The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. SMBs and enterprises alike have been struggling with APIs as a mechanism for information security. The fact that there are so many different APIs is the main challenge for enterprises when it comes to API security.

Hacking 222

Hacking Penetration Testing Data breaches Authentication 222

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

million Pluto TV user accounts on a hacking forum for free, he claims they were stolen by ShinyHunters threat actor. million Pluto TV user records, he also added that the service was hacked by ShinyHunters. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ShinyHunters). The post ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M A hacker has shared 3.2

Accountability 95

Accountability Hacking Data breaches Passwords 95

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.

Internet 109

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 109

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

” Between 2018 and 2019 the researchers assessed 28 telecom operators in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America and verifies the presence of the vulnerabilities in the GTP protocol. phone number) of a real subscriber and impersonate him to access the Internet. SecurityAffairs – hacking, 5G). Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile 108

Mobile Internet Internet Wireless 108

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

Microsoft’s August 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 120 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days that have been exploited in attacks in the wild. The two issues are a Windows spoofing bug and a remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2020-1464 ). Pierluigi Paganini.

Advertising 71

Advertising Malware Internet Internet 71

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. “As part of a detailed study of the cyber threat, a study of the received samples of malicious programs was conducted, the peculiarities of the functioning of the management server infrastructure were established, and more than 2,000 affected computers were identified in the Ukrainian segment of the Internet.”

Malware 96

Malware Internet Internet DDOS 96

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Last week, network data from the Internet observatory NetBlocks detailed a near-total disruption to internet service in parts of Kurdistan in Iran from the evening of Monday 19 September 2022. Dear Iran, you shut down internet. Iranian Assembly Hacked, Their data's leaked. SecurityAffairs – hacking, OpIran).

Internet 132

Internet Internet Hacking Government 132

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. and Yandex.ru

Internet 86

Internet Internet DNS Cyber Attacks 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

Hacking 88

Hacking VPN Advertising Financial Services 88

Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2021

Supernova malware clues link Chinese threat group Spiral to SolarWinds server hacks. Supernova malware spotted on compromised SolarWinds Orion installs exposed on the Internets is likely linked to a China-linked espionage group. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

Hacking 81

Hacking Internet Internet Malware 81

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

“Apart from the EdgeRouter devices, we also found compromised Raspberry Pi and other internet-facing devices in the botnet. The discovery underscores significant interest among different threat actors in compromising internet-facing routers. ” reported Trend Micro. ” concludes the report. ” concludes the report.

Phishing 93

Phishing Cryptocurrency Internet Internet 93

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices. The CVE-2018-9995 flaw is due to an error when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw.

Authentication 98

Authentication Retail Surveillance Education 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

In May 2018, researchers from security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab reported that cybercriminals that targeted the Dasan GPON routers were using another new zero-day flaw affecting the same routers and recruit them in their botnet. sox,” which is used to proxy traffic from the bot to the internet on behalf of a user.

IoT 121

IoT Cybercrime Internet Internet 121

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, botnet). The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061.

IoT 115

IoT DDOS Malware Firmware 115

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. In April 2018, Schuchman develops a new DDoS botnet alone, it was based on the Qbot malware family.

DDOS 143

DDOS IoT Advertising Internet 143

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Chaput said the spammers used more than 1,500 Internet addresses across 400 providers to register new accounts, which then followed popular accounts on Mastodon and sent private mentions to the followers of those accounts. that were created from different Internet addresses in Vienna, Austria. pw was their domain.

Scams 244

Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability 244

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

is an Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw by sending the victim a specially crafted file that is designed to bypass displayed security checks. CVE-2024-21412 (CVSS score 8.1) Threat Researcher @gothburz share his expert insights on CVE-2024-21412.

Phishing 101

Phishing Malware Software Internet 101

Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

The US DoJ has filed a civil forfeiture complaint with the intent to seize control over 280 Bitcoin and Ethereum accounts that are believed to be holding funds which are the proceeds of hacking campaigns conducted by North Korea-linked APT groups against two cryptocurrency exchanges. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea).

Cryptocurrency 115

Cryptocurrency Hacking Advertising Accountability 115

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2022

The group is a small crime threat actor, that has been active since at least April 2018, that employed multiple malware in its attacks, including Loda RAT, Vjw0rm, and Revenge RAT. The attacks carried out between 2018 and 2021 leveraged emails with weaponized Word documents containing exploits or malicious macros. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 88

Cybercrime Malware Phishing Internet 88

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

is pushing its allies for banning Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese companies, Washington highlighted the risks for national security in case of adoption of Huawei equipment and is urging internet providers and telco operators in allied countries to ban Chinese firms. SecurityAffairs – hacking, 5G). Pierluigi Paganini.

Wireless 120

Wireless Internet Internet Advertising 120

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

As a result, the darkweb marketplace was shut down in 2017 by the BKA also arrested its operator and sentenced him to seven years in prison in 2018. He is said to have administered them since November 2018. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Deutschland im Deep Web). ” continues the announcement. Pierluigi Paganini.

Marketing 92

Marketing Cybercrime Mobile Internet 92

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

is pushing its allies for banning Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese companies, Washington highlighted the risks for national security in case of adoption of Huawei equipment and is urging internet providers and telco operators in allied countries to ban Chinese firms. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chrome zero-day). Pierluigi Paganini.

Wireless 111

Wireless Internet Internet Manufacturing 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

The news of the hack was reported by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that the Pegasus spyware was used in the country. In 2021, the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab Internet reported that a Polish opposition duo was hacked with NSO spyware.

Spyware 88

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Government 88

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

“The Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of 48 internet domains associated with some of the world’s leading DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against six defendants who allegedly oversaw computer attack platforms commonly called “booter” services.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS).

DDOS 88

DDOS Internet Internet Education 88

Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. “If only 153,414 devices on the internet are patched, that leaves 335,923 / 489,337 = 69% unpatched.”

Firewall 81

Firewall VPN Firmware Internet 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

A new botnet, tracked as Lucifer, appeared in the threat landscape, it leverages close to a dozen exploits to hack Windows systems. Once compromised the system, the attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the infected device, experts noticed that the bot could target Windows hosts on both the internet and intranet.

DDOS 126

DDOS Malware Advertising Passwords 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

is pushing its allies for banning Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese companies, Washington highlighted the risks for national security in case of adoption of Huawei equipment and is urging internet providers and telco operators in allied countries to ban Chinese firms. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Proximus). Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile 113

Mobile Manufacturing Wireless Internet 113

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

“Globally, in 2021, malicious cyber actors targeted internet-facing systems, such as email servers and virtual private network (VPN) servers, with exploits of newly disclosed vulnerabilities. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SolarMarker). This advisory also includes other frequently exploited vulnerabilities. Pierluigi Paganini.

Software 144

Software VPN Cybersecurity Internet 144

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. The module that implements the warm capabilities was spotted scanning the internet and performing password brute-force attacks against Windows systems with SMB port open online.

DNS 125

DNS Cryptocurrency Internet Internet 125

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

In December 2018, the FBI seized other 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, the U.S. The press release published by DoJ states that investigations into booter services are still ongoing. ” states the press release published by Department of Justice. com, ragebooter(.)com, com, downthem(.)org org and quantumstress(.)net)

DDOS 78

DDOS Internet Internet Hacking 78

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Ryuk first appeared in the threat landscape in August 2018 as a derivative of the Hermes 2.1 ransomware, that was first spotted in late 2017 and was available for sale on the open market as of August 2018. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Healthcare 141

Healthcare Ransomware Cybercrime Advertising 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC The TLS protocol was designed to allow client/server applications to communicate over the Internet in a secure way preventing message forgery, eavesdropping, and tampering. SecurityAffairs – hacking, TLS 1.0).

Internet 84

Internet Internet Engineering Hacking 84

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

. “In many of the observed DEV-0270 instances, the actor gained access by exploiting known vulnerabilities in Exchange or Fortinet ( CVE-2018-13379 ). The group is typically opportunistic in its targeting, it scans the internet to find vulnerable servers and devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PHOSPHORUS).

Encryption 117

Encryption Internet Internet Firewall 117

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2023

The firmware released by the company addressed nine vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-28702, CVE-2023-28703, CVE-2023-31195, CVE-2022-46871, CVE-2022-38105, CVE-2022-35401, CVE-2018-1160, CVE-2022-38393, and CVE-2022-26376. CVE-2018-1160 is an out-of-bounds write issue that resides in dsi_opensess.c.

Firmware 80

Firmware VPN Wireless Passwords 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. Set strict security protocols enabling employees to effectively verify customer credentials before changing their numbers to a new device.

Mobile 89

Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 89

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. In April 2018 , Schuchman develops a new DDoS botnet alone, it was based on the Qbot malware family.

IoT 80

IoT DDOS Internet Internet 80

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Consider that most of us spend more time navigating the Internet on our laptops and smartphones than we do behind the wheel of a car. The end game for this particular hacking ring is to install crypto currency mining routines on compromised Linux servers. Each of us have a responsibility to embrace best privacy and security practices.

Passwords 196

Passwords Password Management Antivirus Internet 196