Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The victim, through no fault of their own, has been the target of numerous angry tweets designed to ridicule their role in internet security and suggest they are incapable of performing their duty. Obviously, the image is resized to the width of paragraphs on this blog, give it a click if you want to check it out at 1:1 size.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

After identifying a critical Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, the cyber actors gained credentials to access the underlying Structured Query Language (SQL) database [ T1078 ] and utilized SQL commands to dump the credentials [ T1555 ], which contained both cleartext and hashed passwords for user and administrative accounts.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”). LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1 To nominate, please visit:?.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The internet is everywhere, thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT). The term “Internet of Things” applies to any nonstandard computing device that connects to wifi and can transmit data. In some cases, devices of the same make/model may come equipped with the same default password. Keep the device updated.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

that no, you didn't just need a username and birth date to reset the account password. So I wrote a blog post. Shortly after that blog post, three things happened and the first was that it got press. — Timothy Dutton (@ravenstar68) December 17, 2017. DC — NatWest (@NatWest_Help) December 12, 2017.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. .” The botnet implements multiple obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and hides C2 on the Tor network. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

Change all passwords to ICS/SCADA devices and systems on a consistent schedule, especially all default passwords, to device-unique strong passwords to mitigate password brute force attacks and to give defender monitoring systems opportunities to detect common attacks. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Facebook has long been a happy hunting ground for online crooks, who take great pleasure in turning unwary members of the internet community into their prey. phishing scam on its Messenger service that had been doing the rounds since at least 2017. Inside a criminal stronghold. To nominate, please visit:?. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2019

The software is broadly classified as malware by most antivirus companies, likely thanks to an advertised feature list that includes dumping the remote computer’s temporary memory; retrieving passwords from dozens of email programs; snarfing the target’s Wi-Fi credentials; and viewing the target’s Webcam.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. a firm that says it is “dedicated to the development and operation of Internet mobile games.”

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. In fact, other than the infamous CC Cleaner hack of 2017, in which more than 2.3

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

Credential theft and password spraying to Cobalt Strike. This adversary starts with obtaining usernames and passwords of their victim from previous breaches. These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye. The report goes on to describe how a group of state-sponsored hackers, referred to as Elfin or APT33 , carried out extensive “password-spraying” attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In Q3 2017, SiteLock discovered alarming cybercrime trends that will likely affect websites for months to come. That’s not all: cybercriminals attempted to compromise more websites in Q3 2017 than in the previous quarter, increasing their attempted attacks by 16 percent. In Q2 2017, backdoors accounted for 23 percent of malware files.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. a firm that says it is “dedicated to the development and operation of Internet mobile games.”

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.).

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

All of this process is completely transparent and open to the public: my written testimony will be made available publicly 48 hours before the hearing (I'll re-post it on this blog too), the whole things will be broadcast live on the day and members of the public can attend in person if they wish (ping me if you're in the area and plan on coming).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2018

” reads the blog post published by Kaspersky. According to Kaspersky, there was a spike in the number of spear phishing messages in November 2017 that targeted up to 400 industrial companies located in Russia. computer name, username and the RMS machine’s internet ID) about the infected system. states the researchers.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The very next day I published a blog post about how I made it so fast to search through 154M records and thus began a now 185-post epic where I began detailing the minutiae of how I built this thing, the decisions I made about how to run it and commentary on all sorts of different breaches. 🤣", the internet quipped.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

First, a network connection with a remote host was established using the command “net use” net use [IP address] IPC$ “ [password] ” /u:”[user name]” > $temp~tmp5936t.tmp 2>&1″ Next, the actor copied malware to the remote host using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC).

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. Viewing the file required entering the password to the recipient’s corporate email account. Reputation, bitcoins or your life?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. In reality, the scheme worked the way any other internet hoax would: the self-professed altruists went off the radar once they received the deposit. Scammers created a page on the telegra.ph

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

LimeRAT is a powerful Remote Administration Tool publicly available to any internet user, it is an open-source project freely available on Github. Stealer and CryptoStealer module to steal cryptocurrency wallets and saved passwords. Evasive startup methods (fileless) to avoid AV detection. Keylogger module Backdoor and RDP access.

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Elie

MARCH 31, 2019

On February 5th, for Safer Internet Day, our team. Password Checkup. Password checkup allows users to check, in a privacy-preserving manner, whether their username and password matches one of the more than 4B+ credentials exposed by third-party data breaches of which Google is aware. How Password Checkup came into being.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

was used to register at least six domains, including a Russian business registered in Khoroshev’s name called tkaner.com , which is a blog about clothing and fabrics. used the password 225948. Therefore, decryptors appear on the Internet, and with them the hope that files can be decrypted without paying a ransom.

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SecureList

JANUARY 11, 2021

On December 13, 2020, FireEye published a blog post detailing a supply chain attack leveraging Orion IT, an infrastructure monitoring and management platform by SolarWinds. In a previous blog, we dissected the method used by Sunburst to communicate with its C2 server and the protocol by which victims are upgraded for further exploitation.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

A report last week by the New York Attorney General’s Office put a spotlight on the ongoing threat of credential stuffing, a common technique used by cybercriminals that continues to spread and is helping to fuel the push for security practices that don’t involve usernames and passwords. Password Reuse.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

The Internet can provide doxers with all kinds of helpful information, such as the names and positions of employees, including those who occupy key positions in the company. For example, in July of 2017, the data of 14 million Verizon users was breached due to incorrectly configured buckets. Tracking pixel.

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This post provides a retrospective analysis of Mirai — the infamous Internet-of-Things botnet that took down major websites via massive distributed denial-of-service using hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-Of-Things devices. This blog post recounts Mirai’s tale from start to finish. Mirai takedown the Internet.

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SecureList

MARCH 28, 2023

Although we have written about a similar malware attack in 2017 in one of our blogposts , the technique is still very relevant today as it doesn’t have any perfect solution from the perspective of operating system design. A password-protected RAR archive (random password). bank SWIFT code, branch name, etc).

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. Arguably, this behavior should be considered harmful to Internet ecosystem security, as it tends to create an unhealthy competition between sites to entice users to use different systems and install many apps. To have historical perspective, I relied on the fact that the.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

Going back a bit, it was also the top attack vector in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and well, hopefully, you get the picture. Check Out Some Tools Short of wearing a biohazard suit and staying entirely off the internet or never touching a computer again, there are some excellent ways to remain safe from phishing.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In their blog, DarkSide’s creators heaped the blame on third-party operators. There appeared the new Qlocker family, which packs user files into a password-protected 7zip archive, plus our old friends ech0raix and AgeLocker began to gather steam. For the cybercriminals, this sudden notoriety proved unwelcome. are still current.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

According to security firm Gemini Advisory, the Fin7 hacker group stole data on more than five million credit and debit cards that had been used at HBC credit card terminals beginning in May 2017. Evolving threats. vSkimmer malware, a successor to Dexter, dates back to 2013. And that’s not just true for your security team.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Javali trojan is active since November 2017 and targets users of financial and banking organizations geolocated in Brazil and Mexico. After opening the URL distributed on the email body, a ZIP file is then downloaded from the Internet. Background of Latin American Trojans. The next diagram demonstrates how Javali trojan banker works.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

For a brief overview please see our summary blog here. Braun Infusomat system were released in 2017. This is even more important since we are working on a software released in 2017. Could this attack take place over the internet? Table of Contents. Background. What are Infusion Pumps? Project Motivation.

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