Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It also bundles fixes to quash threats relevant to end users, including critical updates for Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Office , as well as a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer. Microsoft patched a bug in Internet Exploder Explorer ( CVE-2019-0676 ) discovered by Google that attackers already are using to target vulnerable systems.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2019

All things considered, this first Patch Tuesday of 2019 is fairly mild, bereft as it is of any new Adobe Flash updates or zero-day exploits. The updates released Tuesday affect Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge , Office , Sharepoint ,NET Framework and Exchange. But there are a few spicy bits to keep in mind.

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SecureBlitz

APRIL 11, 2024

In a move that could significantly alter the landscape, Kape Technologies, the owner of the popular VPN service CyberGhost, has announced its intention to acquire Private […] The post Evolving VPN giant: CyberGhost Acquired PIA [2019] appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 13, 2019

“According to Microsoft, at least two of these vulnerabilities ( CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182 ) can be considered ‘wormable’ and [can be equated] to BlueKeep,” referring to a dangerous bug patched earlier this year that Microsoft warned could be used to spread another WannaCry-like ransomware outbreak.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 24, 2022

Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware. The extension has been sitting on the Chrome Web Store since at least June 2019, according to the earliest reviews posted by users. [.].

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 9, 2020

Earlier this year, the FBI released the 2019 Internet Crime Report. It includes information from 467,361 complaints of suspected Internet crime with reported losses in excess of $3.5 According to the FBI’s report, BEC scams were, by a considerable margin, the most damaging and effective type of cyber-crime in 2019.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 4, 2022

Data Protection Bill, that was presented in the Indian Parliament in 2019, has now been officially withdrawn by the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi. If we verify the facts, the Data Protection Bill of 2019 was giving more rights to the government to access sensitive information generated by the public.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

According to the IC3 Annual Report released in April 2019 financial losses reached $2.7 The total cost of cybercrime for each company in 2019 reached US$13M. According to the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report , 43% of all nefarious online activities impacted small businesses. Financial losses reached $2.7 billion in 2018.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Despite a very slim browser market share, Internet Explorer (IE) is still being exploited by exploit kits like the RIG exploit kit (EK). According to Malwarebytes’ Senior Director of Threat Intelligence Jérôme Segura: “RIG EK is probably one of the last exploit kits targeting Internet Explorer still around.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report , which includes data from 791,790 complaints of suspected cybercrimes. billion and authorities observed an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 (+69%). ” reads 2020 Internet Crime Report.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

We are excited to announce that SiteLock ® INFINITY ™ was recently recognized as a winner of the 2019 Cloud Computing Excellence Product of the Year Award by TMC’s Cloud Computing Magazine. Since 2008, we’ve remained dedicated to “protecting every website on the internet,” and SiteLock INFINITY helps us deliver on this mission.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2019

Wondering about the state of global cybersecurity in 2019? The Internet of Things is a remarkable benchmark in human technological advancement. Their way in was through the company’s internet-connected HVAC system. The whole of the internet sits on a perilous foundation. This bodes ill for 2019.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Dear readers, I decided to create a simple Infographic that shows Cybercrime facts in 2019, I’ve done it for Safer Internet Day 2020. The post Safer internet day – Cybercrime facts Infographic appeared first on Security Affairs. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 that address 77 flaws, including an Internet Explorer issue that has been exploited in attacks. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 that address 77 flaws, 20 critical vulnerabilities, 54 important and 3 moderate in severity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Golestan’s sentencing comes nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to using an elaborate network of phony companies to secure more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the nonprofit which oversees IP addresses assigned to entities in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Critical CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway could be exploited to access company networks, 80,000 companies at risk worldwide. The CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability was discovered by Mikhail Klyuchnikov from Positive Technologies. SecurityAffairs – Citrix, CVE-2019-19781). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2019

Pwn2Own 2019 Day 3 – Experts earned $35,000 and a Tesla Model 3 after hacking the vehicle’s web browser. Pwn2Own 2019 Day 3 – Hackers focused their efforts on car hacking, two teams participated in the competitions but only one of them reached the goal. SecurityAffairs – Pwn2Own 2019, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. The homepage of Stark Industries Solutions.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

We are excited to announce that SiteLock ® INFINITY™ has been recognized as a WINNER of the 2019 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Awards ! At SiteLock, we believe all businesses should be able to safely leverage the power of the internet – no matter their size or budget.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. In 2019 alone, attacks on IoT devices increased by 300%. Are You Secure?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Iran – After the announcement of the government to cut fuel subsidies, protests erupted in the country and the authorities blocked Internet access. Initially, mobile networks stopped working in large areas of the country, the government blocked any access to the Internet. ” reported the NetBlocks website.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. Three IoT Attack Avenues for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2022

The infection chain starts with the installation of a tainted program downloaded from the Internet. The post Nitrokod crypto miner infected systems across 11 countries since 2019 appeared first on Security Affairs. The attackers used a scheduled tacks mechanism to implement delays between each stage of the infection chain.

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Adam Shostack

APRIL 5, 2019

The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong. As a summary of the problems and challenges of the internet, it’s aged sadly well since 2015. Shows how guerrilla marketing works in the age of Twitter, and outlines techniques now being used to screw up elections and people’s lives. The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2020

The NetBlocks internet observatory, which tracks disruptions and shutdowns, reported that yesterday (March 1, 2020) a massive power outage across Venezuela that knocked out a large part of the country’s connectivity to the Internet. Venezuela suffers major power outage knocking out internet connectivity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

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Identity IQ

APRIL 8, 2021

The information released in the FBI 2020 Internet Crime Report is staggering when it comes to the sheer scope of the crimes committed. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) provides information to the public regarding cybercrime and allows citizens to report crimes directly to the government. Record Number of Complaints.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2024

Related: Why proxies aren’t enough Microsoft had used illegal monopolistic practices to crush Netscape Navigator thereby elevating Internet Explorer (IE) to become far and away the No. I bring all this up, because in 2019 Microsoft ditched its clunky browser source code and launched its Edge browser, based on open-source Chromium.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2024

At the close of 2019, API security was a concern, though not necessarily a top priority for many CISOs. We discussed how enterprises in 2019 were deep into making the transition from on-premises networks to cloud-centric, edge-oriented operations when the global pandemic hit. Securing them has become paramount.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Cybercriminals double down on successful internet scams, with a focus on phishing, BEC and other defrauding schemes that have proven to work.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Another year is ending and this is the right time to discover which are the worst passwords of 2019 by analyzing data leaked in various data breaches. Independent anonymous researchers, compiled and shared with security firm NordPass a list of 200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches during 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

DNT (disabled by default) is part of Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, and Kaspersky Security Cloud. Our last report, published in 2019, took a close look at Google’s trackers: DoubleClick, Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and YouTube Analytics. Global web tracking giants.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 address over 70 flaws, including an Internet Explorer issue (CVE-2019-1429) that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. The CVE-2019-1429 zero-day is a scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability that affects Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

Yesterday I reported the discovery made by experts at GreyNoise that detected scans for systems vulnerable to the BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) vulnerability. The scans were first detected on May 25, 2019, experts explained that a single threat actor launched them from the Tor network to hide their identities. Graham added. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Patches for Internet Explorer Zero-Day Causing Problems for Many Users. Microsoft released a new set of patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer recently fixed due to problems reported by users with the previous patch. SecurityAffairs – CVE-2019-1367 , hacking). reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. “To

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