Ransomware Revealed: From Attack Mechanics to Defense Strategies

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1 day HTTP hssrc Hubspot Used to recognise the visitor's browser upon reentry on the website.
180 days HTTP ga [x2] Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
2 years HTTP ga # [x2] Google Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
2 years HTTP gat [x2] Google Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate 1 day HTTP gid Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
1 day HTTP hjFirstSeen Hotjar This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website.
1 day HTTP hjIncludedInSessionSample # Hotjar Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 day HTTP hjSession # Hotjar Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 day HTTP hjSessionUser # Hotjar Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 year HTTP hjTLDTest Hotjar Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
1 day HTTP reduxPersist%3AlocalStorage Amazon Used to implement audio-content from Spotify on the website.
400 days HTTP vuid Vimeo Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. 2 years HTTP ziwsSession ws.
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Zoominfo.com Collects statistics on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. Session HTML td Google Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
1 year HTTP. Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites.
3 months HTTP gcl au Google Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
3 months HTTP rdt uuid Reddit Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
3 months HTTP anchor-website#keyvaluepairs Anchor FM Used to implement audio-content from Spotify on the website.
7 days HTTP site identity Salesloft Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
1 year HTTP HUBLYTICS EVENTS 53 Hubspot Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.
Session Pixel muc ads Twitter Inc. Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.

This Cyber News was published on www.offsec.com. Publication date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:13:04 +0000

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