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Watering Hole Attack
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Watering Hole Attack
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A watering hole attack is a type of cyber-attack that targets a specific group of users by compromising a website or web application they are known to visit.
What Is a Watering Hole Attack?
Attackers will infect a website with malicious code, allowing them to gain access to the computers of unsuspecting visitors.
Watering Hole Attack
History:
History:
CCleaner Attack 2017
Attack on Polish Banks in 2016
Lucky Mouse Attack in China 2017-18
The NotPetya Attack
NotPetya works by encrypting the files on a computer, making them inaccessible to the user. It then demands a ransom payment in order to unlock the files. If the ransom is not paid, the files will remain encrypted.
The NotPetya Attack
How Did The NotPetya Attack Work?
- Attack originated from an update of a Ukrainian tax accounting package called MeDoc developed by Intellect Service.
- MeDoc was widely used among tax accountants in Ukraine
- MeDoc had about 400,000 customers across Ukraine, representing about 90% of the country's domestic firms
- Used The EternalBlue Exploit
How Did The NotPetya Attack Work?
Execution
- Compromised MeDoc server pushes out an update on 27 June 2017
- Millions of computers infected by the not petya ransomware
- Ransom of $300 requested by the hackers to retrieve data
- No Kill Switch found in NotPetya
Responding To The Attack
Responding To The Attack
- Disconnect the infected computer from the network.
- Boot the computer from an external source
- Run a malware removal tool:
- Restore data from backups
Update And Patch
Advanced email security solutions
Preventing The Attack
Back Up And Restore
Preventing The Attack
Windows Server Message Block (SMB) patches