Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

QNAPCrypt exploits a vulnerability in QNAP NAS running HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync) to allow remote attackers to log in to a device. From manufacturing to healthcare, tons of industries today are using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) to help streamline their operations — and at the heart of every IoT device is Linux. How it works.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

The NIST contest began in 2016, with the goal of improving general encryption and digital signatures. Meanwhile, QuTech, Eurofiber, and Juniper Networks may be on their way to creating the first quantum internet. Technological acceleration can happen in the blink of an eye.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2019

The server also included email backups from 1999 to 2016, the largest and most recent reaching 16GB in size. The exposed information includes passwords that could have used by an attacker to remotely access the state agency’s workstations, and credentials to access several internet services.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Spammers, phishers, and various other Internet bad guys are always coming up with novel ways to obfuscate , or visually obscure, the intended behavior of their code. What you’re seeing above is a WordPress infection initially identified in late 2016, but that has been making a small resurgence in the last month or so.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Offline Backups.

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SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

Some of these APTs have long been forgotten in the past – such as Prikormka ( Operation Groundbait ), discovered by ESET in 2016. From the WmiPrvSE.exe process, it makes a backup of the VFS file, copying mods.lrc to mods.lrs. It then parses mods.lrs to obtain all the framework module DLLs and their configurations.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums. MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019). A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

According to a 2016 survey conducted by Ponemon Institute, 22% of businesses blamed cyberattacks on insiders. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data. IoT Opens Excessive Entry Points. Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

review Active Directory password policy. implement offline storage and tape-based backup. He was quoted as saying that he and his co-conspirators would steal the data and if Tesla refused to pay the ransom the company's secrets would be placed on the internet. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Let me share a broad overview of my key points (most of which you'll have seen me comment on before), then I'd love your comments: Data breach vectors: There's malicious hacking which people most frequently think of, but there's also the growing prevalence of exposed DBs and backups.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. When students turn 18, those rights are transferred to them.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. NEROWOLFE A search on the ICQ number 669316 at Intel 471 shows that in April 2011, a user by the name NeroWolfe joined the Russian cybercrime forum Zloy using the email address d.horoshev@gmail.com , and from an Internet address in Voronezh, RU. In November 2016, an exploit[.]ru and admin@stairwell.ru

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It can often be found on internet-facing servers. The problem is that the vulnerability also affects ColdFusion 2016 and ColdFusion 11 installations, which have reached end-of-life (EOL) and are no longer supported with security patches. Prioritize remediation of vulnerabilities on internet-facing systems. Prevent intrusions.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Over 300 different organizations were targeted by 29,000 phishing kits in 2016, allowing cybercriminals to imitate several reputable websites. Popular search engines do their part to help create a safe internet by looking for websites with malware.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. I’m not exaggerating: A s ecure cloud backup solution can save hours, days, months and years of your team’s work.

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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.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules? Overview of the Ways to Back up Outlook Account Settings The legend has it that early versions of Outlook contained special functionality that enabled you to backup your account settings. Neither do we.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

BlueNoroff is the name of an APT group coined by Kaspersky researchers while investigating the notorious attack on Bangladesh’s Central Bank back in 2016. If the document isn’t blocked from connecting to the internet, it fetches a remote template that is another macro-enabled document. Archive file and its contents.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. with no internet.

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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. Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. Reconnaissance. Defending Against RDP Attacks: Best Practices. Check Point.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are the smart consumer and business systems powering the homes, factories, and enterprise processes of tomorrow. In 2016, $91 million was spent on IoT endpoint security solutions. — Oleg Šelajev (@shelajev) November 10, 2016. Five years later, that number has skyrocketed to $631 million.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. The Importance of Encryption.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Why Ransomware is the Fastest Growing Malware Threat Since 2016, over 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. RobinHood is not known to leak data to the Internet if no payment is made. Backups aren’t working.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. But also war over the internet. The reality is much more complicated. Don’t believe me?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A lot of times we depend on usernames and passwords, but those really aren’t enough. If you just use username and passwords-- well that’s easily imitated. Multifactor a what's, what's your email, what's your password. On the internet no one knows you are a dog, but actually they do know something about you.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

In response to this increasing plague upon the internet, there’s a public/private partnership that has created a task force designed to disrupt the ransom payments, thereby disincentivizing the attacks. Vamosi: There's some great people working academia today such as Alex Stamos who runs the Stanford internet observatory.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

In response to this increasing plague upon the internet, there’s a public/private partnership that has created a task force designed to disrupt the ransom payments, thereby disincentivizing the attacks. Vamosi: There's some great people working academia today such as Alex Stamos who runs the Stanford internet observatory.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2020

He also wrote about the other betting operators implicated in the database backups and how there appeared to be a common thread across them. The second 2 demonstrated the enumeration vector on their password reset feature which confirmed emails in the alleged breach presently exist in their system. Suddenly, he had their attention.

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