Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It turns out that one of the three people working support for the email service, with access to people’s email accounts, used that power for profit. The employee was one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to provide technical support for the service.”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

In the past couple of weeks, we have observed an ongoing campaign targeting system administrators with fraudulent ads for popular system utilities. We have observed several different advertiser accounts which were all reported to Google. The lures are utilities commonly used by IT admins such as PuTTY and FileZilla.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

AvosLocker affiliates use legitimate software and open-source remote system administration tools to compromise the victims’ networks. This joint CSA updates the advisory published by the US Government on March 17, 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The expert used the JWT to access the GSPIMS portal and after gaining access to the platform he discovered an account with system administrator privileges. made it easy to find accounts that had elevated access to the system. That gave me access to the User Administration section.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Not a few people's Twitter accounts, but all of Twitter. Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter's system administrators. It didn't matter whether individual accounts had a complicated and hard-to-remember password, or two-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so ru account is connected to the Telegram account “ Perchatka ,” (“glove” in Russian). ru account and posted as him.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 28, 2022

If you don’t have fake accounts, computers, and configurations that look vulnerable mixed in with your population of systems you are missing out. System administrators usually know their systems very well. No one should EVER use this account. Finally lets get to the meat of this lesson.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Côté outlined how and why many SMBs are in a position to materially improve their security posture – by going back to a few security basics, in particular by paying closer attention to privileged account management , or PAM. Some context: privileged accounts first arose 20 years ago as our modern business networks took shape.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.”. The notice further warns about the use of Windows 7, which Microsoft stopped supporting in January of last year.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Prosecutors say Vasinskyi was involved in a number of REvil ransomware attacks, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya , Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. Prosecutors say Vasinskyi also used the monikers “ Yarik45 ,” and “ Yaroslav2468.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 20, 2020

Those records showed that several email addresses tied to a domain registered by then 19-year-old Preston had been used to create a vDOS account that was active in attacking a large number of targets, including multiple assaults on networks belonging to the Free Software Foundation (FSF).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. ” Michael Sanders , executive vice president of account management at Kaseya, confirmed that the customer portal was taken offline in response to a vulnerability report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA observed the campaign in April 2023, the malicious e-mails with the subject “Windows Update” were crafted to appear as sent by system administrators of departments of multiple government bodies. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

The vendor recommended changing system administrator account, reset access control, and installing the latest available version. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Taiwanese company urges its customers to enable multi-factor authentication where available, enable auto block and account protection, and to use string administrative credentials, . System administrators that have noticed suspicious activity on their devices should report it to Synology technical support.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 7, 2021

Or else they are on the verge of getting hacked by cyber crooks that could then install programs, view or delete data or even create new user accounts of a PC without the knowledge of the user or the system administration if/when on network. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

” Since 2016 Microsoft continues to track nation-state activity against the email accounts of its customers, the IT giant warned of state-sponsored hacking campaigns originating from China, Russia, and Iran for years. Every time Microsoft experts have detected attacks from state-sponsored hackers, they have alerted users via email.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The CVE-2020-3158 flaw is related to the presence of a system account that has a default and static password in the Smart Software Manager tool. “The vulnerability is due to a system account that has a default and static password and is not under the control of the system administrator.”

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Threatpost

APRIL 26, 2018

Not just a miner, the malware also sets up a hidden default account with system administrator privileges, to be used for re-infection and further attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. A common technique to achieve persistence is to leverage stolen account logons, especially ones that give access to privileged accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2019

This is because privileged accounts are widely deployed all across modern business networks — on-premises, in the cloud, across DevOps environments and on endpoints. Attackers that are able to gain access to privileged accounts can elevate privileges and move laterally throughout the network to accomplish their end goal.

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Webroot

APRIL 2, 2024

While RDP is a powerful tool for remote administration and support, it has also become a favored vector for brute force attacks for several reasons: Widespread use: RDP is commonly used in businesses to enable remote work and system administration.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Skorodumov was one of the organization’s lead systems administrators, he configured and managed the clients’ domains and IP addresses, provided technical assistance to help clients optimize their malware and botnets.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This type of website is often visited by geeks and system administrators to read the latest computer reviews, learn some tips and download software utilities. info/account/hdr.jpg ivcgroup[.]in/temp/Citrix-x64.msix Indicators of Compromise Ad domains argenferia[.]com com realvnc[.]pro pro corporatecomf[.]online com winscp-apps[.]online

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2020

Escalate privileges from “Organization Administrator” (normally a customer account) to “System Administrator” with access to all cloud accounts (organization) as an attacker can change the hash for this account.

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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.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

It guides system administrators and developers of National Security Systems on how to deploy Kubernetes with example configurations for the recommended hardening measures and mitigations. Use log auditing so that administrators can monitor activity and be alerted to potential malicious activity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

According to Tenable, the remote authentication-bypass vulnerability is tied to an issue related to how HPE handles password resets for administrator accounts. However, after the password change, an unauthenticated remote attacker can use the same URL to reset the password for the Administrator account,” Tenable wrote.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

. “Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Read our guide on privilege escalation attacks next to learn about the detection and prevention strategies for your privileged accounts and data.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2020

Late last year saw the re-emergence of a nasty phishing tactic that allows the attacker to gain full access to a user’s data stored in the cloud without actually stealing the account password. The phishing lure starts with a link that leads to the real login page for a cloud email and/or file storage service. com sometime around Dec.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

During the workday, on the other hand, I spend a lot of time talking to systems administrators, security operations analysts, and IT professionals who do love MFA. Some of it is positive, but the general consensus is that people don’t love multi-factor authentication (MFA); they see it as a necessary evil at best.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Privileged accounts are among an organization’s biggest cybersecurity concerns. These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? WALLIX Bastion. PAM best practices.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 14, 2020

. “DNS is a foundational networking component and commonly installed on Domain Controllers, so a compromise could lead to significant service interruptions and the compromise of high level domain accounts.”

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