Malware/Ransomware Updates & New Perimeter Device Vulnerability – Technology
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Malware/Ransomware Updates & New Perimeter Device Vulnerability
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By: Brendan Rooney (Managing Director at
Tracepoint) & Sean B. Hoar
FinCEN Alert: The first week of March involved
a number of developments in cybersecurity due to the Russia/Ukraine
conflict. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
released an alert on March 7 advising all financial institutions to
be vigilant against efforts to evade sanctions imposed in
connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It does not impose
new requirements, but outlines “red flags” to remind
financial institutions of their Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting
obligations, including those pertaining to convertible virtual
currency (CVC). The primary focus of the FinCEN alert appears to be
eliciting cooperation of financial institutions in identifying
hidden Russian and Belarusian assets.
Wiper Malware Explained: Modular forms of
malware with either anti-forensic and/or wiping capabilities have
been used maliciously for years, including in the infamous attack
on Saudi Aramco in 2012. In that incident, Shamoon malware was used
to wipe files and overwrite the Master Boot Record (MBR). This past
week, new forms of malware with similar wiping capabilities have
been identified, such as WhisperGate,
HermeticWiper/Trojan.Killdisk, Windshield,…
