During a recent incident response engagement, researchers at the FortiGuard IR services (FGIR) responded to a ransomware attack where the threat actor heavily used anti forensic techniques to cover their tracks and to avoid their malware getting into the hands of researchers. They attempted to achieve this by deleting files and folders they had created, clearing logs and obfuscating malware.
Link to full report: IR-25-344-001_AutoLogger.pdf
Tis the season for cybersecurity and IT teams have to send out a company-wide email: “No, our CEO does NOT want you to buy gift cards.” As much of the workforce signs off for the holidays, hackers are stepping up their game. We will see an increase in activity as hackers continue to introduce e-commerce scams and holiday-themed phishing attacks. Hackers love to use these tactics to trick end users into compromising not only their personal data but also their organization data.
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From Script Kiddies hackers and sophisticated Cybercriminals, to at times even State sponsored professional hackers; all are bent on the failure of consumers and companies to properly protect themselves. Different motives, but all the same outcome of network disruption and financial ruin. Weak passwords, vulnerabilities in software and systems, exposed sensitive information, all of these can lead a hacker to compromise your accounts and data. Recent reporting from our Red Sky Alliance securit
