Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

The bot uses exploits for multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2014-6287 , CVE-2018-1000861 , CVE-2017-10271 , ThinkPHP RCE vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-20062) , CVE-2018-7600 , CVE-2017-9791 , CVE-2019-9081 , PHPStudy Backdoor RCE , CVE-2017-0144 , CVE-2017-0145 , and CVE-2017-8464. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

This is the biggest leak of Telnet passwords even reported. The list includes the IP address, username and password for the Telnet service for each device. The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. ” reported ZDNet. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. “Recently, a new infection vector that cracks Windows machines through SMB password brute force is on the rise” reads the analysis published by AVAST.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

At the time of publishing this post, it is still unclear how the hackers compromised the IP cameras, likely hackers exploited some vulnerabilities in the devices or simply guessed weak passwords used to protect them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

This exposure of sensitive credential and network access information, especially privileged user accounts, could lead to subsequent cyber attacks against individual users or affiliated organizations.” Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc. pleaded guilty to running LeakedSource[.]com

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In total, the database leaked over 152,000 pieces of information pertaining to customers, such as emails, names, links to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook profiles, and hashed passwords. The instance also contained 15 employee emails, names, and passwords protected by a weak SHA1-128bit hash. Dangerous leak.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Now Avast researchers provided details of a DirtyMoe module that uses worm-like techniques to allow the threat to spread without user interaction.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

On August 2018, Schuchman has been indicted on federal computer hacking charges after rival hackers fingered him as the creator of a Mirai variant dubbed Satori that infected at least 500,000 internet routers around the word. Schuchman, Vamp, and Drake created the Satori botnet in between July and August 2017.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

After identifying a critical Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, the cyber actors gained credentials to access the underlying Structured Query Language (SQL) database [ T1078 ] and utilized SQL commands to dump the credentials [ T1555 ], which contained both cleartext and hashed passwords for user and administrative accounts.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

On August 2018, Schuchman has been indicted on federal computer hacking charges after rival hackers fingered him as the creator of a Mirai variant dubbed Satori that infected at least 500,000 internet routers around the word. Schuchman , Vamp, and Drake created the Satori botnet in between July and August 2017.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. The botnet implements multiple obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and hides C2 on the Tor network. The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men for hacking the exchange EtherDelta in December 2017, one of them was also accused of TalkTalk hack. US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. Six days later, on December 19, 2017.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

Change all passwords to ICS/SCADA devices and systems on a consistent schedule, especially all default passwords, to device-unique strong passwords to mitigate password brute force attacks and to give defender monitoring systems opportunities to detect common attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Facebook has long been a happy hunting ground for online crooks, who take great pleasure in turning unwary members of the internet community into their prey. phishing scam on its Messenger service that had been doing the rounds since at least 2017. Inside a criminal stronghold.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

.” In previous research, Kenin discovered similar flaws ( CVE-2017-5521 ) in at tens of models of Netgear routers that were potentially affecting over one million Netgear customers. “The username & password listed there are used by the user to connect to his/her ISP. ” continues the advisory. download=true.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

This week, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint advisory about a massive ongoing campaign spreading the QSnatch data-stealing malware. Install and update Security Counselor. Avoid using default ports (i.e.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at the time of its discovered it was actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. The sample spreads via Telnet with weak passwords and some known exploits (see the list below).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. .” The botnet implements multiple obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and hides C2 on the Tor network.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the OT attacks observed by IBM researchers, hackers attempted to exploit a combination of known ICS/SCADA vulnerabilities, as well as password-spraying attacks. In June 2019, experts from Dragos firm reported that Xenotime threat actor behind the 2017 Trisis/Triton malware attack was targeting electric utilities in the US and APAC.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

All the affected organizations had hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials. It was revealed that the operators scanned ranges of IPs for hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials in Russia , Japan , China , and India. In some attacks, they attempted to elevate privileges using exploit for CVE-2017-0213.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

CGI password logger This installs a fake version of the device admin login page, logging successful authentications and passing them to the legitimate login page. The first campaign likely began in early 2014 and continued until mid-2017, while the second started in late 2018 and was still active in late 2019.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Most of the vulnerabilities listed below can be exploited to gain initial access to victim networks using products that are directly accessible from the Internet and act as gateways to internal networks.” This may lead to exposure of keys or passwords. ” reads the report.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. Where would that information come from?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. Where would that information come from?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. Where would that information come from?

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2019

Worse, the Internet, the rise of smartphones, and the culture of social media allow us to access these things from anywhere. Fortunately, there are options available to parents when it comes to controlling YouTube and Internet access. Don’t share passwords. Shockingly, 1 in 5 U.S. As a parent, that’s terrifying.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As we look forward into 2017 cyber attacks , information security teams have to think like hackers in order to stay ahead of the challenges to come. For more information on preventing damage from ransomware, see our white paper.) Based on 2016’s trends, we expect in 2017 to see more frequent and severe DDoS incidents.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Thus, Resecurity is specifically concerned that both foreign and domestic threat actors may exploit the sensitive personally identifying information (PII) of Indonesian voters obtained from various network intrusions to stage targeted information-warfare campaigns during the 2024 Indonesian election and beyond.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Collecting information about a company from public sources. The Internet can provide doxers with all kinds of helpful information, such as the names and positions of employees, including those who occupy key positions in the company. Such key positions include the CEO, HR department director, and chief accountant.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into the case, codenamed Cepheus, in 2017 after it received information about a “suspicious RAT” from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and the U.S. The authorities believe the man earned between $300,000 and $400,000 from selling the malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Turchin obtained credentials to target networks by launching spear-phishing attacks and brute-forcing the passwords of remote desktop servers exposed online. Once the hacker gained access to the network, the deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Javali trojan is active since November 2017 and targets users of financial and banking organizations geolocated in Brazil and Mexico. After opening the URL distributed on the email body, a ZIP file is then downloaded from the Internet. Background of Latin American Trojans. The next diagram demonstrates how Javali trojan banker works.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Use a safe and password-protected internet connection. The TA505 cybercrime group that is known for the distribution of the Dridex Trojan and the Locky ransomware , in mid-2017 released the BitPaymer ransomware (aka FriedEx) that was used in attacks against high profile targets and organizations.

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