Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

XorDDoS, a Linux Trojan known for its modularity and stealth, was first discovered in 2014 by the white hat research group, MalwareMustDie (MMD). Microsoft says it’s recorded a massive increase in XorDDoS activity (254 percent) in the last six months. MMD believed the Linux Trojan originated in China.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

The Shadowserver Foundation is a nonprofit security organization working altruistically behind the scenes to make the Internet more secure for everyone. The researchers scanned the Internet for printers that are exposing their Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) port online. and printers (or print servers).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. The incident took place earlier this year, threat actors exploited a known vulnerability in a firewall used by the affected facility to cause disruption. and 7 p.m., power grid ( Energywire , April 30).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. Fast forward to the 21 st Century’s third decade.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

The worm also steals local credentials, and scans the internet for misconfigured Docker platforms.” Use firewall rules to limit any access to Docker APIs. We strongly recommend using a whitelisted approach for your firewall ruleset. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Security experts Adam Nichols from GRIMM and d4rkn3ss from the Vietnamese internet service provider VNPT have independently reported a severe unpatched security vulnerability that affects 79 Netgear router models. “This could be accomplished in a number of ways, most notably with firewall rules/whitelisting.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Below the recommendations provided by ESET on how to configure remote access correctly: Disable internet-facing RDP. If that is not possible, minimize the number of users allowed to connect directly to the organization’s servers over the internet. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

Juniper Networks addressed several vulnerabilities in its firewalls, most of them can be exploited by attackers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2021

Lumen Technologies that serves customers in over 60 countries is urging all organizations to configure their firewalls in such a way that they block all outbound SMB communications that leave the corporate network. It was also known as Common Internet File System until 2004.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. Researchers from Rapid7 scanned the Internet for ASA/FTD devices, it reported the presence of 85,000 units, 398 of which are spread across 17% of the Fortune 500.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls that use its GlobalProtect Portal VPN running PAN-OS versions older than 8.1.17 Randori initially reported over 70,000 internet-accessible PAN firewalls running vulnerable versions of PAN-OS according to Shodan , which it later amended to 10,000. PAN GlobalProtect VPN: CVE-2021-3064 .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Unlike other IoT DDoS botnets, Ttint implements 12 remote access functions such as Socket5 proxy for router devices, tampering with router firewall and DNS settings, executing remote custom system commands. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

China continues to intensify the monitoring of the cyberspace applying and persecution of VPN services that could be used to bypass its censorship system known as the Great Firewall. The Great Firewall project already blocked access to more hundreds of the world’s 1,000 top websites, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Configure network firewalls to block unauthorized IP addresses and disable port forwarding. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FBI).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Microsoft declared that an Emotet attack took down an organization’s network by overheating all the computers and bringing its Internet access down. “He’d been told the organization had an extensive system to prevent cyberattacks, but this new virus evaded all their firewalls and antivirus software. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2022

The CVE-2021-20038 vulnerability impacts SMA 100 series appliances (including SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, and 500v) even when the web application firewall (WAF) is enabled. ” reads the announcement published by CISA. ” reads the announcement published by CISA. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The exploitation of this vulnerability could cause major problems on the Internet. million servers running RPCBIND on the Internet. On that day, one of the web application firewalls (WAFs) installed in the XLabs SOC (security operations center) detected an abnormal pattern of network traffic that caught the eye of Mauricio.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. Passwords can be found in p roduct documentation and compiled lists available on the Internet.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2020

CISA also published a security advisory for these vulnerabilities, the US agency provided the following recommendations to the users: Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In addition, we’re shooting for 7x24x365 uptime as we continue to scale with improved Web App Firewalls, Content Deliver Networks (CDNs) around the Globe, Faster and More Secure DNS and CyberDefenseMagazineBackup.com up and running as an array of live mirror sites.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. It may be used to download unauthorized stuff or may be used for uploading disputed content on the internet. It disguises your original identity and location and allows you to access the internet from a remote server. Secure Your Router.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

Even a device that is reaching outbound to the internet could be attacked and taken over. “As an example of this scenario, consider how such an attack can take over the SonicWall firewall, which runs on the impacted VxWorks OS.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Cloud security firm Aqua Security uncovered a hacking campaign carried out during the past months, hackers are scanning the Internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed without a password. Experts also recommend to access admin endpoints only through firewall or VPN gateway. ” concludes the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The hackers targeted unnamed companies in software development, e-commerce, and an internet service provider around the world, including Poland, Germany, Turkey, Korea, Japan, and India. MATA is also able to target Linux-based diskless network devices, including such as routers, firewalls, or IoT devices. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

” Threat actors exploited a known flaw in Cisco firewalls to disrupt communications over a span of about 12 hours, according to the emergency report sPower filed with the Department of Energy. Hackers were only focused on exploiting the flaws in Cisco firewalls used by organizations in every industry. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Different protocols create different ways that connect your device and the internet through encrypted tunnels. Firewalls can easily block it because it only communicates over UDP.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

In addition to installing the patches from Microsoft, Windows users can mitigate attacks: Block TCP Port 3389 at your firewalls, especially any perimeter firewalls exposed to the internet. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Enable Network Level Authentication. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Gafgyt is a popular choice for launching large-scale DDoS attacks, it first appeared in the threat landscape in 2014. Researchers recommend properly configuring the firewall to protect the devices exposed online, enable automatic updates, and monitor network traffic. “We have also listed the current vulnerabilities EnemyBot uses.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The Great Cannon has been used in the past to knock-out two anti-censorship GitHub pages and the GreatFire.org (a portal that exposes internet censorship worldwide ). ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the government to cut internet traffic from the global Internet. This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the Russian government to disconnect the country from the global Internet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

. “By leveraging compromised credentials, the cyber threat actor implanted sophisticated malware—including multi-stage malware that evaded the affected agency’s anti-malware protection—and gained persistent access through two reverse Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies that exploited weaknesses in the agency’s firewall.”

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

It sells a range of Internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security, including devices providing services for network firewalls, unified threat management (UTM), virtual private networks (VPNs), and anti-spam for email. SSL-VPN 200/2000/400 (EOL 2013/2014) disconnect immediately and reset passwords.

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