Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

. “But a registrar should not act on instructions coming from a random email address or other account that is not even connected to the domain in question.” 23, 2019, the e-hawk.net domain was transferred to a reseller account within OpenProvider. ” REGISTRY LOCK.

DNS 272

DNS Social Engineering Engineering Accountability 272

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

VPN 312

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 312

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

Hacking 277

Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 277

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Inactive Accounts and Default Configurations. Hackers gained initial access by brute-forcing an existing account via “a simple, predictable password” to enroll a new device in the MFA procedures, the agencies said. MFA was automatically disabled because the account was inactive for a long period.

VPN 114

VPN Accountability Authentication Passwords 114

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). A virtual private network (VPN) takes a public internet connection (i.e. Key Features of a VPN. Best VPNs for Consumers.

Internet 144

Internet Internet Software Antivirus 144

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

All businesses online and brick-and-mortar must have a cyber security plan in place because it is crucial for keeping your user data including passwords, and credit card numbers, secure and protected. . Some key points in a cyber security plan that you must consider are as follows: Strong passwords . Two-factor authentication .

Small Business 145

Small Business Cyber Attacks VPN Backups 145

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

The company added that successful exploitation requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. The attackers obtained encrypted passwords from NetScaler ADC configuration files, and the decryption key was stored on the ADC appliance.

VPN 73

VPN Cyber Attacks DNS Software 73

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet. Reconnaissance.

VPN 117

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 117

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

The attackers connects to a dedicated commercially-shared VPN server using OpenVPN and then uses compromised email credentials to send out credential spam via a commercial email service provider. It is unclear why APT28 is using compromised email accounts of (mostly) defense companies in the Middle East. ” concludes the report.

Phishing 130

Phishing Accountability Advertising DNS 130

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.

VPN 68

VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

I will buy accounts for access to corporate VPNs or firewalls (FortiGate, SonicWall, PulseSecure, etc.) Request for access to corporate VPN. For example, use of data from stealer logs or password mining. A special mention should be made of the method for capturing legitimate accounts based on stealers.

VPN 96

VPN Accountability Ransomware Encryption 96

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence. They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant.

Phishing 86

Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 86

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Detect compromised accounts, insider threats, and malware. DNS filtering.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 107

Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

The technique is really simple as it only requires an email account that sends messages to itself containing stolen credentials for each victim that executed the malware on their computer. pw accounts, various scams). pw accounts, various scams). Test successful! hackforums.net exploit.in titan.email (.pw hackforums.net exploit.in

Malware 76

Malware Scams Phishing Accountability 76

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

Network Security 107

Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 107

SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Threat actors can decrypt these files and dump the usernames, password hashes, computer names, groups, and other data. Web sessions and user passwords saved in the browser are available in hVNC sessions. This module is a password stealer module. dat” q q. reg save HKLMSAM %TEMP%<random>1.dat aexecDll32. tdpwgrab32.

Banking 140

Banking Passwords VPN Internet 140

Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

You decide to take a look at their DNS cache to get a list of internal resources the user has been browsing and as you look through the list, there are several that you recognize based on naming conventions. If you create a system and it accepts files or text, people will put their passwords or sensitive customer information posthaste.

Authentication 52

Authentication Passwords Penetration Testing Social Engineering 52

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

He was concerned that his phone had been hacked he contacted Toronto's Citizen Lab and agreed to let them install a VPN application that would give researchers a chance to track metadata associated with his Internet traffic. His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net.

Spyware 52

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

You may use a VPN or install utilities to capture and forward traffic to other subnets, or configure proxychains. The category usually matches the typical phases of a pentest, like “information gathering” or “post-exploitation,” but also recurrent tasks, such as “password attacks.”

Penetration Testing 141

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Hacking 141

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

Blocking legitimate users is part of that problem, blocking users wanting to protect their traffic with a VPN is another: This has been there for the past year now. They also blacklist vpn IP addresses. This is poor form as it can break tools that encourage good security practices such as password managers.

Hacking 279

Hacking Government Risk Encryption 279

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 99,989 unique users. The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. Web Anti-Virus recognized 251,288,987 unique URLs as malicious. Vulnerability statistics.

Mobile 90

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 90

NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The attacker may utilize a website such as nwtools.com to look through the target organization’s DNS records. In 2016, Tulane University confirmed that 10 employees were the target of a phishing attack that successfully tricked them into sharing their passwords to their payroll accounts.

Phishing 40

Phishing Social Engineering Engineering Healthcare 40