Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
Sunday, 03 December 2023
by Ayman Hamam
In a recent analysis, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia revealed a targeted cyber threat affecting organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The unknown threat actor is distributing a sophisticated backdoor named Agent Racoon, developed using the .NET framework. The malware exploits the domain name service (DNS) protocol to
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Microsoft Warns of Cyber Attacks Attempting to Breach Cloud via SQL Server Instance
Sunday, 15 October 2023
by Ayman Hamam
In a recent cybersecurity incident, Microsoft has shed light on a thwarted cyber attack, where hackers made an unsuccessful attempt to breach a cloud environment through an SQL Server instance. The assault kicked off with the exploitation of an SQL injection vulnerability present in a particular application. This initial breach granted unauthorized access and escalated
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AzureSecurity, CloudResources, CloudSecurity, cyberSecurity, CyberThreats, DataSecurity, Hackers, IdentityManagement, IncidentResponse, SQLServer