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 Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, the agency shut down 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items. Europol announced the shutdown of 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items as part of the ‘In Our Sites’ (IOS) operation launched in 2014.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report , a document that outlines cybercrime trends over the past year. Here we are to analyze the annual FBI 2019 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , one of the most interesting documents on the crime trends observed in the last 12 months.

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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. SecurityAffairs – Iran, Internet access).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

Shodan IoT search engine announced the launch of a new service called Shodan Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to the Internet. Shodan Monitor is a precious tool for organizations that can determine their surface of attack assessing their Internet-exposed systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

There seems to be a new stealer in town called #TroyStealer , targeting Portuguese internet users EXE: [link] Exfil email address: domionhuby@gmail.com Has anyone seen this threat before? /cc Finally, the malware validates there is a valid Internet connection through a speed test website. on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Attackers could leverage a compromised identifier to use mobile Internet at the legitimate user’s expense and carry out fraud and impersonation, Attackers can also hijack user session data containing relevant identifiers (e.g., phone number) of a real subscriber and impersonate him to access the Internet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference , explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to the report “Web applications remain the proverbial punching bag of the Internet. Out of nearly 4,000 web app exploits investigated, more than 10% involved the exposure of data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. 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

JULY 18, 2020

Hackers have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability, researchers from Bad Packets warn. Researchers from Bad Packets reported that threat actors have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability , , tracked as CVE-2020-6287. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The Kazakhstan authorities issued an advisory to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to allow their customers to access the Internet only after the installation on their devices of government-issued root certificates. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

At the outset of their federal criminal trial for hijacking vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale email spam campaigns, three current or former executives at online advertising firm Adconion Direct (now Amobee ) have pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of fraud and misrepresentation via email.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords.

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Internet Internet Passwords Malware 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The governments of Germany and The Netherlands agreed to build the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement for the building of the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are several aspects of the Internet blocking in Myanmar that raise questions. Internet blocking is normally requested by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, but in order to force operators to implement the blocking, a legal decree is required. Circumvention of Internet blocking. Blocking without accountability.

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Internet Internet Telecommunications DNS 78

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Some of the world’s largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. based Internet Service Provider that serves as N.T. Technology’s colocation provider and sole connection to the larger Internet.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

The incident impacted OWASP members from 2006 to around 2014 who provided their resumes as part of joining OWASP. “OWASP collected resumes as part of the early membership process, whereby members were required in the 2006 to 2014 era to show a connection to the OWASP community. “ I think I am affected. What do I need to do?

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Data breaches Mobile Software Media 125

Spinone

JANUARY 21, 2015

Here is the annual list of the 25 most frequently passwords found on the Internet appearing to be the Worst Passwords, that will expose anybody to being hacked or having their identities stolen. million leaked passwords during the year of 2014. The post The Worst Passwords of 2014 first appeared on SpinOne.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. The account didn’t resume posting on the forum until April 2014. Shotliff said he sold his BHProxies account to another Black Hat World forum user from Egypt back in 2014. com on Mar.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2014, the cybersecurity community witnessed a critical OpenSSL vulnerability, “Heartbleed,” which changed how the world perceived digital security. It is considered to be among the most serious flaws in internet history.

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Internet Internet Cybersecurity Malware 67

The Hacker News

JUNE 1, 2021

National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark's foreign and military intelligence service to eavesdrop on top politicians and high-ranking officials in Germany, Sweden, Norway, and France by tapping into Danish underwater internet cables between 2012 and 2014.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

The main attack channel was the internet, 27 percent of attacks was originated from web sources, 8.4 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. percent), Algeria (71.6 percent) and Switzerland (15.9 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Internet Internet Advertising Malware 56

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

The activity of the TheMoon botnet was first spotted in 2014, and since 2017 its operators added to the code of the bot at least 6 IoT device exploits. The researchers believe that the malware connects the NTP to verify the infected device’s internet connection and confirm it is not operating within a sandbox environment.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

who pleaded guilty in February to one count of conspiracy to cause damage to Internet-connected computers and owning, administering and supporting illegal “booter” or “stresser” services designed to knock Web sites offline, including exostress[.]in 13, 2014. “I A screenshot of databooter[.]com, com, circa 2017. Image: Cisco Talos.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

released June 21, 2014). Similar to the initial two zero-days, the compromised devices could exploit OS command injection vulnerabilities in NTP settings on the affected Internet of Things (IoT) and NVR devices. The vulnerability affects VioStor NVR Versions 5.0.0 and earlier (5.0.0

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SecureBlitz

MAY 25, 2021

In 2014, over 5 million Google account passwords were leaked online after a successful data breach. According to Statista, only 12% of US internet users were confident of their online privacy in. I will show you tips to protect your privacy online as well as social networking platforms like Twitter, Facebook, etc. in this post.

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Data breaches Passwords Internet Internet 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

“Users possibly impacted by this attack include those accessing these websites from outside the airport network through Internet Explorer on a Windows-based personal device or a device not maintained by SFO.”. The SFO ITT urges anyone who even visited either website using the Internet Explorer web browser to change the device’s password.

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Data breaches Hacking Telecommunications Passwords 141

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

UberEats is an American online food ordering and delivery platform launched by Uber in 2014. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the post published by Cyble.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Sandvine has during recent years become infamous for its support to Internet repressive regimes, such as Belarus, Azerbaijan, Egypt, where its DPI equipment is used to block independent media and human rights organizations. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As worrying as it may seem, this comes as a clear reminder that when cameras are placed on the internet, they must be properly installed with security in mind. In June 2017, security experts at security firm F-Secure discovered tens of vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of Internet-connected cameras from China-based manufacturer Foscam.

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IoT Internet Internet Hacking 134

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled “ Buying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance Vendors (CSVs )”, warns of the rise of commercial spyware vendors and the risks to free speech, the free press, and the open internet.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

“The FBI has an Internet Crime Complaint Center, the IC3, which is our main ingest point. “Whereas they might typically receive 1,000 complaints a day through their internet portal, they’re now receiving something like 3,000 – 4,000 complaints a day not all of those are COVID-related, but a good number of those are.

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