Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

In the case of e-hawk.net, however, the scammers managed to trick an OpenProvider customer service rep into transferring the domain to another registrar with a fairly lame social engineering ruse — and without triggering any verification to the real owners of the domain. ” REGISTRY LOCK.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

The vast majority of cyberattacks rely on social engineering – the deception and manipulation of victims to coerce them into either opening malware or voluntarily providing sensitive information. For example, as many companies continue to allow employees to work remotely, VPNs are becoming more and more crucial.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware. SMishing is social engineering in the form of SMS text messages.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2021

Lil’ skimmer, the Magecart impersonator What is the WireGuard VPN protocol ? Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Is it Game Over for VR Advergaming ?

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Two-Factor Authentication Two-factor authentication , also known as 2FA, is a security process that requires two different methods of identity verification. Military personnel should consider enabling two-factor authentication for their email, banking, and social media accounts.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Growing security risks have prompted companies to move away from virtual private networks (VPNs) in favor of a zero-trust model. Most organizations, 72 percent, plan to ditch VPNs , according to Zscaler’s 2021 VPN Risk Report , which found that 67 percent of organizations are considering remote access alternatives.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 31, 2022

Phishing, social engineering, and credential stuffing are often the end result. January 2022 : “Russian cyber criminal forums” were offering network and VPN credentials, both for sale or free to access. Implement user training to reduce the risk of phishing and social engineering.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Currently, most initial access attempts are carried out with social engineering, commonly phishing. Consider your VPN solution, many have moved to using M365 authentication to protect this. What’s the attack? To understand the attack you need understand the challenge that the attacker faces. Why is that?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

a demo for anti-virus software, VPN, music players, photo editing or online games) to hijack the channel of YouTube creators. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Use a password manager and two-factor authentication (2FA). Connect to your office with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Using a work-supplied VPN makes your computer part of the work network, keeping data safe as it travels over the Internet. Separate work and life activities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The VPN credentials for initial access are said to have been obtained from illicit websites like Russian Market with the goal of gaining control of T-Mobile employee accounts, ultimately allowing the threat actor to carry out SIM swapping attacks at will. ” wrote Krebs. – Source KrebsOnSecurity. “Our

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

With the move to remote work came an increase in malware and social engineering attacks that exploited general communications like emails. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. Duo Security , now part of Cisco , is the leading multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure access provider.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This challenge aligns with risks such as Broken Authentication (OWASP API2) and Broken Function Level Authorization (OWASP API5), where weak authentication mechanisms or flawed access controls can result in unauthorized access. Implementing multi-factor authentication, security software, and regular training are essential measures.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vishing (also known as voice phishing) is a social engineering attack technique where attackers impersonate a trusted entity during a voice call in an attempt to trick victims into providing sensitive information. Then the attackers used a chatroom messaging service to conduct a phishing attack against this employee.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Such lapses in database security can (and often do) lead to hundreds of millions of people having their personal information exposed on the internet, allowing threat actors to use that data for a variety of malicious purposes, including phishing and other types of social engineering attacks , as well as identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

These may be obtained by phishing, social engineering, insider threats, or carelessly handed data. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is not enforced. Remote services—such as a virtual private network (VPN)—lack sufficient controls to prevent unauthorized access. Valid accounts. 10 ways attackers gain access to networks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

Read First: Configure a Temporary Access Pass in Azure AD to register Passwordless authentication methods - Microsoft Entra Microsoft identity platform and OAuth2.0 On our red team engagements and penetration tests, conditional access policies (CAP) often hinder our ability to directly authenticate as a target user.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

That’s why email-validation services are an attractive target for cybercriminals looking for a fresh batch of email addresses for their next wave of social engineering attacks. and River City Media data breaches.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

MFA prompt bombing complacency Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a common cybersecurity measure taken by companies, but it can also reveal a security fatigue issue. If employees aren't careful, they can fall for this social engineering tactic. One of these ways is MFA prompt bombing. That is a clear case of security fatigue.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Retailers must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which mandates the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to help protect customers from data breaches. Examples of this include virtual private network (VPN), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), remote desktop (RDP), Secure Shell (SSH) etc.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2021

They have been targeting large companies around the world using social engineering techniques, primarily vishing. And the second vishing attack example they included: "The cyber criminals found an employee via the company's chatroom, and convinced the individual to log into the fake VPN page operated by the cyber criminals.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Threat actors also often gain access by exploiting virtual private networks (VPNs) or using compromised credentials. Implement phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all services, particularly for email, VPNs, and accounts that access critical systems. Anomalous VPN device logins or other suspicious logins.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

One residential proxy service popular among Chinese fraudsters is “911,” which is built using software distributed under the guise of a free VPN service. More advanced authentication methods, such as FIDO or passkeys, and more sophisticated machine learning models, will be indispensable soon.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. This is particularly true for those sites that don’t require two-factor authentication. A common example is phishing.

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SecureList

JANUARY 19, 2022

But some hunt for credentials used to access corporate network services (SMTP, SSH, RDP, VPN, etc.), At these markets, various sellers offer thousands of RDP, SMTP, SSH, cPanel, and email accounts, as well as malware, fraud schemes, and samples of emails and webpages for social engineering. to sell them in web marketplaces.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This means that dark websites cannot be found using common search engines such as Google or standard web browsers like Chrome. The deep web is also made up of content that is not indexed by search engines and requires a login to access. Consider using a VPN to maintain greater anonymity.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

“They would just keep jamming a few individuals to get [remote] access, read some onboarding documents, enroll a new 2FA [two-factor authentication method] and exfiltrate code or secrets, like a smash-and-grab,” the CXO said. ” Like LAPSUS$, these vishers just kept up their social engineering attacks until they succeeded.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

Critical — Multi-factor Authentication (enabled) — Least Privileged (Predictive). Critical — Secure EDP/VPN access- (Predictive). Social engineering through LinkedIn still works. For organizations seeking cyber insurance, the road for predictable security runs in parallel. Anyone with privileged or admin access.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft says LAPSUS$ — which it boringly calls “ DEV-0537 ” — mostly gains illicit access to targets via “social engineering.” ” This involves bribing or tricking employees at the target organization or at its myriad partners, such as customer support call centers and help desks.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

What if the recipient is in a hurry and under a lot of stress – will they be aware of how sophisticated and authentic-looking a well-crafted whaling attack can be? How Phishing Works: Social Engineering The term “phishing” is broadly defined as sending an email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2021

As technology changes, so do the phishing and social engineering methods of scammers and hackers. Always use a virtual private network (VPN). Video conferencing tools with multi-factor authentication and encryption potential. These five strategies can help you reduce human error security threats: 1.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Software development company Retool revealed that 27 accounts of its cloud customers were compromised as a result of an SMS-based social engineering attack. The attackers deepfaked the actual voice of one of the IT staffers and tricked the employee into providing the multi-factor authentication (MFA) code.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience. What is Strong Authentication? The IAM Security Boundary Strong authentication is a critical component of modern-day identity and access management.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

They’d have to be on the VPN to access it”). You could stand up a tool, such as SharpWebServer , with the hopes of capturing Net-NTLMv2 authentication. The cloud versions of these applications use the same session token, named cloud.session.token . Oftentimes, Confluence and Jira will be accessible to anonymous users (“It’s secure!

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