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Posts created by: Nathaniel Quist

P2PInfect: The Rusty Peer-to-Peer Self-Replicating WormA pictorial representation of threats to the cloud such as P2PInfect, the P2P worm written in Rust
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P2PInfect: The Rusty Peer-to-Peer Self-Replicating Worm

  • By William Gamazo and Nathaniel Quist
  • July 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM

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PurpleUrchin Bypasses CAPTCHA and Steals Cloud Platform ResourcesA pictorial representation of PurpleUrchin and cryptomining. Included are the Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 logos.
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PurpleUrchin Bypasses CAPTCHA and Steals Cloud Platform Resources

  • By William Gamazo and Nathaniel Quist
  • January 5, 2023 at 6:00 AM

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Gaining Visibility Within Container ClustersA conceptual image representing containers, including the K8s clusters discussed here.
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Gaining Visibility Within Container Clusters

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • April 15, 2022 at 6:00 AM

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Updated: New Evidence Emerges to Suggest WatchDog Was Behind Crypto CampaignA conceptual image representing threats in the cloud, such as TeamTNT, which is expanding its cryptojacking footprint with new TTPs.
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Updated: New Evidence Emerges to Suggest WatchDog Was Behind Crypto Campaign

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • October 29, 2021 at 4:10 PM

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Threat Brief: OMI Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38647, CVE-2021-38648 and CVE-2021-38649)A conceptual image associated with the threat brief series, such as this post covering recent OMI vulnerabilities and how to remediate.
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Threat Brief: OMI Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38647, CVE-2021-38648 and CVE-2021-38649)

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • September 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM

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Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report Update: Cloud Security Weakens as More Organizations Fail to Secure IAMA conceptual image representing cloud misconfigurations, such as the IAM misconfigurations discussed here.
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Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report Update: Cloud Security Weakens as More Organizations Fail to Secure IAM

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • August 5, 2021 at 3:00 PM

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TeamTNT Actively Enumerating Cloud Environments to Infiltrate OrganizationsA conceptual image representing cloud misconfigurations, which can often be a vector for attackers such as TeamTNT to perform activities such as enumerating cloud environments.
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TeamTNT Actively Enumerating Cloud Environments to Infiltrate Organizations

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • June 4, 2021 at 6:00 AM

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WatchDog: Exposing a Cryptojacking Campaign That’s Operated for Two YearsThis conceptual image illustrates cryptojacking, such as the WatchDog cryptojacking compaign discussed in this blog.
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WatchDog: Exposing a Cryptojacking Campaign That’s Operated for Two Years

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • February 17, 2021 at 6:00 AM

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Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report: CSP Findings on Logging, Encryption and Exposed ServicesThis conceptual image illustrates the role of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) in cloud security.
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Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report: CSP Findings on Logging, Encryption and Exposed Services

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • October 7, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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Black-T: New Cryptojacking Variant from TeamTNTThis conceptual image illustrates the concept of cryptojacking, a technique used by Black-T
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Black-T: New Cryptojacking Variant from TeamTNT

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • October 5, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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COVID-19 Themed Malware Within Cloud Environments
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COVID-19 Themed Malware Within Cloud Environments

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • May 11, 2020 at 7:54 AM

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Unit 42 CTR: Sensitive Data Exposed in GitHub
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Unit 42 CTR: Sensitive Data Exposed in GitHub

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • February 6, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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Rocke'in the NetFlow
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Rocke'in the NetFlow

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • August 1, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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Misconfigured and Exposed: Container Services
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Misconfigured and Exposed: Container Services

  • By Nathaniel Quist
  • June 6, 2019 at 9:00 AM

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