Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices. The CVE-2018-9995 flaw is due to an error when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Cloud computing has gone mainstream for many enterprises, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how both industrial and consumer-oriented companies do business. Looking to the new year however, which trends will come to define our industry in 2018 and beyond? Shift towards micro-services.

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Technology Digital transformation IoT Encryption 71

Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

At the outset of their federal criminal trial for hijacking vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale email spam campaigns, three current or former executives at online advertising firm Adconion Direct (now Amobee ) have pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of fraud and misrepresentation via email.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the final few days of the year and look ahead to the clean slate that 2019 represents, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on 2018 – specifically, what tech innovations and predictions held true, which fell a bit flat and which were entirely unexpected. Looking back at 2018, something that no one could have predicted?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This aptly describes the Internet of Things (IoT), where many small things are coming together to shape what we all hope will deliver a great leap in the way we live and do business. According to Maciej Kranz, Cisco VP for strategic innovation, writing for IoTechExpo.com , “[In 2018] IoT security will become the No.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 28, 2018

The presenters collected over 300 million public keys from across the internet (X.509, At a time when public keys are virtually everywhere on the internet it is especially pertinent that organizations ensure that the keys they use are strong and unexpired. 509, SSH, PGP, etc.) Author : Matthew Jochim and Matt Tycksen.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The list includes Amazon (banned in 2018), Google (2018), Microsoft (2022), and Cloudflare (2015). As I explained in the blog DNS hijacks: what to look for , DNS is the phonebook of the internet to the effect that the input is a name and the output is a number. They are also known as content distribution networks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for September 2018 address over 60 vulnerabilities, including the recently disclosed zero-day flaw. The Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for September 2018 includes the zero-day flaw recently disclosed by a researcher via Twitter. Of the 62 CVEs. That’s all the user interaction needed.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is the reality for many website owners, and now more than ever, they need to be on alert for cyberattacks in 2018. For example, if your visitors came to your blog looking for your latest recipe but found a post about prescription drugs instead, they’ll likely leave confused and unsure of whether or not your website is trustworthy.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 5, 2018

My next book is still on track for a September 2018 publication. The table of contents has changed since I last blogged about this, and it now looks like this: Introduction: Everything is Becoming a Computer Part 1: The Trends 1. What a Secure Internet+ Looks Like 8. How We Can Secure the Internet+ 9.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Invariably, Internet of Things (IoT) strategies form the backbone of those efforts. Just recently, researchers found that a popular Internet of Things real-time operating system – FreeRTOS, run by AWS – was riddled with serious vulnerabilities. The goal is then to analyse it and take impactful action.

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Internet Internet IoT Manufacturing 66

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Brad Marden , superintendent of cybercrime operations for the Australian Federal Police (AFP), said their investigation into who was behind U-Admin began in late 2018, after Australian citizens began getting deluged with phishing attacks via mobile text messages that leveraged the software. The U-Admin phishing panel interface. Image: fr3d.hk/blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

“Globally, in 2021, malicious cyber actors targeted internet-facing systems, such as email servers and virtual private network (VPN) servers, with exploits of newly disclosed vulnerabilities. This advisory also includes other frequently exploited vulnerabilities. ” reads the advisory published by CISA. To nominate, please visit:?

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Troy Hunt

JULY 6, 2018

I only wrote the one short blog post this week, but I spent a heap of time on the Twitters arguing with people instead so. It'll be a fun blog post ??. Egypt didn't just censor the internet. link] pic.twitter.com/Tgs3gpIIax — The Tor Project (@torproject) July 2, 2018. It's a week of tweets! that's something?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The Chinese giant Huawei was already excluded by several countries from building their 5G internet networks. The United States , Australia , New Zealand , Romania , and Japan announced the exclusion of Huawei technology from their 5G internet networks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

According to statistica the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected will rise to 23 billion this year. Thales eSecurity’s 2018 Global PKI Trends Study , revealed increased reliance on PKIs as a core enterprise asset and root of trust.

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IoT Authentication Manufacturing Digital transformation 85

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

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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. 13, 2018 bomb threat hoax.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

And, let’s be honest , the deceptive writing phishing assaults and other cyber threats today employ are skilled enough to fool even the most trained, internet-savvy experts. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), seniors lost $500 each on computer tech assistance scams in 2018. Internet and email fraud.

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Identity Theft Scams Insurance Internet 274

Heimadal Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Zee5 is an Indian on-demand Internet streaming media provider that was launched in India on February 14th, 2018 having available content in 12 languages. The post Zee5 Platform is Once Again Affected by a Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. What is Zee5?

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So I wrote a blog post. Shortly after that blog post, three things happened and the first was that it got press. And now we have another perfect example of precisely the sort of response that needs to be shamed so NatWest earned themselves a blog post. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) April 18, 2018.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 24, 2019

This raises the question of how charities and non-profits with limited resources can afford to safely manage millions of sensitive files,” wrote Diachenko in a blog detailing his findings. The Brazilian government and a fitness company experienced similar leaks in late 2018 as well.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

As of 2018, more than 2 million people were working abroad for U.S. Similarly, different nations exercise varying amounts of authority over internet traffic. Consequently, workers in other countries may have slower internet speeds, which can interfere with security. Restricted Internet Access. companies in China alone.

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Internet Internet Government Risk 223

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Hilderman Many components and systems within an aircraft can exchange data and communicate with each other or with the external internet. Software gaps Similarly, the availability of onboard Wi-Fi services has become increasingly common in commercial aircraft so passengers can stay connected to the internet even during a long flight.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

In December 2018, the FBI seized other 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, the U.S. The press release published by DoJ states that investigations into booter services are still ongoing. ” states the press release published by Department of Justice. com, ragebooter(.)com, com, downthem(.)org org and quantumstress(.)net)

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DDOS Internet Internet Hacking 87

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The first version of the bot exploits tens of known vulnerabilities including: CVE-2020-17456 vulnerability affecting SEOWON INTECH SLC-130 and SLR-120S routers; CVE-2018-10823 flaw an older D-Link routers (DWR-116 through 1.06, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, DWR-111 through 1.01).

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Malware DDOS IoT Cybercrime 142

Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Isolate Internet-facing services in a network Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to reduce the exposure of the internal network [ D3-NI ]. Enable robust logging of Internet-facing services and monitor the logs for signs of compromise [ D3-NTA ] [ D3-PM ]. To nominate, please visit:?. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Telecommunications Authentication Passwords Accountability 98

Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2020

In December 2018, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how dozens of U.S. Searching the Internet for some of these Web listing domains mentioned in the company’s Twitter account brings up a series of press releases once issued on behalf of the company. political campaigns, cities and towns had paid a shady company called Web Listings Inc.

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Scams Marketing Internet Internet 257

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The market has also grown by 1,600% since 2018 , displaying an interest that shows no signs of slowing. The most notable include: •Technological issues: The risk of technical glitches, power outages, internet disruptions and the like are a huge challenge to successfully adopting immersive technology in cybersecurity training.

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Technology Cybersecurity Risk Mobile 203

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The malware exploits tens of known vulnerabilities including: CVE-2020-17456 vulnerability affecting SEOWON INTECH SLC-130 and SLR-120S routers; CVE-2018-10823 flaw an older D-Link routers (DWR-116 through 1.06, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, DWR-111 through 1.01). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The most severe vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-16593 is a command-injection flaw that resides in the Sony application Photo Sharing Plus that allows users to share multimedia content from their mobile devices via Sony Smart TVs. .” ” reads the blog post published by Fortinet. ” reads the blog post.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“What we found, combined with intelligence provided by renowned cyber security journalist Brian Krebs , allowed us to conclusively identify Duke-Cohan as a member of Apophis Squad in the first week of August, and we promptly informed law enforcement,” Protonmail wrote in a blog post published today.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 23, 2018

As expected, the internet responded with much hilarity because no-way, no-how are any of the analogies in that video even remotely equivalent to digital piracy: And even if they were - even if you could directly compare the way both a movie and a car can be illegally obtained then yes, of course people would do it! With no malicious intent?

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Internet Internet Penetration Testing Hacking 209

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-7900, resides in the router administration panel and allows credentials information to leak. An attacker could use IoT search engines such as ZoomEye or Shodan to scan the internet for devices having default passwords. “CVE-2018–7900 makes the process of attacking a router even more simplified.

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IoT Internet Internet Passwords 93

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Most of us internet users are obviously familiar with CAPTCHAs: a challenge or test that is designed to filter out bots (automated programs) and only allow legitimate human users in. reCAPTCHA v1 was officially shut down in 2018 and was replaced by the newer invisible reCAPTCHA. That is, however, no longer the case.

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Internet Internet Technology Hacking 133

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Researcher Ron Guilmette discovered that Spammy Bear was able to hijack thousands of these dormant domains for spam simply by registering free accounts at GoDaddy and telling the company’s automated DNS service to allow the sending of email with those domains from an Internet address controlled by the spammers. 22 story. 31 and Feb.

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DNS Ransomware Accountability Internet 237

Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

nl — circa October 2018. “On top of the password re-use, the data shows a great insight into her professional and personal Internet usage,” Holden wrote in a blog post on Witte’s arrest. ” According to the DOJ, Witte had access to Trickbot for roughly two years between 2018 and 2020.

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