Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

Upon compromising the IP camera, an attacker can also use the hacked device to access internal networks posing a risk to the infrastructure that use the devices. The expert confirmed that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hikvision). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” Upon compromising the IP camera, an attacker can also use the hacked device to access internal networks posing a risk to the infrastructure that use the devices. The expert pointed out that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The infamous Locky ransomware was first spotted in the wild in February 2016. The first viable Mac ransomware called KeRanger was spotted in the spring of 2016.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

last week said they dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone else’s computer. ” In 2016, Deniskloster.com featured a post celebrating three years in operation.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

And while actual, measurable cyberrattacks and hacks surrounding The Olympics did not truly get rolling until 2008 in Beijing, The Olympic games have traditionally been quite the target for malicious acts of all kinds, dating back years. remember Sydney being referred to as “The Internet Olympics”. People getting up to mischief?

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

The Moobot botnet has been active since at least 2016, it also includes other routers and virtual private servers (VPS). “Apart from the EdgeRouter devices, we also found compromised Raspberry Pi and other internet-facing devices in the botnet. ” reported Trend Micro. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2020

The source code of the infamous Dharma ransomware is now available for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. The source code of one of the most profitable ransomware families, the Dharma ransomware , is up for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. The source is offered for a price as low as $2,000, as reported by ZDNet.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If you’re into this sort of thing, it’s pretty much the most fun you can possibly have on the Internet without committing multiple felonies. In 2016, DARPA ran a similarly styled event for artificial intelligence (AI). In 2016, none of the Cyber Grand Challenge teams used modern machine learning techniques.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

12 percent of the listed servers are running a version of Exchange Server that is no longer supported, and around 25 percent of all servers use current versions of Exchange 2016 and 2019 that lack of security patches. “Around 45,000 Microsoft Exchange servers in Germany can currently be accessed from the Internet without restrictions.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. ” These web-based backdoors offer attackers an easy-to-use, password-protected hacking tool that can be accessed over the Internet from any browser.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

A jury found Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty for the hack of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring back in 2012 and for the sale of the stolen data on cybercrime black marketplaces. The Russian criminal was arrested in Prague in October 2016 in an international joint operation with the FBI. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Microsoft today released an emergency software patch to plug a critical security hole in its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that attackers are already using to break into Windows computers. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2021

Founded in 2016, Verkada is a security company that focuses on surveillance and facial recognition through the use of sophisticated software in security cameras. Now a hacking group says they accessed thousands of live feeds from Verkada's cameras around the world. The Verkada camera hack: what happened?

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The Kazakhstan authorities issued an advisory to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to allow their customers to access the Internet only after the installation on their devices of government-issued root certificates. The certificates are issued in compliance with the Law on Communications 2004 passed in November 2015.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. In December 2016 , the Turkish blocked social media in the country to prevent the sharing of a video of the executions of Turkish soldiers by the IS group. ”added Netblocks. .

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

First advertised in the cybercrime underground in 2014, RSOCKS was the web-based storefront for hacked computers that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their Web traffic through someone else’s device. RSOCKS, circa 2016. A copy of the passport for Denis Emelyantsev, a.k.a. Image: archive.org.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

” In February 2005, Nordex posted to Mazafaka that he was in the market for hacked bank accounts, and offered 50 percent of the take. That Bankir account was registered from the Internet address 193.27.237.66 com account created from that same Internet address under the username “Polkas.” Image: Migalki.net.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The bad side of all of these adventure is, now I have my research materials scattering around all over the internet during these past three years (smile). The post MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019) appeared first on Security Affairs. Hello, it’s unixfreaxjp here.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. Here are a few takeaways: Minimum requirements A few years back, a spate of seminal IoT hacks grabbed the full attention of governments worldwide. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. Large-scale spam campaigns often are conducted using newly-registered or hacked email addresses, and/or throwaway domains.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

“The system calls on companies and entities in the energy and water sectors to immediately exchange passwords from the Internet to the control systems, reduce Internet connectivity and ensure that the most up-to-date version of controllers is installed.” SecurityAffairs – water facilities, hacking).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re is was one of the original “residential proxy” networks, which allow someone to rent a residential IP address to use as a relay for his/her Internet communications, providing anonymity and the advantage of being perceived as a residential user surfing the web. A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

app), one very interesting Internet address is connected to all of them — 185.159.83[.]24. Investigators believe the intruders were using the ScreenConnect software on the hacked Wipro systems to connect remotely to Wipro client systems, which were then used to leverage further access into Wipro customer networks.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The trouble is, there’s little to stop criminals from leveraging newly registered or hacked LinkedIn business accounts to create their own ad campaigns using Slinks. Way back in 2016, security firm Fortinet blogged about LinkedIn’s redirect being used to promote phishing sites and online pharmacies.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

com , a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. For several years, WeLeakInfo was the largest of several services selling access to hacked passwords. 24, 2016 with the domain registrar Dynadot. design was registered on Aug.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

CVE-2016-6415 – Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE IKEv1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE contain insufficient condition checks in the part of the code that handles Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) security negotiation requests.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. The cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2016, according to the CrowdStrike researchers it is using a very sophisticated toolset.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

That same day, AWM Proxy — a 14-year-old anonymity service that rents hacked PCs to cybercriminals — suddenly went offline. In 2011, researchers at Kaspersky Lab showed that virtually all of the hacked systems for rent at AWM Proxy had been compromised by TDSS (a.k.a But on Dec.

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DoublePulsar

AUGUST 9, 2023

You have have read about the hack of the Electoral Commission recently. In this piece we take a look at what happened, show they were running Microsoft Exchange Server with Outlook Web App (OWA) facing the internet, and the unpatched vulnerability that presented. This lead to several big security breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

What this tells me is that the presidential candidates, at least, actually appear to be heeding lessons learned from the hacking John Podesta’s email account – and all of the havoc Russia was able to foment in our 2016 elections. Let’s not forget how Russia targeted elections in 39 states back in 2016. “We Talk more soon.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 23, 2018

He briefly rose to Internet infamy as one of the core members of UGNazi , an online mischief-making group that claimed credit for hacking and attacking a number of high-profile Web sites. Brooklyn, NY native Islam, a.k.a. “ Josh the God ,” has a long rap sheet for computer-related crimes.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2019

” But critics say WebMonitor is far more likely to be deployed on “pwned” devices, or those that are surreptitiously hacked. court to computer hacking and to creating, marketing and selling Blackshades , a RAT that was used to compromise and spy on hundreds of thousands of computers.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 20, 2021

If hacking is opening a door by picking its lock, then DDoS is blocking the door by boarding it up from the outside. For Internet devices, the network edge is where the device, or the local network containing the device, communicates with the Internet. The target. Vulnerabilities.

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