What if hackers could time travel? That’s the eyebrow-raising reality of this latest attack, and the FBI wants you to act today.
attacks that have run riot, provoking the Federal Bureau of Investigation into issuing a critical security advisory, and adding to theduring the first quarter of 2025. One that I didn’t see coming, let alone think I would be writing myself, was a warning about time-traveling hackers on the back of the FBI warning. But here we are.Let’s start with a quick recap of the Medusa ransomware attacks at the heart of this story.
Quite a lot of technical information regarding the Medusa malware has come to light since that FBI alert was raised, however, including methods used to disable anti-malware protections as IBoris Cipot, a senior security engineer at Black Duck, told me how Medusa attackers are creatively abusing system misconfigurations in their efforts to bypass security controls. “In this case,” Cipot said, “the issue lies with the date or the possibility to change it.
To mitigate this kind of time travel hackery, Cipot said, “organizations need a combination of best-in-class endpoint protection, strict policy enforcement, and proactive monitoring.” The detection of system configuration changes is also essential, as it’s the system time changes that proved central to the failure of security protections in the case of the Medusa attacks.
Meanwhile, the FBI has stated that two-factor authentication for all services should be enabled where possible, but in particular for webmail such as Gmail, Outlook and others, along with virtual private networks and any accounts that can access critical systems. My advice? Listen to both the FBI and Boris, as they know what they are talking about. Ooh, and don’t wait for Medusa to strike, act today, or your systems could get attacked by hackers from 2012.
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