Fun with Tor

in Cyber - General on Cyber Security

Tor is a browser used to access the nonclearnet side of the internet. and was developed by the tor project (www.torproject.org)

While some think that tor has bad stuff on it it also is a good way to find security research information and learn about upcoming events before they happen (eg: leaks of data) and how to think like a hacker (a good defense is a good offense)

Mockingjay

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mockingjay-process-injection-technique-evades-edr-detection/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-abuse-process-explorer-driver-to-kill-security-software/

Blackcat

in Cyber - General on BlackHat Hacking, Blackhat
Blackcat

AlphV is a Russian-based RAAS (Ransomware as a service) Gang currently targeting a range of businesses. Whilst a lot has been said about it in the media, is it possible to defend against it?

First Reported in 2021, Blackat (So called because of the Blackcat logo used for ransom notes.) As seen in winscp

https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/advisories/2022-004-acsc-ransomware-profile-alphv-aka-blackcat https://socradar.io/dark-web-profile-blackcat-alphv/ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/blackcat-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/how-a-microsoft-blunder-opened-millions-of-pcs-to-potent-malware-attacks/#:~:text=The%20malware%20technique%E2%80%94known%20as%20BYOVD%2C%20short%20for%20%22bring,of%20dozens%20of%20third-party%20drivers%20with%20known%20vulnerabilities. https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/breaking-down-the-blackcat-ransomware-operation

https://securityscorecard.com/research/deep-dive-into-alphv-blackcat-ransomware/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/06/13/the-many-lives-of-blackcat-ransomware/

Generative AI and the Rise of Deepfakes

in AI on AI

As first seen in 2017, a video appeared on youtube showing tom cruise in a Hawaiian shirt with a coin doing a magic trick. www.youtube.com/) But was it him? No.

As this great post explains [raal humans] Autoencoder-based deepfake technology is the most common, followed by NERF-based encoders which allow for realistic-looking representations of people.

[tom cruise]: [real humans]: https://blog.metaphysic.ai/the-road-to-realistic-full-body-deepfakes/

https://blog.metaphysic.ai/future-autoencoder-deepfakes/

Pagination