also financial, social media and other data.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com 

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

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Wapack Labs Sinkhole Blacklist

LP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:   

Reporting Period: April 15, 2019

Wapack Labs identified connections from 62,346 new unique IP addresses, which are checking in with one of the many Wapack Labs sinkhole domains.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these IP addresses in a monitor or block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

316K Victims of Smominru Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet

Beginning in August of 2017, a new cryptocurrency mining botnet, dubbed Smominru, started propagating via the recently leaked Eternal Blue exploit. Smominru, aka MyKings, is characterized by the targeting of Windows systems using WMI as a file-less persistence mechanism.[1]

As of March 2019, Smominru showed no signs of slowing down.  Wapack Labs has identified approximately 316K victims connecting to Smominru infrastructure over a period of 6 days.  This report provides a high-level overview of the malware installation as well as details on the Smominru infrastructure and botnet.

To read the full article and find an archive of related reporting, follow this link to READBOARD.

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Wapack Labs Keylogger Blacklist

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:

Compromised Email Accounts

Reporting Period: April 8, 2019 

On 8 April 2019, Wapack Labs identified 69 unique email accounts compromised with keyloggers and used to log into mostly personal accounts and organizations. Attackers may be able to access not only email addresses but also financial, social media and other data.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com 

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

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Wapack Labs Sinkhole Blacklist

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:   

Reporting Period: April 8, 2019

Wapack Labs identified connections from 72,960 new unique IP addresses, which are checking in with one of the many Wapack Labs sinkhole domains.

Contact Wapack Labs for more information:
603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com

Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these IP addresses in a monitor or block status in intrusion prevention systems. 

Can Self Driving Cars Deliver an Acceptable Level of Safety?

In a recent, The Tech Advocate blog, the issue of trusting self-driving cars with our children’s safety was discussed.  Imagine placing your seven-year-old child on a self-driving school bus.  Would you? So, can artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the automotive industry deliver this level of safety?  

To read the full article and find an archive of related reporting, follow this link to READBOARD.

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